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Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William 1377–1417 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1377

Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 05 Jul 1417

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir William

Mother: MAUD CROMWELL

Spouse(s): Ellenor DeGreene, Margaret Clarell

Children(s): John Fitzwilliam, Robert Fitzwilliam, Maud FitzWilliam, William FitzWilliam, Joan Fitzwilliam, Nicholas FitzWilliam, Ralph Fitzwilliam

The story of Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William began in 1377 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England. Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William married Ellenor Eleanor Degreene, Margaret Clarell, and had children including Joan Fitzwilliam, John Fitzwilliam, Maud Fitzwilliam, Nicholas Fitzwilliam, Ralph Fitzwilliam, Robert Fitzwilliam, William Fitzwilliam. Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William passed away in 1417 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William began in 1377 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William married Ellenor Eleanor Degreene, Margaret Clarell, and had children including Joan Fitzwilliam, John Fitzwilliam, Maud Fitzwilliam, Nicholas Fitzwilliam, Ralph Fitzwilliam, Robert Fitzwilliam, William Fitzwilliam.
  • Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William passed away in 1417 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir William's Ancestors

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Sir William
1377–1417
Birth Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Fitz William
1385–1398
Emley, Yorkshire, England
MAUD CROMWELL
1366–1418
of, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir William's Descendants

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Sir (John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz) William (25 Jul 1377–05 Jul 1417) m. Ellenor (Eleanor) DeGreene (1377–1420) m. Margaret Clarell (1400–1466)
  1. 1. John Fitzwilliam 1411–1441 m. Ellen (Eleanor) Villiers 1410–1440
    1. 1. Sir (William) Fitzwilliam 1440–1534 m. Anne Hawes 1472–1593 m. Mildred Sackville 1490– m. Lady (Anne) Hawes 1472–1507
      1. 1. Anne Fitzwilliam 1504–1592 m. Sir (Anthony) Cooke 1504–1576
        1. 1. Mildred Cooke 1524–1589 m. William (Lord Burghley) Cecil 1520–1598
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cooke 1528–1609
        3. 3. Anne Cook 1526–1526
        4. 4. William Cooke 1537–1589
        5. 5. Anthony Cooke 1535–1555
        6. 6. Anne Cooke 1533–1610
        7. 7. Richard Cooke 1521–1579
        8. 8. Katherine Cooke 1530–1583
        9. 9. Mildred Cecil 1524–1589
        10. 10. Elizabeth Russell 1527–1609
      2. 2. Francis FitzWilliam 1520–
      3. 3. Thomas FitzWilliam 1524–
      4. 4. Elizabeth FitzWilliam 1495–1588
      5. 5. Richard Fitzwilliam 1494–
      6. 6. Sir (William) Fitzwilliam 1485–1576
    2. 2. John FitzWilliam 1433–1521
  2. 2. Robert Fitzwilliam 1407–1416
  3. 3. Maud FitzWilliam 1405–
  4. 4. William FitzWilliam 1409–1474
  5. 5. Joan Fitzwilliam 1399–1410
  6. 6. Nicholas FitzWilliam 1401–1441
  7. 7. Ralph Fitzwilliam 1403–1441

Sir William's Timeline

2 Records

1377
25 Jul 1377
Birth of Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
1417
05 Jul 1417
Age 40
Death of Sir John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1377
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1417
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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