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William Bourchier 1435–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Great Totham, Essex

Death Date: 26 Jun 1480

Death Location: Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Henry KG

Mother: Isabel Cambridge

Spouse(s): Anna Woodville

Children(s): Cicely Baroness

In 1435, William Bourchier entered the world in Great Totham, Essex, born to Henry Bourchier 2Nd Count Of Eu 1St Earl Of Essex 1St Viscount Bourchier 5Th Baron Bourchier Kg And Isabel Of Cambridge. William Bourchier married Anna Woodville, and had children including Cicely Ceily Cecilia Bourchier Baroness. William Bourchier passed away in 1480 in Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1435, William Bourchier entered the world in Great Totham, Essex, born to Henry Bourchier 2Nd Count Of Eu 1St Earl Of Essex 1St Viscount Bourchier 5Th Baron Bourchier Kg And Isabel Of Cambridge.
  • William Bourchier married Anna Woodville, and had children including Cicely Ceily Cecilia Bourchier Baroness.
  • William Bourchier passed away in 1480 in Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Bourchier's Ancestors

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William Bourchier
1435–1480
Birth Place: Great Totham, Essex
Parents
Henry Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Earl of Essex, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, KG
1415–1474
Little Easton, Essex, England
Isabel (of) Cambridge
1411–1484
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Grandparents
1374–1420
Eu, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Anne (Stafford) (Bourchier)
1383–1438
Pleshey Castle, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Richard (Plantagenet of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1375–1415
Conisburgh Castle, Yorkshire, England
Anne (De Mortimer, Countess of) Cambridge
1390–1411
New Forest, County Westmeath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bourchier
1330–1375
Lady Bourchier
1345–1397
Thomas Gloucester
1353–1397
Eleonore 1397
1366–1399
Edmund York
1341–1402
Joan Masham
1380–1434
Roger March
1374–1398
Alianor March
1373–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Crecy
1300–1349
Margaret Essex
1307–1360
John Lovayne
1318–1347
Lady Lovayne
1323–1349
Edward artillery
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1310–1369
Humphrey Brit
1342–1372
Joan Hereford
1347–1419
Edward artillery
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1310–1369
Thomas Kent
1348–1408
Mary Bohun
1368–1394
Edmund Mortimer
1352–1381
Philippa Clarence
1355–1382
Thomas Kent
1348–1408
Alice Kent
1352–1415

William Bourchier's Descendants

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William Bourchier (1435–26 Jun 1480) m. Anna Woodville (1440–30 July 1489)
  1. 1. Cicely (Ceily Cecilia Bourchier,) Baroness 1464–1493 m. John (Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron) Ferrers 1459–1501
    1. 1. Walter (Devereux, K.G., 1st Viscount of Hereford. 9th Baron Ferrers of) Chartley 1488–1558 m. Margaret (Garnish) (Garneys) 1515–1559 m. Lady (Mary Grey, Viscountess) Devereux 1490–1538
      1. 1. Sir (Edward Devereaux, MP, 1st Baronet of Castle) Bromwich 1558–1622 m. Catharine Arden 1558–1627
        1. 1. Walter (Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford, House of) Commons 1575–1658 m. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Devereaux) 1588–1634
        2. 2. Sir (George) Devereux 1581–1665
        3. 3. Edward DEVEREUX 1576–
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Nazareth) Devereux 1586–1632
      2. 2. Sir (Richard) Devereux 1516–1547 m. Lady (Dorothy) Hastings 1520–1566
        1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Devereux, KG, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Viscount of Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex, Plantations of Ireland, joint custody of Mary, Queen of) Scots 1541–1576 m. Lady (Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys Knowles, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of) Leicester 1543–1634
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Devereux) (Vernon) 1541–1583
        3. 3. George Devereux 1543–1576
        4. 4. Robert Devereux 1545–1574
      3. 3. Sir (William) Devereaux 1525–1579
      4. 4. Henry Devereux 1504–1505
    2. 2. Anne Devereux 1480–1548

William Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of William Bourchier in Great Totham, Essex
Great Totham, Essex
1480
26 Jun 1480
Age 45
Death of William Bourchier
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Great Totham, Essex
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1480
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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