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Sir Robert Willoughby 1427 – 1465 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Parham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 30 May 1465

Death Location: Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Wollaston,

Mother: Lady Freville,

Spouse(s): Margaret Gruffydd

Children(s): Alice Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Sir Willoughby

In 1427, Sir Robert Willoughby entered the world in Parham, Sussex, England, born to Sir Hugh Willoughby of Wollaston, and Lady Margaret de Freville,. Sir Robert Willoughby married Margaret Griffith Gruffydd, and had children including Alice Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Sir Henry Willoughby. Sir Robert Willoughby passed away in 1465 in Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1427, Sir Robert Willoughby entered the world in Parham, Sussex, England, born to Sir Hugh Willoughby of Wollaston, and Lady Margaret de Freville,.
  • Sir Robert Willoughby married Margaret Griffith Gruffydd, and had children including Alice Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Sir Henry Willoughby.
  • Sir Robert Willoughby passed away in 1465 in Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wollaston,
1393 – 1448
Birth Location: Wollaton Hall, Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Lady Freville,
1397 – 1493
Birth Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gruffydd
1431 – 1485
Birth Location: Burton Agnes, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Alice Willoughby
1440 – 1508
Birth Location: Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Jane Willoughby
1450 – 1481
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Sir Willoughby
1452 – 1528
Birth Location: Willoughby, Nottinghamshire
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Sir Willoughby's Ancestors

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Sir Willoughby
1427 – 1465
Birth Place: Parham, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Hugh Willoughby of Wollaston,
1393 – 1448
Wollaton Hall, Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Margaret de) Freville,
1397 – 1493
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edmund) Willoughby,
1380 – 1400
Wollaston, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Isabel) Annesley,
1383 – 1415
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Willoughby's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Willoughby (1427 – 30 May 1465) m. Margaret (Griffith) Gruffydd (1431 – 1485)
  1. 1. Alice Willoughby (1440 – 1508) m. Richard Curzon (1400 – 3 August 1496)
    1. 1. Lady (Catharine de) Cruzon (1430 – Abt. 1530) m. Sir (Nicholas II) Griffin, (05 Jun 1426 – 6 Jun 1482)
      1. 1. Lady (Joyce) Griffin (1446 – 1490)
      2. 2. John Griffin, (1454 – 26 Sep 1485) m. Emmote Whetehill (ABT 1461 – 31 MAY 1521)
        1. 1. Sir (Nicholas) Griffin, (1476 – 15 May 1509) m. Anne (Throckmorton () Throgmartin) (1477 – 1505) m. Alice Thornburgh (1485 – )
        2. 2. Agnes (Jane) Griffin (about 1476 – )
        3. 3. George Griffin (1478 – )
        4. 4. David Griffin (1480 – )
        5. 5. Mary Griffin, (1485 – 1520)
        6. 6. George Griffin (about 1495 – )
      3. 3. Katherine Griffin (1455 – 24 Oct 1517) m. John Digby, (1450 – 19 May 1533)
        1. 1. Parnel Digby (1490 – 1518)
        2. 2. William Digby (1495 – 1558)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Digby (1500 – 1561)
        4. 4. Dorothy Digby (1510 – 1560)
        5. 5. Simon Digby ( – 1560)
      4. 4. Isabel Griffin (1459 – 18 Jan 1514) m. Thomas Neville (1455 – 2 APR 1503)
      5. 5. Edward Griffin (1464 – 26 Sept 1485) m. Joyce Leigh
  2. 2. Jane Willoughby (1450 – 1481)
  3. 3. Sir (Henry) Willoughby (1452 – 11 May 1528)
    1. 1. Sir (Edward) Willoughby, (1490 – Nov 1541) m. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret de Neville) (Danby) (28 April 1501 – 14 Jun 1571)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth of Wiltshire, 2nd Baroness of Brooke) Willoughby (28 April 1512 – 15 November 1562)
      2. 2. Sir (Henry) Willoughby, (1517 – 27 Aug 1551) m. Lady (Anne de Grey -) Willoughby, (1520 – 17 Aug 1548)
        1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1537 – 1596) m. Catherine Hart (1540 – 1602)
        2. 2. Sir (Francis) Willoughby, (1547 – 16 Nov 1596) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Lyttleton, (1546 – 1594) m. Dorothy Colby (1555 – 4 Apr 1621)
      3. 3. Anne Willoughby (1517 – 12 Nov 1528)

Sir Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of Sir Robert Willoughby in Parham, Sussex, England
Parham, Sussex, England
1465
30 May 1465
Age 38
Death of Sir Robert Willoughby in Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Parham, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1465
    Event Place: Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Age:
    37-38

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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