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Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley 1439–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1439

Birth Location: Beechworth, Surrey, England

Death Date: 03 Dec 1483

Death Location: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir VI

Mother: Lady Vaughn)

Spouse(s): Lady Poynings)

Children(s): Sir Betchworth

The story of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley began in 1439 in Beechworth, Surrey, England. Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley married Lady Elizabeth Eleanor Paston 1St Poynings, and had children including Sir Matthew Browne Knight Of West Betchworth. Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley passed away in 1483 in Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley began in 1439 in Beechworth, Surrey, England.
  • Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley married Lady Elizabeth Eleanor Paston 1St Poynings, and had children including Sir Matthew Browne Knight Of West Betchworth.
  • Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley passed away in 1483 in Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Whitley's Ancestors

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Sir Whitley
1439–1483
Birth Place: Beechworth, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Browne, High Sheriff of Kent, Chancellor Exchequer & MP during the Great Bullion Famine & the Great Slump, JP, Courtier of Henry VI
1402–1460
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey, England
Lady (Eleanor FitzAlan () Vaughn)
1418–1469
Arundel Castle, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Browne
1370–1462
Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
Lady (Margaret de) Warren
1374–1414
Poynton, Cheshire, England
Sir (Thomas Fitz Alan,) knight
1390–1431
Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
Johanna Moyns
1405–
Great-Grandparents
Sir Skeyton
1343–1386
Margaret Stafford
1337–1418
John Maltravers
1364–1390
Elizabeth Despenser
1338–1408
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward High
1321–1369
Lady Stockport
1321–1368
Sir Stafford
1302–1373
Elizabeth Somerville
1312–1337
John England
1348–1379
Eleanor Maltravers
1345–1405
Edward KG
1335–1375
Elizabeth Baroness
1342–1409

Sir Whitley's Descendants

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Sir (George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of) Whitley (1439–03 Dec 1483) m. Lady (Elizabeth Eleanor Paston (1st) Poynings) (1 July 1429–1 Feb 1488)
  1. 1. Sir (Matthew Browne, Knight of West) Betchworth 1476–1557 m. Lady (Fredeswith) Guildford 1480–1550
    1. 1. Sir (Henry Browne of Beechworth) Castle 1502–1557 m. Lady (Katherine) Shelley 1511–1560
      1. 1. Henry Browne 1520–1596 m. Agnes Holton 1522–1590
        1. 1. Agnes Brown 1540–1562 m. William Mason 1530–1574
        2. 2. Joane Browne 1553–1597
        3. 3. Margaret Browne 1540–1611
        4. 4. Anne Browne 1544–1629 m. Adam (Winthrope, wealthy landowning & merchant) family 1548–1623
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Browne, MP-Member of Parliament, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff of Surrey &) Sussex 1540–1597 m. Mabel (fitz William, 1st) wife 1540–1575 m. Lady (Helen Ellen Harding, of Beachworth Castle) Surrey 1550–1575
        1. 1. Sir (Matthew Browne, Knight of) Bettsworth 1574–1603 m. Lady (Jane) Vincent 1575–1629
        2. 2. William (Wyllyam) Browne 1559–1605 m. Lady (Alice Harrison) Harryson 1565–1635

Sir Whitley's Timeline

4 Records

1439
1439
Birth of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley in Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
1439
1439
Birth of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley in Beechworth, Surrey, England
Beechworth, Surrey, England
1483
4 Dec 1483
Age 44
Death of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley in beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower Hill, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower Hill, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
1483
03 Dec 1483
Age 44
Death of Sir George Browne, Knight of West Betchworth, Dorking and Southwark, Surrey, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Canterbury, steward of Whitley in beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower of London England,
beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower of London England,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Beechworth, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beechworth Castle
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1483
    Event Place: beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower Hill, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1483
    Event Place: beheaded as rebel by King Richard III, Tower of London England,

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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