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William Bulkeley 1400 – 1459 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1400

Birth Location: Ayton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1459

Death Location: Wales

Father: Sir Bulkeley

Mother: Matilda None

Spouse(s): Margaret Molyneux,

Children(s): Thomas Bulkeley, William Bulkley

William Bulkeley was born in 1400 in Ayton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John Bulkeley and Matilda. William Bulkeley married Margaret Molyneux,, and had children including Thomas Bulkeley, William Bulkley. William Bulkeley passed away in 1459 in Wales.

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Biography

  • William Bulkeley was born in 1400 in Ayton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John Bulkeley and Matilda.
  • William Bulkeley married Margaret Molyneux,, and had children including Thomas Bulkeley, William Bulkley.
  • William Bulkeley passed away in 1459 in Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bulkeley
1367 – 1397
Birth Location: Eaton, Cheshire, England
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Matilda None
1368 –
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Molyneux,
1395 – 1440
Birth Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Bulkeley
1425 – 1490
Birth Location: Eaton, Davenham, Cheshire, England
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William Bulkley
Birth Location: –
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William Bulkeley's Ancestors

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William Bulkeley
1400 – 1459
Birth Place: Ayton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir John Bulkeley
1367 – 1397
Eaton, Cheshire, England
Matilda
1368 –
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (II de) Bulkeley
1342 –
Bulkeley, Cheshire, England
Lettitia (Lady de) Alstanton
1345 –
Alstanton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bulkeley,
1320 – 1454
Lady Egerton
1321 – 1396
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bulkeley
1293 – 1326
Maud Davenport
1302 –

William Bulkeley's Descendants

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William Bulkeley (Abt. 1400 – 1459) m. Margaret Molyneux, (1395 – 1440)
  1. 1. Thomas Bulkeley (1425 – 1490) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Warburton (1408 – 1470)
    1. 1. Jonet (Janet) Bulkeley (1436 – Aft. 1468) m. Sir (Roger) Puleston (1426 – 4 Oct 1479)
      1. 1. Richard Puleston (1439 – )
      2. 2. John Puleston (1456 – 1523) m. Eleanor Whitney (1467 – 1517)
        1. 1. Sir (John ap John) Puleston (1483 – Aug 1559)
      3. 3. Sir (Roger Puleston of) Emral (1464 – 18 Jan 1544) m. Joan (Jane) Hanmer (1464 – )
        1. 1. Maude Puleston (1490 – 1512)
        2. 2. Roger Puleston (1492 – )
        3. 3. Sir (Richard) Puleston, (Abt. 1496 – 1567)
        4. 4. Edward Puleston (Abt. 1500 – 1567) m. Ermine Hanmer (1506 – AFT 1506)
        5. 5. Margaret Puleston (Abt. 1510 – )
      4. 4. Philip Puleston (1472 – 1508) m. Elen (verch) David (1476 – )
    2. 2. Richard Bulkeley (1470 – 1546)
    3. 3. Edward Bulkeley
  2. 2. William Bulkley

William Bulkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1400
Abt. 1400
Birth of William Bulkeley in Ayton, Cheshire, England
Ayton, Cheshire, England
1459
1459
Age 59
Death of William Bulkeley in Wales
Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1400
    Event Place: Ayton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Wales
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