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Sir Knight William West 1530 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Strange

Children(s): Lord West

Sir Knight William West was born in 1530 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England, the child of Sir Knight George Trent West and Lady Elizabeth Morton. Sir Knight William West married Lady Elizabeth Le Strange, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West. Sir Knight William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William West was born in 1530 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England, the child of Sir Knight George Trent West and Lady Elizabeth Morton.
  • Sir Knight William West married Lady Elizabeth Le Strange, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West.
  • Sir Knight William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1530 – 1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Knight George Trent West
1490 – 1538
Offington, Sussex, England, UK
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512 – 1570
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir West's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) West (1530 – 30 Dec 1595) m. Lady (Elizabeth Le) Strange (1524 – 06 Oct 1611)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Thomas Leighton) West (9 Jul 1555 – 24 Mar 1602) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Knollys (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608)
    1. 1. Lord (Thomas) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily') Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Rachel ('Matachanna') Powhatan (1600 or 1605 – 1646)
      1. 1. William West (5 Nov 1616 – 16 April 1674) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Morris (1620 – 18 Jan 1684)
        1. 1. Sir (William 'The Rebel') West (1645 – 8 Feb 1707) m. Rebecca Bracewell (1647 – 9 Feb 1708) m. Margarett West m. SUSANNAH Pitt (1678 – 9 Oct 1745)
      2. 2. Martha West (1615 – 16 Dec 1700)

Sir West's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Knight William West in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 65
Death of Sir Knight William West in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

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