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William Conyers 1435–1490 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Hornby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 SEP 1490

Death Location: Sockburn, Durham, England

Father: Sir Yorkshire)

Mother: Margery Eure

Spouse(s): Lady Bigod

Children(s): Cuthbert Conyers, Roger Conyers, Anna Conyers, Katherine Stillington, Christopher Conyers

William Conyers was born in 1435 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Christopher Conyers Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Margery Mary Eure. William Conyers married Lady Anne Bigod, and had children including Anna De Conyers, Christopher De Conyers, Cuthbert De Conyers, Katherine Stillington, Roger De Conyers. William Conyers passed away in 1490 in Sockburn, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Conyers was born in 1435 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Christopher Conyers Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Margery Mary Eure.
  • William Conyers married Lady Anne Bigod, and had children including Anna De Conyers, Christopher De Conyers, Cuthbert De Conyers, Katherine Stillington, Roger De Conyers.
  • William Conyers passed away in 1490 in Sockburn, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Yorkshire)
1411–1487
Birth Location: Sokebourne, Durham, or Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Margery Eure
1415–1470
Birth Location: Old Malton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bigod
1437–1531
Birth Location: Probably Settrington, North Yorkshire, England
LB

Children(s)

Cuthbert Conyers
1464–1558
Birth Location: Sockburn, Durham, England
CC
Roger Conyers
1472–1559
Birth Location: Sockburn, Durham, England
RC
Anna Conyers
1474–1521
Birth Location: Sockburn, Durham, England
AC
Katherine Stillington
1452–1500
Birth Location: York (Yorkshire) England
KS
Christopher Conyers
1470–1513
Birth Location: Hornby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
CC

William Conyers's Ancestors

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William Conyers
1435–1490
Birth Place: Hornby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Christopher Conyers (Sheriff of Yorkshire)
1411–1487
Sokebourne, Durham, or Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, England
Margery (Mary) Eure
1415–1470
Old Malton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Conyers's Descendants

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William Conyers (1435–8 SEP 1490) m. Lady (Anne) Bigod (ABT 1437–1531)
  1. 1. Cuthbert (De) Conyers 1464–1558
  2. 2. Roger (De) Conyers 1472–1559
  3. 3. Anna (De) Conyers 1474–1521
  4. 4. Katherine Stillington 1452–1500
  5. 5. Christopher (De) Conyers 1470–1513 m. Alice Fulford 1465–1505 m. Anne Markenfield 1461–1532
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Conyers 1505–1561
    2. 2. Thomas (Conyers) Knight 1487–1521 m. Margaret Radcliffe 1486–1532
      1. 1. Sir (George) Conyers 1511–1567 m. Christian (Ann) Dawney 1515–1560
        1. 1. John Conyers 1544–1610 m. Agnes Bowes 1547–1637

William Conyers's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of William Conyers in Hornby, Yorkshire, England
Hornby, Yorkshire, England
1490
8 SEP 1490
Age 55
Death of William Conyers in Sockburn, Durham, England
Sockburn, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Hornby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1490
    Event Place: Sockburn, Durham, England
    Record Source: Age:
    54-55
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