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Willem VIII Lord Brereton 1349–1426 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1349

Birth Location: Egerton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1426

Death Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Brereton

Mother: Euena Egerton

Spouse(s): Anylla Venebles, Elena Hall, Margaretha Bosley

Children(s): Willem Brereton, Thomas BRERETON, Eleanor Brereton

Willem VIII Lord Brereton was born in 1349 in Egerton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir William Brereton And Euena De Egerton. Willem VIII Lord Brereton married Anylla De Venebles, Elena Massey Of Tatton Hall, Margaretha Bosley, and had children including Eleanor De Brereton, Thomas Brereton, Willem Ix Lord Brereton. Willem VIII Lord Brereton passed away in 1426 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Willem VIII Lord Brereton was born in 1349 in Egerton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir William Brereton And Euena De Egerton.
  • Willem VIII Lord Brereton married Anylla De Venebles, Elena Massey Of Tatton Hall, Margaretha Bosley, and had children including Eleanor De Brereton, Thomas Brereton, Willem Ix Lord Brereton.
  • Willem VIII Lord Brereton passed away in 1426 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

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Willem Brereton's Ancestors

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Willem Brereton
1349–1426
Birth Place: Egerton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir William Brereton
1320–1380
Euena (de) Egerton
1325–1380
Egerton, Cheshire
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Brereton's Descendants

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Willem (VIII Lord) Brereton (14 Feb 1349–1426) m. Anylla (de) Venebles (1370–1442) m. Elena (Massey of Tatton) Hall (1392–1445) m. Margaretha Bosley (1345–1380)
  1. 1. Willem (IX Lord) Brereton 1390–1426 m. Alice Corbet 1390–1458
    1. 1. Sir (William De BRERETON XI Lord of) Brereton 1414–1456 m. Katherine Wilde 1421–1480 m. Philippa Hulse 1415–1463
      1. 1. Sarah Brereton 1436–1515 m. Richard (Wainwright) Higgins 1432–1482
        1. 1. Margareta Higgins 1458– m. Richard (Mason) III 1454–1510
      2. 2. Mathilda Brereton 1447–
      3. 3. Knight (Sir Randle) Brereton 1452–1500
      4. 4. Ralph Brereton 1435–
      5. 5. Sir (Andrew) Brereton 1440–1495
    2. 2. Alice (Elizabeth) Brereton 1420–1440
    3. 3. Maud BRERETON 1402–1438
    4. 4. Randell Brereton 1407–1485
    5. 5. Ralph Brereton 1416–1460
    6. 6. William (De Brereton) Sir 1414–1456
    7. 7. Thomas (de) Brereton 1422–
    8. 8. Isabel (Johanna) Brereton 1418–1436
    9. 9. Mathilde Brereton 1420–1438 m. Thomas Needham 1398–
    10. 10. Eleanor (De) Brereton 1410–1495 m. Sir (John Savage,) Knight 1393–1463
      1. 1. Dulcia Savage 1448–1481
    11. 11. Joan Brereton 1418–1447
    12. 12. Margery Brereton 1425–1440
  2. 2. Thomas BRERETON 1420–
  3. 3. Eleanor (De) Brereton 1405–1495

Willem Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1349
14 Feb 1349
Birth of Willem VIII Lord Brereton in Egerton, Cheshire, England
Egerton, Cheshire, England
1426
1426
Age 77
Death of Willem VIII Lord Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1349
    Event Place: Egerton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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