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William Cheney 1365–1399 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1365

Birth Location: Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: abt 1399

Death Location: Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Henry Cheney

Mother: Joan Muschet

Spouse(s): Catherine Pabenham

Children(s): Lawrence Cheney

The story of William Cheney began in 1365 in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England. William Cheney married Catherine Pabenham, and had children including Lawrence Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1399 in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cheney began in 1365 in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Cheney married Catherine Pabenham, and had children including Lawrence Cheney.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1399 in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cheney's Ancestors

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William Cheney
1365–1399
Birth Place: Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Henry Cheney
1340–1367
Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
Joan Muschet
1344–1373
Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
Grandparents
William Cheney
1879–1960
Pietermaritzburg Natal,,,South Africa
Sarah (Maria Van) Lelyveld
1889–1979
Transvaal,,,South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cheney
1834–1885
Eliza Shrive
1837–1919
Petrus Lelyveld
1854–1898
Anna Plessis
1860–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Cheney
1786–1850
Charlotte Cook
–1879
Glen Shrive
1808–1866
Eliza Odell
1810–
Hendrik Lelyveld
1815–1892
Mary Frost
1819–1899
Charles Plessis
1836–1928
Alleta Potgieter
1838–1912

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (abt 1365–abt 1399) m. Catherine Pabenham (1372–17 Jul 1436)
  1. 1. Lawrence Cheney 1396–1461 m. Elizabeth Cokayne 1403–1422
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cheney 1420–1473 m. Frederick Tilney 1416–1447
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tilney 1450–1497 m. Humphrey Bourchier 1444–1471
        1. 1. Margaret Bourchier 1468–1552 m. Thomas Bryan 1464–1517

William Cheney's Timeline

4 Records

1365
1365
Birth of William Cheney in Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
1365
abt 1365
Birth of William Cheney in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
1399
1399
Age 34
Death of William Cheney in Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England
1399
abt 1399
Age 34
Death of William Cheney in Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1365
    Event Place: Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1365
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1399
    Event Place: Fen Ditton,,Cambridgeshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1399
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, , Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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