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William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court 1545–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1545

Birth Location: Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Death Date: 23 September 1632

Death Location: Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Lady Throckmorton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Norwood, Anne Sackville, Elizabeth None, Madeleine Leppert

Children(s): Agnes Norwood

The story of William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court began in 1545 in Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court married Anne Sackville, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Frances De Lygon Norwood, Madeleine Amelia Leppert, and had children including Agnes Ann Norwood. William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court passed away in 1632 in Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court began in 1545 in Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
  • William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court married Anne Sackville, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Frances De Lygon Norwood, Madeleine Amelia Leppert, and had children including Agnes Ann Norwood.
  • William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court passed away in 1632 in Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Court's Ancestors

Self
William Court
1545–1632
Birth Place: Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Parents
Robert Henry Norwood, Sr.
1525–1561
Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Lady (Katherine Kate) Throckmorton
1532–1581
Coughton (Warwickshire) England
Grandparents
Raffe ((Ralph) Northwood) (Norwood)
1505–1560
Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury) (14×gg)
1507–1560
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Sir (Robert) Throckmorton
1510–1581
Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Muriel) Throckmorton
1518–1541
Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leckhampton
1479–1512
Alice (Butler)
1480–1535
Alice (Butler)
1480–1535
Henry Shrewsbury)
1480–1510
Lord MP
1480–1552
Baroness Vaux
1496–1545
Sir Glocestershire
1472–1532
Lady ggm
–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norwood
1440–1509
Sir Constable
1443–1518
Joyce Stafford
1453–1500

William Court's Descendants

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William (Norwood Whale of Leckhampton) Court (23 Sep 1545–23 September 1632) m. Elizabeth (Frances de Lygon) Norwood (18 Oct 1548–16 Apr 1598) m. Anne Sackville (11 January 1544–14 May 1595) m. Elizabeth (1541–) m. Madeleine (Amelia) Leppert (Bet. 11 Jan 1555-10 Jan 1556–1627)
  1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Norwood 1568–1626 m. Philemon Whale 1564–1620
    1. 1. Jonas (Henry) Whale\Ward 1589–1621 m. Frances (Radley of Checkney) MANOR 1582–1621
      1. 1. Elizabeth Storey 1613–1700 m. William Ward 1603–1687
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Whale) Ward 1643–1710 m. John (James HOWE Jr) 2nd 1640–1676

William Court's Timeline

2 Records

1545
23 Sep 1545
Birth of William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court in Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
1632
23 September 1632
Age 87
Death of William Norwood Whale of Leckhampton Court in Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England
Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Leckhampton Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1632
    Event Place: Leckhampton, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Norwood 23 Sep 1632

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1632
    Event Place: Leckampton Hartley Whitley Leckampton Uphatherley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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