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William Bonville 1393 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1393

Birth Location: Shute, Devon, , England

Death Date: 18 Feb 1461

Death Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England

Father: John Bonville

Mother: Elizabeth Fitzroger

Spouse(s): Margaret Merriet

Children(s): Margaret Bonville

The story of William Bonville began in 1393 in Shute, Devon, , England. William Bonville married Margaret Merriet, and had children including Margaret Bonville. William Bonville passed away in 1461 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bonville began in 1393 in Shute, Devon, , England.
  • William Bonville married Margaret Merriet, and had children including Margaret Bonville.
  • William Bonville passed away in 1461 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England.

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William Bonville's Ancestors

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William Bonville
1393 – 1461
Birth Place: Shute, Devon, , England
Parents
John Bonville
1366 – 1396
Shute, Devon, , England
Elizabeth Fitzroger
1371 – 1414
Chewton, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
William Bonville
1330 – 1408
Shute, Devon, , England
Margaret Damerell
1343 – 1399
Modbury, Cornwall, , England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bonville
1293 –
Johanna Champernon
1299 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bonvile
1260 – 1295
Hawise Pyne
1270 – 1295
Henry Champernon
1274 – 1330
Joan Bodrugan
1279 – 1331

William Bonville's Descendants

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William Bonville (30 Aug 1393 – 18 Feb 1461) m. Margaret Merriet (1397 – 1426)
  1. 1. Margaret Bonville (1425 – Jul 1487) m. William Courtenay (1425 – Sep 1485)
    1. 1. William Courtenay (1451 – 10 Jul 1512) m. Cecily Cheney (1455 – 1511)
      1. 1. William Courtenay (1477 – 24 Nov 1535) m. Mary Gainsford (1499 – 12 Feb 1572)
        1. 1. Gertrude Courtenay (1521 – 30 Apr 1566) m. John Chichester (1516 – 30 Nov 1568)

William Bonville's Timeline

2 Records

1393
30 Aug 1393
Birth of William Bonville in Shute, Devon, , England
Shute, Devon, , England
1461
18 Feb 1461
Age 68
Death of William Bonville in St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England
St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1393
    Event Place: Shute, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1461
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England

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