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William Brereton 1326–1402 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1326

Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Aft 1402

Death Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Margaret Bosley

Spouse(s): Elena Egerton, Margaret Done

Children(s): William Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton

William Brereton was born in 1326 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Brereton And Margaret De Bosley. William Brereton married Elena De Egerton, Margaret Done, and had children including Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, William De Brereton. William Brereton passed away in 1402 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Brereton was born in 1326 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Brereton And Margaret De Bosley.
  • William Brereton married Elena De Egerton, Margaret Done, and had children including Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, William De Brereton.
  • William Brereton passed away in 1402 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England.

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William Brereton's Ancestors

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William Brereton
1326–1402
Birth Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Parents
William de Brereton
1290–1355
Congleton, Cheshire, , England
Margaret (de) Bosley
1290–1360
Bosley, Cheshire, , England
Grandparents
William (de) Brereton
1263–1346
Cheshire, England
Roesia Vernon
1266–1321
Shipbrook, Northwich, Cheshire, England
Richard (de) Bosley
1263–1307
Jane Fulford
1268–
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1241–1299
Ralph Vernon
1250–1325
Mary Dacre
1240–1319
Richard Bosley
1242–1345
Hamon Fulford
1230–
Mabel Cheshire
1235–1289
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Brereton
1207–1282
Ralph Vernon
1212–1251
Ralph Vernon
1214–
Hamon Fulford
1195–1230

William Brereton's Descendants

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William Brereton (14 Feb 1326–Aft 1402) m. Elena (de) Egerton (1326–1379) m. Margaret Done (–1408)
  1. 1. William (de) Brereton 1347–1426 m. Anyll (de) Venables 1374–1442
    1. 1. Willem Brereton 1390–1459 m. Alice Corbet 1390–1458
      1. 1. William Brereton 1414–1456 m. Philippa (Eleanor) Hulse 1415–1463 m. Katherine Bulkeley 1430–1480
        1. 1. Andrew Brereton 1440–1527 m. Lady (Agnes Ellen) Leigh 1445–1517
        2. 2. Thomas Brereton 1436–1500 m. Anne Harper 1440–
        3. 3. William Brereton 1438–1507 m. Katherine Byron 1445–
        4. 4. John Brereton 1442–1486 m. Katherine Berkeley 1414–1494
        5. 5. Hugh Brererton 1445– m. Anne Donne 1455–
        6. 6. Agnes Brereton 1450–1497
        7. 7. Elin Brereton 1450–
        8. 8. Joan Brereton 1454–1517 m. Richard Cotton 1455–1497
      2. 2. Eleanor Brereton 1406–1422
      3. 3. Eleanor Brereton 1406–1422
      4. 4. Isabell (de) Brereton 1418–1463 m. Robert Aston 1415–1483
      5. 5. Maud (de) Brereton 1420–1451 m. Robert Needham 1394–1480 m. Thomas Needham 1400–1463
      6. 6. Thomas (de) Bruerton 1420–1505 m. Lady (Lydia) Ward 1427–1498
      7. 7. Ralph (de) Brereton 1422–
      8. 8. Alice (de) Brereton 1424–1497 m. Peter Corbet 1431–1500
    2. 2. Ellen Brereton 1387–1422
    3. 3. Nicholas Brereton 1389–1460 m. Margaret Holland 1389–1458
    4. 4. Jane Brereton 1392–1414
    5. 5. Hugh (Hugo) Brereton 1392–
    6. 6. Randall Brereton 1394–1450
    7. 7. John Brereton 1396–1426
    8. 8. Margery Brereton 1397–1422
  2. 2. Ellen Brereton 1349–1390 m. Nicholas (le) Bruen 1340–1390
  3. 3. Elizabeth Brereton 1357–1422 m. William Cholmandsley 1336–1375

William Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1326
14 Feb 1326
Birth of William Brereton in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
1402
Aft 1402
Age 76
Death of William Brereton in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1326
    Event Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Brereton, person ID G9PW-V8T.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1402
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Brereton, person ID G9PW-V8T.

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