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William Courtenay 1475 – 1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: 09 Jun 1511

Death Location: Greenwich, Kent, England

Father: Edward Courtenay

Mother: Elizabeth Courtenay

Spouse(s): Katherine Courtenay

Children(s): Margaret Worcester

In 1475, William Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Edward Courtenay and Elizabeth Courtenay. Years later, William Courtenay married Katherine Courtenay, and the couple became parents to Margaret Courtnay and Countess of Worcester. William Courtenay died in 1511 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

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Parents

Edward Courtenay
1500 – 1509
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Courtenay
1460 – 1509
Birth Location: Molland, North Devon District, Devon, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Katherine Courtenay
1479 – 1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Worcester
1499 – 1526
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1475
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 09 Jun 1511
    Event Place: Greenwich, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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