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William Basset 1488–1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Blore (Staffordshire) England

Death Date: 12 NOV 1498

Death Location: Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Leicester

Mother: Elizabeth Harrington

Spouse(s): Joan Byron

Children(s): Ralphe Leycester

William Basset was born in 1488 in Blore (Staffordshire) England, the child of John Leicester And Elizabeth Harrington. William Basset married Joan Byron, and had children including Ralphe I George Ormerod Leycester. William Basset passed away in 1498 in Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Basset was born in 1488 in Blore (Staffordshire) England, the child of John Leicester And Elizabeth Harrington.
  • William Basset married Joan Byron, and had children including Ralphe I George Ormerod Leycester.
  • William Basset passed away in 1498 in Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leicester
1460–1488
Birth Location: –
JL
Elizabeth Harrington
1467–1488
Birth Location: Brinworth, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EH

Spouses(s)

Joan Byron
1478–1572
Birth Location: Clayton (Lancashire) England
JB

Children(s)

Ralphe Leycester
1488–1572
Birth Location: Nether Tabley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
RL

William Basset's Ancestors

Self
William Basset
1488–1498
Birth Place: Blore (Staffordshire) England
Parents
John Leicester
1460–1488
Elizabeth Harrington
1467–1488
Brinworth, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Harrington
1420–1538
Catherine Colepepper
1418–1476
Exton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Basset's Descendants

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William Basset (1488–12 NOV 1498) m. Joan Byron (1478–MAR 1572)
  1. 1. Ralphe (I George Ormerod) Leycester 1488–1572 m. Eleanor Egerton-Leycester 1478–1572 m. Lady (Ellen Leigh Lady of) Booth 1515–1578 m. Eleanor Egerton 1502–1572 m. Alice Holford 1512–1575 m. Ellen (de) Leigh 1515–1546
    1. 1. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572 m. Eleanor Egerton-Leycester 1502–1572 m. Ellen Legh 1515–1578 m. Alice Holford 1512–1575 m. Ellen (de) Leigh 1515–1546 m. Lady (Ellen Leigh Lady of) Booth 1502–1546
      1. 1. Rafe (Oswald) Leycester 1532–1577 m. Ellen Legh 1502–1538 m. Joan Calveley 1509–
        1. 1. RALPH (II George Rafe Ormerod) Leycester 1488–1572 m. Lady (Ellen Leigh Lady of) Booth 1515–1578 m. Eleanor Egerton-Leycester 1502–1572 m. Ellen (de) Leigh 1515–1572 m. Eleanor Egerton 1498–1572
        2. 2. Elizabeth Leicester 1535–1579
        3. 3. Ellen Leicester 1533–
        4. 4. Laurence Leicester 1542–
        5. 5. Raufe Leicester 1540–
        6. 6. Rouge Leicester 1540–
        7. 7. Anne Leycester 1532–1587
        8. 8. John Leycester 1545–
        9. 9. Mary Leycester 1568–
        10. 10. Mary Leycester 1527–
        11. 11. William Leycester 1538–1577
      2. 2. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Van) Leicester 1535–1582
      3. 3. William Leycester 1549–1589
      4. 4. Anne Leicester 1535–1582
      5. 5. William Leycester 1538–1577
      6. 6. William Leycester 1541–1589
      7. 7. Raufe Leicester 1540–
      8. 8. Lady (Anne Leycester) Mainwaring 1532–1587
      9. 9. John Leycester 1545–1584
      10. 10. Ellen Leicester 1533–
      11. 11. William Leycester 1538–1577
      12. 12. ELIZABETH Leicester 1535–1579
      13. 13. Lawrence Leicester 1540–1584
      14. 14. Mary Leycester 1527–
      15. 15. Rouge Leicester 1540–
      16. 16. Mary Leycester 1568–
      17. 17. Jane Leycester –1742
      18. 18. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Leicester 1537–1579
      19. 19. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Leicester 1535–1582
      20. 20. Rafe (Oswald) Leycester 1532–1577
      21. 21. Lawrence Leicester 1540–1584 m. Jane Warburton 1555–
        1. 1. Eleanor Leycester 1580–
    2. 2. William Leycester 1538–1577
    3. 3. Ellen Leicester 1533–
    4. 4. Rouge Leicester 1540–
    5. 5. Raufe Leicester 1540–
    6. 6. John Leycester 1545–1584
    7. 7. Anne Leycester 1532–1587
    8. 8. Mary Leycester 1527–
    9. 9. Laurence Leicester 1542–1584
    10. 10. Elizabeth Leicester 1535–1579
    11. 11. Mary Leycester 1568–
    12. 12. Margaret Basset 1535–1582
    13. 13. Anne Leicester 1535–1582
    14. 14. William Leycester 1541–1589
    15. 15. William Leycester 1549–1589
    16. 16. Jane Leycester –1742
    17. 17. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Leicester 1537–1579
    18. 18. Lawrence Leicester 1540–1584
    19. 19. William Leycester 1538–1577
    20. 20. John Leycester 1545–1584
    21. 21. ELIZABETH Leicester 1535–1579
    22. 22. Mary Leycester 1527–

William Basset's Timeline

2 Records

1488
1488
Birth of William Basset in Blore (Staffordshire) England
Blore (Staffordshire) England
1498
12 NOV 1498
Age 10
Death of William Basset in Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Blore (Staffordshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1498
    Event Place: Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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