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William de Cornwall 1280 – 1340 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1280

Birth Location: Truro, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1340

Death Location: Truro, Cornwall, England

Father: Walter Cornwall,

Mother: Margery Alan

Spouse(s): Margaret Cornwall

Children(s): Sir Cornwall

In 1280, William de Cornwall entered the world in Truro, Cornwall, England, born to Walter Plantagenet de Cornwall, and Margery de fitz Alan. William de Cornwall married Margaret de Cornwall, and had children including Sir John de Cornwall. William de Cornwall passed away in 1340 in Truro, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1280, William de Cornwall entered the world in Truro, Cornwall, England, born to Walter Plantagenet de Cornwall, and Margery de fitz Alan.
  • William de Cornwall married Margaret de Cornwall, and had children including Sir John de Cornwall.
  • William de Cornwall passed away in 1340 in Truro, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Cornwall,
1245 – 1313
Birth Location: BranellHertfordshire, England
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Margery Alan
1254 – 1300
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cornwall
1280 – 1306
Birth Location: England
MC

Children(s)

Sir Cornwall
1306 – 1332
Birth Location: Truro, Cornwall, England
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William Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
William Cornwall
1280 – 1340
Birth Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
Parents
Walter Plantagenet de Cornwall,
1245 – 1313
BranellHertfordshire, England
Margery (de fitz) Alan
1254 – 1300
England
Grandparents
Richard Plantagenet,
1209 – 1272
Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
Unknown (mistress or Jeanne) Valletort
England
Great-Grandparents
John dynasty,
1166 – 1216
Isabella Taillefer,
1187 – 1246
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Plantagenet-Angevin,
1133 – 1189
Eleanor House,
1122 – 1204
William Taillifer,
1160 – 1202
Alice Courtenay
1160 – 1218

William Cornwall's Descendants

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William (de) Cornwall (1280 – 1340) m. Margaret (de) Cornwall (1280 – 1306)
  1. 1. Sir (John de) Cornwall (1306 – 1332) m. Margery Trejago (1310 – 1357)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Margery Plantagenet de) Cornwall (Abt. 1332 – 1400) m. Sir (David Dafydd de Hendower) Hendure, (Abt. 1320 – 1400)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Hendower, (1370 – 1440) m. Isabel (de) Boulaye (1370 – )
        1. 1. Richard (ap Thomas de) Hendower, (1410 – 1460) m. Katherine Chamberlayne (1412 – Abt. 1460)

William Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1280
1280
Birth of William de Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England
1340
1340
Age 60
Death of William de Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1280
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1340
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
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