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William Brandon 1426 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 AUG 1485

Death Location: Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Brandon

Mother: Elizabeth Bruyn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bruyn

Children(s): William Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Mary Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, Thomas Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Thomas Brandon,, Katherine Brandon, Charles Brandon,, Anne Brandon

In 1426, William Brandon entered the world in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to William Brandon and Elizabeth le Bruyn. William Brandon married Elizabeth Bruyn, and had children including William Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Mary Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, Thomas Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Thomas Brandon,, Katherine Brandon, Charles Brandon,, Anne Brandon. William Brandon passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1426, William Brandon entered the world in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to William Brandon and Elizabeth le Bruyn.
  • William Brandon married Elizabeth Bruyn, and had children including William Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Robert Brandon, Robert Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Mary Brandon, Elizabeth Brandon, Thomas Brandon, Margaret Brandon, Thomas Brandon,, Katherine Brandon, Charles Brandon,, Anne Brandon.
  • William Brandon passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brandon
1425 – 1491
Birth Location: Wangford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Bruyn
1439 – 1494
Birth Location: South Ockendon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bruyn
1450 – 1494
Birth Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Brandon
1445 – 1485
Birth Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Brandon
1448 – 1480
Birth Location: Great Glemham, Suffolk, England
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Robert Brandon
1455 – 1524
Birth Location: Henham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Brandon
1462 –
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Brandon
1470 –
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Mary Brandon
1476 –
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Brandon
1480 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Brandon
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Brandon
1462 – 1500
Birth Location: West Thornton, Essex, England
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Thomas Brandon,
1470 – 1524
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Brandon
1474 – 1508
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Charles Brandon,
1484 – 1545
Birth Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Brandon
1485 –
Birth Location: –
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William Brandon's Ancestors

Self
William Brandon
1426 – 1485
Birth Place: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Brandon
1425 – 1491
Wangford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (le) Bruyn
1439 – 1494
South Ockendon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Brandon
1400 – 1438
N Englandorfolk
Ada Calthorpe
1414 –
Ludham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Henry (Le) Bruyn
1416 – 1461
Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Darcy
1424 – 1497
Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Calthorpe
1389 – 1421
Alice Stuart
1395 – 1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Calthorpe
1367 – 1420
Alianore Mautby
1355 – 1399
Henry FitzAlan
1369 – 1428
Alice Lnu
1373 – 1420

