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William Devereux 1521–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 2 Nov 1579

Death Location: Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Devereux

Mother: Lady Grey

Spouse(s): Jane Scudamore

Children(s): Barbara Devereux

William Devereux was born in 1521 in Chartley, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Walter 1St Viscount Of Hereford Devereux And Lady Mary Grey. William Devereux married Jane Scudamore, and had children including Barbara Cayce Hastings Devereux. William Devereux passed away in 1579 in Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Devereux was born in 1521 in Chartley, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Walter 1St Viscount Of Hereford Devereux And Lady Mary Grey.
  • William Devereux married Jane Scudamore, and had children including Barbara Cayce Hastings Devereux.
  • William Devereux passed away in 1579 in Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England.

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William Devereux's Ancestors

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William Devereux
1521–1579
Birth Place: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Walter (1st Viscount of Hereford) Devereux
1488–1558
Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Mary) Grey
1494–1537
Groby, Leicestershire, England
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William Devereux's Descendants

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William Devereux (1521–2 Nov 1579) m. Jane Scudamore (1514–1582)
  1. 1. Barbara (Cayce Hastings) Devereux 1541–1603 m. Reginald Farley 1530–1622
    1. 1. Sir (Roger Fabyan) Farley 1570–1659 m. Jane (Evans) Hungerford 1582–1622
      1. 1. Thomas Farley 1602–1650 m. Lady (Jane) Sefton 1602–1650
        1. 1. John (B) Farley 1648–1733 m. Mary Willett 1652–1732

William Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of William Devereux in Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Chartley, Staffordshire, England
1579
2 Nov 1579
Age 58
Death of William Devereux in Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England
Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Chartley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1579
    Event Place: Mirevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England

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