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Sir William Welles 1420–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Wells, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lionel, Gainsby

Mother: Margaret Welles

Spouse(s): Anne Barnewall

Children(s): Isabelle Wells, Richard Welles, Margaret Welles, Lady Welles, Rev Welles, Ismay Welles, William Welles, Helen Welles, Isabelle None

Sir William Welles was born in 1420 in Wells, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Lionel Sir De Welles Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland 6Th Baron Of Hellowe And Gainsby And Margaret De Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendale Married St John Beaufort And Welles. Sir William Welles married Anne Barnewall, and had children including Helen Ellen Eleanor De Welles, Isabelle, Isabelle Wells, Ismay Welles, Lady Elizabeth De Welles, Margaret De Welles, Rev Thomas Welles, Richard Welles, William Welles. Sir William Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Welles was born in 1420 in Wells, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Lionel Sir De Welles Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland 6Th Baron Of Hellowe And Gainsby And Margaret De Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendale Married St John Beaufort And Welles.
  • Sir William Welles married Anne Barnewall, and had children including Helen Ellen Eleanor De Welles, Isabelle, Isabelle Wells, Ismay Welles, Lady Elizabeth De Welles, Margaret De Welles, Rev Thomas Welles, Richard Welles, William Welles.
  • Sir William Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1420–1461
Birth Place: Wells, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Lionel, Sir de Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 6th Baron of Hellowe and Gainsby
1406–1461
Westminster, London, England
Margaret (de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and) Welles
1405–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Eudo (Ivo De) Welles
1386–1421
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Maude (Maud Matilda de Greystock Greystoke, married) Welles
1387–1416
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England
John (Lord Beauchamp van) Bletsoe
1381–1412
Bletneshoe,powyke,bedfordshire,england
Edith Stourton
1375–1441
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Mowbray
–1399
Catherine Clifford
–1413
Sir Lord
1362–1406
Johanna Clopton
1365–
John Lord
1340–1364
Jane Bassett
1378–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Russell
1560–1616
William Clifford
1375–1417

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (William) Welles (1420–29 Mar 1461) m. Anne Barnewall (1420–1501)
  1. 1. Isabelle Wells 1440–1497 m. William Saunders 1435–1525 m. William Saunders 1435–1488
    1. 1. Sir (William Saunders of Banbury,) Oxfordshire 1460–1487 m. Lady (Jane Spencer of Hodnett,) Warwickshire 1458–1525
      1. 1. Lady (Alice) Saunders 1478–1517 m. Sir (Knight John) Cooke 1473–1516
        1. 1. Sir (Anthony "the Scholar") Cooke 1504–1576 m. Anne Fitzwilliam 1504–1588
        2. 2. Beatrix Cooke 1501–1554
        3. 3. Catherine Cooke 1507–1534
        4. 4. Humphrey (Carewe) Cooke 1486–1544
        5. 5. Catherine Cooke 1503–1554
        6. 6. Mary Cooke 1507–
        7. 7. Joan Cooke 1510–1534
        8. 8. Sir (William) Harris 1505–1556
        9. 9. John (Carewe) Cooke 1516–1576
    2. 2. Thomas (Sir) Saunders 1468–1525
    3. 3. Sybill Saunders 1461–1497
    4. 4. ELIZABETH SAUNDERS 1459–1505
    5. 5. Ann Saunders 1464–1525
    6. 6. Robert Saunders 1445–1525
    7. 7. Richard Saunders 1452–1480
    8. 8. William (Lock) Saunders 1465–1525
  2. 2. Richard Welles 1431–1470
  3. 3. Margaret (De) Welles 1434–1480
  4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth de) Welles 1440–1506
  5. 5. Rev (Thomas) Welles 1435–1503
  6. 6. Ismay Welles 1442–1510
  7. 7. William Welles 1450–1461
  8. 8. Helen (Ellen Eleanor de) Welles 1448–
  9. 9. Isabelle 1440–1497

Sir Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Sir William Welles in Wells, Lincolnshire, England
Wells, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 41
Death of Sir William Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Wells, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England

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