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Sir Henry Wentworth 1426 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Nettlestead, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1482

Death Location: Nettlestead, Essex, England

Father: Roger Nettlestead

Mother: Margaret Despencer-Wentworth

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): Lady Wentworth

Sir Henry Wentworth was born in 1426 in Nettlestead, Essex, England, the child of Roger Wentworth, esquire, of Nettlestead and Margaret Despencer-Wentworth. Sir Henry Wentworth married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Lady Margery Wentworth. Sir Henry Wentworth passed away in 1482 in Nettlestead, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Wentworth was born in 1426 in Nettlestead, Essex, England, the child of Roger Wentworth, esquire, of Nettlestead and Margaret Despencer-Wentworth.
  • Sir Henry Wentworth married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Lady Margery Wentworth.
  • Sir Henry Wentworth passed away in 1482 in Nettlestead, Essex, England.

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Sir Wentworth's Ancestors

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Sir Wentworth
1426 – 1482
Birth Place: Nettlestead, Essex, England
Parents
Roger Wentworth, esquire, of Nettlestead
North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Despencer-Wentworth
Nettlestead, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Wentworth
1506 – 1544
North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes) DRONSFIELD
West Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wentworth's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Wentworth (1426 – 22 Mar 1482) m. Elizabeth Howard (1426 – )
  1. 1. Lady (Margery) Wentworth (ABT 1463 – 7 MAY 1540) m. William Waldegrave (1465 (30-1495) – 30 Jun 1527)
    1. 1. Sir (George Waldegrave, Sir Knight of) Smallbridge (3 July 1483 – 8 Jul 1528) m. Lady (Anne Drury, Lady of) Hawstead (1484 – 8 Jun 1572)
      1. 1. William (Waldegrave\ Sir Knight) 15-4 (2 August 1507 – 12 December 1554) m. Juliana (Raynsford\ Lady) 15-4 (1505 – 1588)
        1. 1. Dorothy Waldegrave (9 Mar 1530 – 1626) m. Sir (Arthur Harris "High Sheriff of) Essex (24 Oct 1526 – 30 Jun 1597)

Sir Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Sir Henry Wentworth in Nettlestead, Essex, England
Nettlestead, Essex, England
1482
22 Mar 1482
Age 56
Death of Sir Henry Wentworth in Nettlestead, Essex, England
Nettlestead, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1482
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Essex, England

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