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William de Burgh 1295 – 1334 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1295

Birth Location: Connaught, Ireland

Death Date: 1334

Death Location: Crawley, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Burgh

Mother: Margaret Burgh

Spouse(s): Lady Cowley

Children(s): Maud Burgh

William de Burgh was born in 1295 in Connaught, Ireland, the child of Sir Richard "The Red Earl" de Burgh and Margaret "Margaret of Guines" de Burgh. William de Burgh married Lady Eleanor Cowley, and had children including Maud Matilda de Burgh. William de Burgh passed away in 1334 in Crawley, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William de Burgh was born in 1295 in Connaught, Ireland, the child of Sir Richard "The Red Earl" de Burgh and Margaret "Margaret of Guines" de Burgh.
  • William de Burgh married Lady Eleanor Cowley, and had children including Maud Matilda de Burgh.
  • William de Burgh passed away in 1334 in Crawley, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Burgh
1259 – 1326
Birth Location: Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret Burgh
1260 – 1304
Birth Location: Portslade, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cowley
1298 – 1325
Birth Location: Cowley, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Maud Burgh
1320 – 1375
Birth Location: Kent, England
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William Burgh's Ancestors

Self
William Burgh
1295 – 1334
Birth Place: Connaught, Ireland
Parents
Sir Richard "The Red Earl" de Burgh
1259 – 1326
Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret ("Margaret of Guines" de) Burgh
1260 – 1304
Portslade, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter de) Burgh
1230 – 1271
Clare, County Mayo, Ireland
Aveline Fitzjohn
1229 – 1274
Shere, Surrey, England
John (de) Burgh
1236 – 1279
Lanvalay, Connaught, Ireland
Cecilia (De) Baliol
1240 – 1289
Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Burgh
1194 – 1242
Egidia Lacy
1196 – 1240
John Baliol
1208 – 1268
Devorguilla Alan
1218 – 1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Burgh
1158 – 1204
Mor O'Brien
1160 – 1194
Sir Lochlan
1170 – 1234
Margaret Huntingdon
1194 – 1233

William Burgh's Descendants

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William (de) Burgh (1295 – 1334) m. Lady (Eleanor) Cowley (1298 – 1325)
  1. 1. Maud (Matilda de) Burgh (1320 – 1375) m. Sir (Thomas) Clarke (1315 – 15 Mar 1369)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Clarke (Bef. 1347 – 1377) m. Eleanor Rowlinge (1352 – 1420)
      1. 1. Sir (John Robert) Clarke (1373 – 1446) m. Mildred Hay (Abt. 1377 – )
        1. 1. Sir (Henry) Clarke (1400 – 1460) m. Matilda (de) Echingham (1407 – 19 Jul 1464)

William Burgh's Timeline

2 Records

1295
1295
Birth of William de Burgh in Connaught, Ireland
Connaught, Ireland
1334
1334
Age 39
Death of William de Burgh in Crawley, Oxfordshire, England
Crawley, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1295
    Event Place: Connaught, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1334
    Event Place: Crawley, Oxfordshire, England
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