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William Catesby 1526 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Lapworth Warwickshire

Death Date: 11 Apr 1553

Death Location: Lapworth, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Catesby

Mother: Dorothy Spencer

Spouse(s): Katherine Willington

Children(s): Sir Catesby

William Catesby was born in 1526 in Lapworth Warwickshire, the child of Sir Richard Catesby and Dorothy Spencer. William Catesby married Katherine Willington, and had children including Sir William Catesby. William Catesby passed away in 1553 in Lapworth, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Catesby was born in 1526 in Lapworth Warwickshire, the child of Sir Richard Catesby and Dorothy Spencer.
  • William Catesby married Katherine Willington, and had children including Sir William Catesby.
  • William Catesby passed away in 1553 in Lapworth, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Catesby's Ancestors

Self
William Catesby
1526 – 1553
Birth Place: Lapworth Warwickshire
Parents
Sir Richard Catesby
1505 – 1554
Ashby St Ledgers
Dorothy Spencer
Grandparents
George Catesby
1473 – 1507
Ashby St Ledgers
Elizabeth Empsom
John Spencer
Isabel Gaunt
Great-Grandparents
William III)
1440 – 1485
Margaret Zouche
1430 – 1494
Richard Empsom
– 1510
Jane
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Catesby
1407 – 1469
Philippa Bishopston
1409 – 1446
William Zouche
1432 – 1467
Katherine Lenthall
1434 – 1460
Peter Empsom
Elizabeth Joseph

William Catesby's Descendants

1.
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William Catesby (1526 – 11 Apr 1553) m. Katherine Willington (1518 – 1592)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Catesby (1545 – 11 Apr 1598) m. Lady (Anne) Throckmorton (1541 – 16 Dec 1603)
    1. 1. Richard Catesby (ABT 1567 – )
    2. 2. Anne Catesby (1569 – Unknown)
    3. 3. John (Mark) Catesby (1 Jul 1570 – 1 Jul 1643)
    4. 4. Robert Catesby (3 Mar 1572 – 8 NOV 1605) m. Katheryne Leighe (1573 – 1602)
      1. 1. William Catesby (1593 – 1595)
      2. 2. Robert Catesby (11 Nov 1595 – 1651)
      3. 3. Philippa Catesby

William Catesby's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Catesby in Lapworth Warwickshire
Lapworth Warwickshire
1553
11 Apr 1553
Age 27
Death of William Catesby in Lapworth, Warwickshire, England
Lapworth, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Lapworth Warwickshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1553
    Event Place: Lapworth, Warwickshire, England

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