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William Brandon 1452 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1452

Birth Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle)

Father: William Brandon

Mother: Elizabeth Wingfield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bruyn

Children(s):

In 1452, William Brandon entered the world in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Brandon and Elizabeth Wingfield. William Brandon married Elizabeth le Bruyn. William Brandon passed away in 1485 in Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle).

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Biography

  • In 1452, William Brandon entered the world in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Brandon and Elizabeth Wingfield.
  • William Brandon married Elizabeth le Bruyn.
  • William Brandon passed away in 1485 in Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle).

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William Brandon's Ancestors

Self
William Brandon
1452 – 1485
Birth Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Brandon
1433 – 1491
Kent, England
Elizabeth Wingfield
1438 – 1497
Orford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Brandon
1405 – 1438
Cray, Kent, Ebgland
Ada Calthrope
1415 – 1439
Ludham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert) Wingfield
1403 – 1454
Letheringham Suffolk
Elizabeth Goushill
1402 – 1452
Heveringham, Notts, England
Great-Grandparents
John Brandon
1382 – 1424
Alinore Mautby
1381 – 1424
John Calthrope
1389 – 1420
Anna Wythe
1390 – 1451
Robert Wingfield
1378 – 1409
Elizabeth Russell
1374 – 1409
Sir Goushill
1350 – 1403
Elizabeth FitzAlan
1366 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Calthrope
1352 – 1420
Eleanor Mautby
1369 – 1398
John Whyte
1370 – 1397
Sybil Omer
1376 – 1421
John Wingfield
1350 – 1389
Margaret Hastings
1355 – 1386
John Russell
1345 – 1409
Agnes Plaunche
1342 – 1377
Nicholas Goushill
1316 – 1393
Joan Richard
1331 – 1410
Richard FitzAlan
1346 – 1397
Elizabeth Bohun
1350 – 1385

William Brandon's Timeline

3 Records

1452
1452
Birth of William Brandon in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Death of William Brandon in Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle)
Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle)
1485
Aft 22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Burial of William Brandon in Bosworth Battlefield Grave Pits, Dadlington, Hinkley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Battlefield Grave Pits, Dadlington, Hinkley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1452
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Ambion Hill, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Slain by Richard III in battle)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Battlefield Grave Pits, Dadlington, Hinkley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

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