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William Ashby 1300–1365 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1300

Birth Location: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1365

Death Location: Quenby, Leicestershire, England

Father: Robert ASHBY

Mother: Alice None

Spouse(s): Margaret Wolsencote

Children(s): Thomas ASHBY, John Ashby, William Ashby, John ASHBY, Robert ASHBY, William ASHBY, Richard Ashby

The story of William Ashby began in 1300 in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England. William Ashby married Margaret Wolsencote, and had children including John Ashby, John De Ashby, Richard Ashby, Robert Ashby, Thomas Ashby, William Ashby. William Ashby passed away in 1365 in Quenby, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ashby began in 1300 in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England.
  • William Ashby married Margaret Wolsencote, and had children including John Ashby, John De Ashby, Richard Ashby, Robert Ashby, Thomas Ashby, William Ashby.
  • William Ashby passed away in 1365 in Quenby, Leicestershire, England.

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William Ashby's Ancestors

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William Ashby
1300–1365
Birth Place: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Robert DE ASHBY
1262–1338
Ashby-de-la Zouch, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alice
1278–
England
Grandparents
Robert Ashby
1235–1299
Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Hymayns
1235–1302
Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William ASHBY
1210–1248
Joan PLANTAGENET
1213–1236
Roger Hymayns
1219–1264
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert ZOUCHE
1187–1213
Matilda ATHYES
1186–
John ENGLAND
1166–

William Ashby's Descendants

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William Ashby (1300–1365) m. Margaret Wolsencote (1302–1380)
  1. 1. Thomas ASHBY 1340–1416 m. Alice 1341–1418
    1. 1. Edmund Ashby 1377–1437 m. Margaret Wolsencote 1381–1583
      1. 1. Thomas Ashby 1416–1488 m. Catherine Hesilrige 1417–1514
        1. 1. William Ashby 1445–1514 m. Alice Curson 1483–1514 m. Katherine 1460–1514 m. Roberta 1431– m. Agnes Illingworth 1450–1492
        2. 2. Anne Ashby 1465–1514
    2. 2. John ASHBY 1375–1428
    3. 3. Alice ASHBY 1377–1377
    4. 4. Richard ASHBY 1379–1416
  2. 2. John (de) Ashby 1330–
  3. 3. William Ashby 1342–
  4. 4. John ASHBY 1325–
  5. 5. Robert ASHBY 1325–
  6. 6. William ASHBY 1325–
  7. 7. Richard Ashby –1388 m. Agnes Breedon –1357

William Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1300
1300
Birth of William Ashby in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
1365
1365
Age 65
Death of William Ashby in Quenby, Leicestershire, England
Quenby, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1300
    Event Place: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Ashby, person ID LT7B-ZR7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1365
    Event Place: Quenby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Ashby, person ID LT7B-ZR7.

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