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Walter Devereux 1420–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Walter III

Mother: Elizabeth Bromwich

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Merbury, Anne Ferrers

Children(s): Elizabeth Devereux, Katherine Devereux

The story of Walter Devereux began in 1420 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Walter Devereux married Anne Ferrers, Elizabeth Merbury, and had children including Elizabeth Devereux, Katherine Devereux. Walter Devereux passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Devereux began in 1420 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
  • Walter Devereux married Anne Ferrers, Elizabeth Merbury, and had children including Elizabeth Devereux, Katherine Devereux.
  • Walter Devereux passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Devereux's Ancestors

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Walter Devereux
1420–1485
Birth Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Walter Devereaux van Bodenham III
1387–1435
Lenhales, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Bromwich
1390–1440
England
Grandparents
Walter Devereux
1360–1430
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Devereux's Descendants

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Walter Devereux (1420–22 Aug 1485) m. Elizabeth Merbury (1415–22 Apr 1459) m. Anne Ferrers (1422–1500)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Devereux 1455–1516 m. Richard Corbet 1451–1493
    1. 1. Robert (Corbet Sir Knight Sheriff of) Shropshire 1477–1513 m. Elizabeth Vernon 1481–1563
      1. 1. Dorothy Corbet 1490–1540 m. Richard (Mainwaring) Sir 1499–1558
        1. 1. Catherine Mainwaring 1536–1613 m. Thomas Starkey 1524–1581
    2. 2. Anne Corbet 1470–1548 m. Thomas Cornwall 1467–1537
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas Cornwall 9th Baron of) Buford 1493–1569 m. Jane Wogan 1493–1546
        1. 1. Thomas Cornwall 1538–1615 m. Katherine Harley 1539–1623
    3. 3. Maria Corbet 1484–1547 m. Thomas Lacon 1480–1530
      1. 1. Jane Lacon 1511–1600 m. George Bromley 1495–1587
        1. 1. Thomas Bromley 1530–1587 m. Elizabeth Fortescue 1530–1600
      2. 2. Mary Lacon 1506–1564 m. Thomas Acton 1502–1546
        1. 1. Joyce Acton 1532–1595 m. Thomas Lucy 1532–1600
  2. 2. Katherine Devereux 1438–1499 m. John Baskerville 1438–1485
    1. 1. Walter Baskerville 1455–1508 m. Elizabeth (Milo ap) Henry 1473–1508
      1. 1. James Baskerville 1495–1556 m. Elisabeth Breynton 1498–1543
        1. 1. Thomas Baskerville 1540–1597 m. Edyth Perry 1544–1597
        2. 2. Sybill Baskerville 1520–1585 m. Robert Whitney 1517–1567

Walter Devereux's Timeline

5 Records

1411
1411
Birth of Walter Devereux in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
1415
1415
Birth of Walter Devereux in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
1420
1420
Birth of Walter Devereux in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1459
22 Apr 1459
Age 39
Death of Walter Devereux in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 65
Death of Walter Devereux in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1411
    Event Place: Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Bodenham, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1459
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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