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William Bonville 1391 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 SEP 1391

Birth Location: Shute, Devon, England

Death Date: 18 FEB 1461

Death Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Bonville

Mother: Elizabeth Bonville

Spouse(s): Margaret Grey, Margaret Bonville

Children(s): Philippa Bonville, William Bonville, Margaret Bonville, Elizabeth Bonville, Philippa Grenville, William Bonville, Elizabeth Talboys, Margaret Courtenay

In 1391, William Bonville entered the world in Shute, Devon, England, born to John Bonville and Elizabeth Bonville. William Bonville married Margaret (Lady) de Grey, Margaret Bonville, and had children including Philippa Bonville, William Bonville, Margaret Bonville, Elizabeth Bonville, Philippa Grenville, William John Bonville, Elizabeth Talboys, Margaret Courtenay. William Bonville passed away in 1461 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1391, William Bonville entered the world in Shute, Devon, England, born to John Bonville and Elizabeth Bonville.
  • William Bonville married Margaret (Lady) de Grey, Margaret Bonville, and had children including Philippa Bonville, William Bonville, Margaret Bonville, Elizabeth Bonville, Philippa Grenville, William John Bonville, Elizabeth Talboys, Margaret Courtenay.
  • William Bonville passed away in 1461 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bonville's Ancestors

Self
William Bonville
1391 – 1461
Birth Place: Shute, Devon, England
Parents
John Bonville
1371 – 1396
Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bonville
1370 – 1414
Chewton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (de) Bonville
1332 – 1408
Shute, Devon, England
Margaret Bonville
1343 – 1399
Plymouth, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
John (Henry Fitz) Rogers
1347 – 1384
Chewton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Alice Cheddar
1346 – 1426
Chewton, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bonville
1293 – 1354
Joan Champernon
1299 – 1340
Sir FitzRoger
1318 – 1352
Elizabeth Holland
1320 – 1387
Richard Cheddar
1320 – 1370
Isabel Cheddar
1324 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wiscombe)
1260 – 1295
Hawise Pyne
1270 – 1330

William Bonville's Descendants

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William Bonville (30 SEP 1391 – 18 FEB 1461) m. Margaret ((Lady) de) Grey (1397 – 9 MAY 1426) m. Margaret Bonville (1397 – 9 MAY 1426)
  1. 1. Philippa Bonville (DEC 1414 – 3 FEB 1464)
  2. 2. William Bonville (1420 – 31 DEC 1460)
  3. 3. Margaret Bonville (1425 – JUL 1487)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bonville (1425 – 14 FEB 1491)
  5. 5. Philippa Grenville (ABT 1414 – MAR 1458) m. William Granville (ABT 1387 – ABT 1449) m. John Almescombe
    1. 1. Margaret Thorne (1415 – ) m. John Thorne
    2. 2. Phillipa Yeo (1429 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Grenville (21 JAN 1432 – 1483) m. Anne (de) Courtenay (1426 – 7 SEP 1447) m. Elizabeth Grenville (1421 – 1470)
      1. 1. Mary (de) Grenville (1478 – 27 OCT 1537)
      2. 2. Thomas Grenville (1449 – 18 MAR 1513) m. Isabella Grenville (1445 – 2 FEB 1494) m. Alicia Grenville (1469 – ABT 1500)
        1. 1. Phillipa Arundell (ABT 1474 – 8 JUN 1524)
        2. 2. Jane Chamond (ABT 1474 – 1552)
        3. 3. Honor Grenville (ABT 1476 – 13 AUG 1563)
        4. 4. Roger Grenville (1477 – 7 JUL 1524) m. Margaret Grenville (ABT 1474 – ABT JAN 1514) m. Jane Granville
        5. 5. Mary Bluet (1478 – 27 OCT 1537)
        6. 6. Agnes Roscarrock (ABT 1479 – 27 OCT 1537)
        7. 7. Catherine Arundell (ABT 1480 – 3 FEB 1546)
        8. 8. Phillip Grenville (1486 – )
        9. 9. Richard Grenville (1488 – )
        10. 10. Margaret Atwood (ABT 1510 – BEF 26 DEC 1558)
      3. 3. John Grenville (ABT 1452 – 1509)
      4. 4. Roger Greenville
    4. 4. Ellin Yeo (1437 – 1485)
  6. 6. William (John) Bonville (1420 – 31 DEC 1460)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Talboys (ABT 1425 – 14 FEB 1491)
  8. 8. Margaret Courtenay (ABT 1425 – BEF JUL 1487)

William Bonville's Timeline

2 Records

1391
30 SEP 1391
Birth of William Bonville in Shute, Devon, England
Shute, Devon, England
1461
18 FEB 1461
Age 70
Death of William Bonville in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1391
    Event Place: Shute, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1427
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England
    Record Source: Age:
    36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1461
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Cause of death: Decapitation
    Age:
    69

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