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William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon 1425–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: North Cray Bromley, Kent, England

Death Date: 3 March 1491

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: Sir Brandon

Mother: Ada Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield

Children(s): Anne Brandon, Margaret Hartburn, William Brandon, Robert Banneret, Elizabeth Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Karel Suffolk), Eleanor Brandon, Anna Brandon, Mary Brandon, Hugo\Hugh Brandon, William Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon, Margaret Manning, Thomas Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, William Brandon

In 1425, William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon entered the world in North Cray Bromley, Kent, England, born to Sir William Earl Of Essex Bouchiers Brandon And Ada Calthorpe. William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon married Elizabeth Wingfield, and had children including Anna Brandon, Anne Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, Hugo Hugh Brandon, Karel Brandon Van Suffolk, Margaret The Elder Brandon Of Hartburn, Margaret Brandon, Margaret Eleanor Brandon, Margaret Manning, Mary Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon Of Wangord Sir Knight Bachelor Banneret, Thomas Brandon, William Brandon. William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon passed away in 1491 in Kent, England.

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  • In 1425, William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon entered the world in North Cray Bromley, Kent, England, born to Sir William Earl Of Essex Bouchiers Brandon And Ada Calthorpe.
  • William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon married Elizabeth Wingfield, and had children including Anna Brandon, Anne Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, Hugo Hugh Brandon, Karel Brandon Van Suffolk, Margaret The Elder Brandon Of Hartburn, Margaret Brandon, Margaret Eleanor Brandon, Margaret Manning, Mary Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon Of Wangord Sir Knight Bachelor Banneret, Thomas Brandon, William Brandon.
  • William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon passed away in 1491 in Kent, England.

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William Brandon's Ancestors

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William Brandon
1425–1491
Birth Place: North Cray Bromley, Kent, England
Parents
Sir William , Earl of Essex Bouchiers Brandon
1402–1471
Little Eaton, Essex, England
Ada Calthorpe
1415–1440
Ludham, Norfolk
Grandparents
SIR (KNIGHT JOHN (H)) CALTHORPE
1389–1421
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Annie Wythe
1406–1416
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Willem Calthorpe
1357–1420
Eleonore Mautby
1360–1398
John Wythe
1376–1410
Sibyl Omer
1374–1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brandon's Descendants

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William (of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea) Brandon (1425–3 March 1491) m. Elizabeth Wingfield (between 1424-38–28 April 1497) m. Elizabeth Wingfield (1438–28 Apr 1496)
  1. 1. Anne Brandon 1454–1508 m. Nicholas (John Sydney) Sir 1447–1513 m. Thomas Brandon –1510
    1. 1. John Sydney 1490–1539 m. Helen Alenson 1492–1567
      1. 1. Joan (Elizabeth Sydney (m.) Cooke) 1522–1561 m. Robert Cooke 1520–1559 m. ANTHONY ("the Scholar") Cooke 1504–1576
        1. 1. Thomas Cooke 1543–1621 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Brand 1550–1621
        2. 2. Lawrence Cooke 1531–1621
        3. 3. Margery Cooke 1537–1622
        4. 4. (Helen ((or Ellen)) Cooke 1535–1621
        5. 5. Thomas (Cooke The) Elder 1541–1621
        6. 6. Younger (John) Cooke 1533–1621
        7. 7. Robert Cooke 1546–1621
        8. 8. Elene Cooke 1545–
        9. 9. Katherine Cooke –1599
        10. 10. Lawrence Cooke 1545–
      2. 2. Christopher Syday –1597
    2. 2. William (Sydney of) Penshurst 1482–1553 m. Anne Pakenham 1504–1544 m. Elizabeth Allot 1530–1544 m. Alice ("Baroness Skipwith") Dymoke 1504–1549
      1. 1. Henry (Sydney of) Penshurst 1529–1586
      2. 2. Lady (Mary Dorcas) Sydney 1550–1623
      3. 3. Lady (Frances) Sidney 1523–1591
      4. 4. Henry (Sydney of) Penshurst 1529–1586
      5. 5. Sir (Philip) Sydney 1541–
      6. 6. Lady (Mary) Sidney 1525–1552
      7. 7. Philip Sidney 1518–
      8. 8. William Sidney 1512–
      9. 9. Lady (Mabel Sidney (member of Princess Mary's) household) 1544–1606
      10. 10. Frances Sidney 1531–1559
      11. 11. Mary (T.) MCCORKILL 1525–1542
      12. 12. Mary (Margaret) Sydney 1515–1542
      13. 13. Henry Sidney 1529–1553
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sidney 1476–
    4. 4. Thomasine Sidney 1490–1570
    5. 5. William (of Penhurst) Sydney 1482–1553 m. Anne Pakenham 1511–1544 m. Elizabeth Sydney 1530– m. Lady (Elizabeth) Motton 1503–1551
      1. 1. Mary (Dorcas) Sydney 1550–1623
      2. 2. Lucy Sidney 1520–1591
      3. 3. Sir (Philip) Sidney 1514–
      4. 4. James Harrington 1521–1592
      5. 5. Philip Sidney 1518–
    6. 6. William Brandon 1448–1485
    7. 7. Daughter Sydney 1476–
    8. 8. Willem Sydney 1510–1553
  2. 2. Margaret ("The Elder" Brandon of) Hartburn 1460–1500
  3. 3. William Brandon 1456–1485
  4. 4. Robert (Brandon of Wangord, Sir Knight Bachelor) Banneret 1464–1510
  5. 5. Elizabeth Brandon 1462–1496
  6. 6. Margaret (Eleanor) Brandon 1448–1480
  7. 7. Karel (Brandon (van) Suffolk) 1484–1545
  8. 8. Eleanor Brandon 1477–1596
  9. 9. Anna Brandon 1475–1596
  10. 10. Mary Brandon 1458–1508
  11. 11. Hugo\Hugh Brandon 1468–1510
  12. 12. William Brandon 1476–1485
  13. 13. Robert Brandon 1447–1524
  14. 14. Robert Brandon 1460–1485
  15. 15. Margaret Manning 1462–1500
  16. 16. Thomas Brandon 1445–1510
  17. 17. Margaret Brandon 1436–1491
  18. 18. Eleanor Brandon 1448–1480
  19. 19. Elizabeth Brandon 1456–1500
  20. 20. William Brandon 1435–1485

William Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1425
1425
Birth of William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon in North Cray Bromley, Kent, England
North Cray Bromley, Kent, England
1491
3 March 1491
Age 66
Death of William of Wangford, Suffolk and of Soham Court, Suffolk Marshal of Marshalsea Brandon in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: North Cray Bromley, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1491
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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