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Sir William Michael Willson 1492–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire

Death Date: 27 August 1587

Death Location: Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Cottered

Mother: Lady Cumberworth

Spouse(s): Lady Gilmore

Children(s): Sir Willson

In 1492, Sir William Michael Willson entered the world in Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire, born to Sir Thomas Viii Wilson Baron Wilson Of Cottered And Lady Anne Of Lincolnshire De Cumberworth. Sir William Michael Willson married Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore, and had children including Sir William George Willson. Sir William Michael Willson passed away in 1587 in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Sir William Michael Willson entered the world in Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire, born to Sir Thomas Viii Wilson Baron Wilson Of Cottered And Lady Anne Of Lincolnshire De Cumberworth.
  • Sir William Michael Willson married Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore, and had children including Sir William George Willson.
  • Sir William Michael Willson passed away in 1587 in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cottered
1470–1530
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
SC
Lady Cumberworth
1470–1570
Birth Location: Cumberworth, Welbourn, Lincolnshire or Buckingham, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Gilmore
1496–1543
Birth Location: Grentham, Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
LG

Children(s)

Sir Willson
1512–1587
Birth Location: Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Willson's Ancestors

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Sir Willson
1492–1587
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire
Parents
Sir Thomas VIII Wilson, Baron Wilson of Cottered
1470–1530
Southwark, Surrey, England
Lady (Anne (of Lincolnshire) de) Cumberworth
1470–1570
Cumberworth, Welbourn, Lincolnshire or Buckingham, England
Grandparents
John Wilson
1450–1492
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Baxter) Harvie
1450–1470
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Edinborough
1425–1475
Lady Erasmus
1425–1460
Sir Glasgow
1430–1498
Lady Glasgow
1433–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Temple
1410–1475
Lady Robinson
1415–1425
Princess Abensberg
1405–1448

Sir Willson's Descendants

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Sir (William Michael) Willson (1492–27 August 1587) m. Lady (Helen Isabel) Gilmore (1496–7 Sep 1543)
  1. 1. Sir (William George) Willson 1512–1587 m. Isabella (Mary Ann) Collins 1516–1580 m. Margaret (M) Adams 1525–1585
    1. 1. William (Wilson Wilsone Willson Wylson, III , Rev, Dr of Divinity . (*WW-IC)) (1542) 1542–1615 m. Elizabeth ("Isabella" Woodhall (Wilson)) (1546) 1546–1615
      1. 1. Thomas Wilson 1565–1614 m. Isabella Bryce 1564–1624 m. Margaret Craig 1575–
        1. 1. John Willson 1603–1694 m. Katherine ("Kat" Layton) Rudd 1601–1694

Sir Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir William Michael Willson in Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire
Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire
1587
27 August 1587
Age 95
Death of Sir William Michael Willson in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England
Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland (Strubby, Lincolnshire) Blackburn, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1587
    Event Place: Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire - Buckinghamshire, England
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