William Brandon's Descendants

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William Brandon (1426 – 22 AUG 1485) m. Elizabeth Bruyn (1450 – 7 MAR 1494)
  1. 1. William Brandon (1445 – 31 AUG 1485) m. Elizabeth Bruyn (1450 – 7 MAR 1494) m. Jane Ingleton (AFT 1500 – 11 APR 1530) m. Mrs. (William) Brandon (ABT 1454 – ) m. Anne Mallory m. Ann Bruyn
    1. 1. Charles Brandon (1484 – 24 AUG 1545) m. Mary, (Queen of) France (18 MAR 1496 – 26 JUN 1533)
      1. 1. Henry Brandon, (11 MAR 1519 – 27 SEP 1547) m. Catherine Willoughby (22 MAR 1519 – 19 SEP 1580)
      2. 2. Margaret Brandon ( – 1596)
      3. 3. Charles Brandon
  2. 2. Eleanor Brandon (1448 – 30 JUN 1480) m. John Glemham (1444 – 1499)
  3. 3. Robert Brandon (1455 – 28 FEB 1524) m. Katherine Zouche (ABT 1476 – ABT 1507)
  4. 4. Robert Brandon (ABT 1462 – ) m. Miss Colhorpe
  5. 5. Margaret Brandon (ABT 1470 – ) m. Gregory Lovell (1460 – 1495)
    1. 1. Sir (Francis Viscount) Lovell (AFT 1455 – 21 JAN 1551) m. Dame (Elizabeth Anne) Ashby (ABT 1497 – 22 MAY 1539)
      1. 1. William Lovell (1510 – ) m. Lovell (ABT 1525 – 1567)
      2. 2. Dorothea Lovel (ABT 1510 – ) m. Thomas Vernon (ABT 1505 – )
      3. 3. Gregory Lovell (1522 – 15 MAR 1597) m. Jone Whithead (ABT 1525 – ) m. Dorothy Greene (ABT 1580 – ) m. Dorothy Greene (1580 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Lovell (ABT 1539 – ) m. Elizabeth Paris (1513 – 31 MAR 1591)
        1. 1. Ann Lovell (1539 – 1600) m. Robert (de) Grey (1535 – 28 FEB 1600)
        2. 2. Thomas Lovell (1553 – 1598)
        3. 3. Catherine Lovell (1560 – 1610) m. Thomas Knyvett (31 JAN 1565 – 14 MAR 1586)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lovell (ABT 1564 – ABT 1591) m. Richard (Ricus) Naylor (1560 – AFT 1613)
        5. 5. Eleanor Lovell (6 JUN 1565 – 12 DEC 1604) m. John Shelley (ABT 1527 – 27 AUG 1592) m. James Shelley (ABT 1531 – )
        6. 6. Francis Lovell (ABT 1568 – )
        7. 7. Annis Lovell
      5. 5. Mary Lovell (6 JAN 1592/1593 – ) m. Francis Markham (1565 – 1627)
  6. 6. Mary Brandon (ABT 1476 – ) m. John Ryeding m. John Ryeding
  7. 7. Elizabeth Brandon (AFT 1480 – ) m. John (Cavendish Garnon) (Gernon) (ABT 1415 – )
  8. 8. Thomas Brandon
  9. 9. Margaret Brandon (1462 – 1500)
  10. 10. Thomas Brandon, (ABT 1470 – NOV 1524) m. Elizabeth Dinham (1 JAN 1449 – 19 OCT 1516) m. Anne Fiennes ( – 10 SEP 1497)
  11. 11. Katherine Brandon (ABT 1474 – AFT 11 JAN 1508/1509) m. Henry Gournay (ABT 1478 – ) m. John Gourney m. John Gourney
  12. 12. Charles Brandon, (APR 1484 – 22 AUG 1545) m. Mary Tudor (27 MAR 1496 – 5 JUL 1533) m. Anne Browne (26 JAN 1479 – 1512) m. Mary Tudor (18 MAR 1496 – 25 JUN 1533)
    1. 1. Henry Brandon (11 MAR 1516 – 1522)
    2. 2. Frances Brandon (16 JUL 1517 – 20 NOV 1559) m. Henry, (2nd Earl of Cumberland,) Clifford (1517 – 8 JAN 1569) m. Henry Grey (ABT 1510 – ) m. Henry Grey (27 JAN 1517 – 10 MAR 1554) m. William (Anundel,) de m. Adrian Stokes (4 MAR 1519 – 2 NOV 1585) m. Adrian ("Master of Horse") Stokes (1533 – 3 NOV 1581) m. Adrian Stokes (4 MAR 1519 – 30 NOV 1586) m. Duke (Henry) Grey (1510 – 27 APR 1554) m. William Grey ( – 14 AUG 1545)
    3. 3. Eleanor Brandon (ABT 1519 – 27 SEP 1547) m. Henry Clifford (1517 – 8 JAN 1570)
      1. 1. Joan Clifford (ABT 1537 – ) m. Edward Birkbeck (ABT 1524 – )
      2. 2. Henry (De) Clifford (1538 – 1541)
      3. 3. Charles (De) Clifford (ABT 1539 – 1540)
      4. 4. Margaret Clifford (1540 – 29 SEP 1596) m. Henry Stanley (SEP 1531 – 25 SEP 1593)
        1. 1. Edward Stanley (ABT 1556 – ABT 1557) m. Isabel Warburton (1575 – 1662)
        2. 2. Frances Stanley (1558 – )
        3. 3. Ferdinando Stanley (1559 – 16 APR 1594) m. Alice Spencer (4 MAY 1559 – 16 JAN 1637)
        4. 4. Ursula Stanley (1560 – 3 NOV 1602) m. John Salisbury (1561 – 1613) m. John Salusbury (1500 – ) m. Sir (John) Salisbury (ABT 1540 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Stanley (1561 – 29 SEP 1642)
        6. 6. William Stanley (1561 – 29 SEP 1642) m. Elizabeth (de) Vere (2 JUL 1575 – 10 MAR 1626)
        7. 7. Francis Stanley (1562 – 1583)
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) Derby (1562 – 1603) m. John Reade (ABT 1564 – 1629)
        9. 9. William Stanley (28 MAY 1565 – ) m. Lisa Robinson (1569 – ) m. Elizabeth Robinson (ABT 1569 – )
        10. 10. Corinne Stanley (1568 – 1629) m. Edward Stokes (1564 – )
        11. 11. Margaret Stanley (1570 – 1670) m. Richard Haughton (ABT 1554 – 1608) m. Henry Fynch (1565 – 22 AUG 1629) m. Henry Finch (1553 – 11 OCT 1625)
        12. 12. thomas Stanley (<1572> – )
        13. 13. Jane Stanley (ABT 1572 – 17 NOV 1622) m. Alan Burnstein (1570 – ) m. Gabriel Hesketh (ABT 1568 – 22 NOV 1615)
        14. 14. John Stanley (9 MAR 1572 – 10 SEP 1619) m. Susan Lancocke (12 JUN 1574 – 10 SEP 1619) m. John Stanley (ABT 1570 – ) m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living>
        15. 15. James Stanley (ABT 1580 – 1658) m. Kristen Greaves (1584 – )
      5. 5. Clifford (<1542> – )
      6. 6. Henry (de) Clifford (1544 – 28 DEC 1616) m. Susan Hungerford (1554 – 1608)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Clifford (ABT 1546 – UNKNOWN) m. Benjamin Lambert (<1542> – ABT 1598)
      8. 8. Mary Clifford (1556 – 1558) m. Henry (Cager De) Clifford (ABT 1566 – 2 MAR 1636)
      9. 9. Frances Clifford (1556 – 16 APR 1592) m. Philip Wharton (23 JUN 1555 – 26 MAR 1625)
      10. 10. Eleanor Clifford (1557 – 1572)
      11. 11. Ann Clifford (1560 – )
      12. 12. Henry Clifford
      13. 13. Charles Clifford
    4. 4. Henry Brandon (1523 – 1 MAR 1534)
  13. 13. Anne Brandon (ABT 1485 – )

William Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of William Brandon in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1485
22 AUG 1485
Age 59
Death of William Brandon in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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