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Sir Knight William 1230–1274 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1230

Birth Location: Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1274

Death Location: Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England

Father: William II

Mother: Ocely Demassey

Spouse(s): Agnes DeToft

Children(s):

Sir Knight William / was born in 1230 in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England, the child of William Smythe Ii And Ocely Demassey. Sir Knight William married Agnes Detoft. Sir Knight William / passed away in 1274 in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William // was born in 1230 in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England, the child of William Smythe Ii And Ocely Demassey.
  • Sir Knight William // married Agnes Detoft.
  • Sir Knight William // passed away in 1274 in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England.

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Sir William's Ancestors

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Sir William
1230–1274
Birth Place: Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
Parents
William Smythe II
1205–1241
Carrington Castle, Carrington, Cheshire, England
Ocely Demassey
1210–1300
Carrington, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Michael Smythe
1175–1241
Carrington Metropolitan Borough of Trafford Greater Manchester, England
Lady (Cecily) Williams
1170–1260
Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Hamon (De) Massey
1176–1278
Dunham, Massey, Cheshire, England
Margaret Mainwaring
1163–1240
Warmingham, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hamon Massey
1129–1216
Agathea Theray
1145–1216
Roger Mainwaring
1130–1160
Ellen Warmingham
1133–1227
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hamon Massey
1100–1185
Eleanor Beaumont
1100–1157
Richard Theray
1099–1140

Sir William's Timeline

2 Records

1230
1230
Birth of Sir Knight William // in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
1274
1274
Age 44
Death of Sir Knight William // in Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1230
    Event Place: Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Knight William, person ID G7RZ-Q8J.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1274
    Event Place: Carrington Castle, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Knight William, person ID G7RZ-Q8J.

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