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Walter Devereux 1488–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 September 1558

Death Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Devereaux

Mother: Lady Honourable

Spouse(s): Lady Grey, Lady Garneys

Children(s): Sir Devereaux, Sir Devereux

In 1488, Walter Devereux entered the world in Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John 9Th Baron Ferrers Devereaux And Lady Cecily Baroness Ferrers Bourchier Honourable. Walter Devereux married Lady Margaret Garneys, Lady Mathilde Mary Grey, and had children including Katherine Devereux, Sir Edward 1St Baronet Of Castle Bromwich Devereux, Sir Richard Viscount Of Hereford Devereaux. Walter Devereux passed away in 1558 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1488, Walter Devereux entered the world in Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John 9Th Baron Ferrers Devereaux And Lady Cecily Baroness Ferrers Bourchier Honourable.
  • Walter Devereux married Lady Margaret Garneys, Lady Mathilde Mary Grey, and had children including Katherine Devereux, Sir Edward 1St Baronet Of Castle Bromwich Devereux, Sir Richard Viscount Of Hereford Devereaux.
  • Walter Devereux passed away in 1558 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Devereaux
1464–1501
Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
JD
Lady Honourable
1470–1493
Birth Location: –
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Grey
1491–1534
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
LG
Lady Garneys
1515–1599
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LG

Children(s)

Sir Devereaux
1519–1547
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
SD
Sir Devereux
1544–1622
Birth Location: Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England
SD

Walter Devereux's Ancestors

Self
Walter Devereux
1488–1558
Birth Place: Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John 9th Baron Ferrers Devereaux
1464–1501
Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Cecily Baroness Ferrers Bourchier) Honourable
1470–1493
Grandparents
Walter (8th Baron Of Ferrers) Devereaux
1432–1485
Weobley, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Anne 8th Baroness Ferrers Of Chartley) Ferrers
1438–1469
William (2nd Viscount Bourchier Earl Of Essex) Bourchier
1426–1480
Lady (Anne Viscountess Bourchier) Woodville
1438–1489
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1412–1459
William Ferrers
1412–1450
Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter II
1387–1420
Edmund Ferrers
1386–1435
Pierre Pol
1390–1433
Margherita Balzo
1394–1469

Walter Devereux's Descendants

1.
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Walter Devereux (1488–27 September 1558) m. Lady (Mathilde Mary) Grey (1491–22 February 1534) m. Lady (Margaret) Garneys (1515–Jul 1599)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Viscount of Hereford) Devereaux 1519–1547 m. Lady (Dorothea "The Virtuous" Hastings) (Devereux) 1515–1566
    1. 1. Elisabeth Devereaux 1545–1583 m. Sir (John Wales High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) Vernon 1545–1591
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Charlotte) Vernon 1572–1655 m. Sir (Henry 3rd Earl of Southampton Risley) Wriothesley 1573–1624
        1. 1. Penelope Wriothesley 1592–1667 m. William (2nd Baron Spencer) Spencer 1591–1636
        2. 2. Thomas (4th Earl of Southampton) Wriothesley 1608–1677 m. Rachel (de) Massue 1603–1640 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Southampton) Leigh 1620–1658
    2. 2. Sir (Walter 1st Earl Of Essex) Devereux 1539–1576 m. Lettice (Knollys) Dudley 1543–1634
      1. 1. Lady (Penelope Lady Rich) Devereux 1563–1607 m. Robert (1st Earl Of Warwick 3rd Baron Rich) Rich 1559–1619 m. Sir (Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy) Blount 1563–1606
        1. 1. Robert (2nd Earl of Warwick) Rich 1587–1658 m. Frances Hatton 1590–1623 m. Eleanor (Countess Of Warwick) Wortley 1592–1667
        2. 2. Henry (Earl of Holland) Rich 1590–1649
        3. 3. Penelope Rich 1590–1613
        4. 4. Mountjoy (1st Earl Of Newport) Blount 1596–1666 m. Anne (Lady Newport Butler) Boteler 1605–1669
      2. 2. Lady (Dorothy) Devereux 1561–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632 m. Sir (Thomas) Parrott 1580–1627
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Countess Of Leicester) Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (2nd Earl of Leister Viscount Lisley) Spencer 1595–1677
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Parret 1610–1661
        3. 3. Countess (Lucy) Percy 1599–1660
        4. 4. Henry Percy 1596–1704
        5. 5. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
        6. 6. Penelope (Percy) Naunton 1590–1654
    3. 3. Anne Devereaux 1541–1542
    4. 4. George Devereaux 1543–1574
    5. 5. Dorothy Devereux 1544–1619
    6. 6. Mary (Maria) Devereux 1537–1558
    7. 7. Penelope Devereux 1546–1577
    8. 8. Robert Devereux 1545–1574
    9. 9. Florence Devereaux 1546–1583
    10. 10. James Devereaux 1538–1605
    11. 11. Joan Devereaux 1530–1579
    12. 12. Edward Devereaux 1547–1622
  2. 2. Sir (Edward 1st Baronet Of Castle Bromwich) Devereux 1544–1622 m. Lady (Catherine) Arden 1558–1627
    1. 1. Walter Devereux 1575–1656
    2. 2. Sir (George) Devereux 1581–1665 m. Blanche Ridge 1585–1663
      1. 1. George (Devereux) Jr 1616–1682 m. Bridget (Montgomery) Price 1620–1673
        1. 1. Price (Devereux) Sr 1637–1673 m. Lettice Robinson –1660
    3. 3. Margaret Devereux 1581–1615 m. Walter Wrottesley 1548–1630
      1. 1. Susannah (de) Wrottesley 1603–
    4. 4. Anne Devereaux 1585–1621 m. Robert Leighton 1585–1625
      1. 1. Edward Leighton 1618–

Walter Devereux's Timeline

9 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Walter Devereux in Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1488
1488
Birth of Walter Devereux
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1488
1488
Birth of Walter Devereux
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1488
1488
Birth of Walter Devereux
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1557
1557
Age 69
Walter Devereux was married in Chartley, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Chartley, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1558
27 September 1558
Age 70
Death of Walter Devereux in Stowe Church-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stowe Church-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1558
27 September 1558
Age 70
Death of Walter Devereux
None
1558
27 September 1558
Age 70
Death of Walter Devereux
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1558
27 September 1558
Age 70
Death of Walter Devereux
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Chartley, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1558
    Event Place: Stowe Church-Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1558
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1558
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1558
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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