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Sir William Walter Williams 1497–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 19 August 1531

Death Location: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Williams

Mother: Lady Cromwell

Spouse(s): Lady Wellyfed, Frances Murfyn

Children(s): Sir Lawyer

The story of Sir William Walter Williams began in 1497 in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England. Sir William Walter Williams married Frances Murfyn, Lady Alice Elizabeth Wellyfed, and had children including Sir Morgan James Williams Welsh Lawyer. Sir William Walter Williams passed away in 1531 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Walter Williams began in 1497 in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Sir William Walter Williams married Frances Murfyn, Lady Alice Elizabeth Wellyfed, and had children including Sir Morgan James Williams Welsh Lawyer.
  • Sir William Walter Williams passed away in 1531 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Williams
1465–1514
Birth Location: Lanishen, Glamorgan, Wales
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Lady Cromwell
1477–1517
Birth Location: Putney, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Wellyfed
1501–1546
Birth Location: Canonbury House, Islington, England
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Frances Murfyn
1495–1533
Birth Location: London, England
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Children(s)

Sir Lawyer
1515–1587
Birth Location: Llanishen, Glamorgan, Wales
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Sir Williams's Ancestors

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Sir Williams
1497–1531
Birth Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Morgan ap Williams
1465–1514
Lanishen, Glamorgan, Wales
Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Cromwell
1477–1517
Putney, London, England
Grandparents
William (ApIeuan) Williams
1435–1473
Lanishen, Glamorganshire, Wales
Joan Tudor
1453–1466
Snowdon, , , Wales
Walter Cromwell
1456–1510
Putney, Surrey, England
Joan Smythe
1456–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Williams's Descendants

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Sir (William Walter) Williams (1497–19 August 1531) m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Wellyfed (1501–24 Jul 1546) m. Frances Murfyn (1495/1499–20 Feb 1533)
  1. 1. Sir (Morgan James Williams Welsh) Lawyer 1515–1587 m. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Cromwell 1517–1579
    1. 1. William (Oscar) Williams 1543–1618 m. Anne Sheppard 1555–1625
      1. 1. Robert Williams 1571–1650 m. Agnes (Atkins) Williams 1574–1650
        1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Williams 1608–1670 m. Constantine Knight 1601–1673

Sir Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Sir William Walter Williams in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
1531
19 August 1531
Age 34
Death of Sir William Walter Williams in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1531
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
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