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William De Ferrers 1240–1288 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 January 1288

Death Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: William Ferrers

Mother: Margaret Ferrers

Spouse(s): Anne LeDespencer

Children(s): William Ferrers

The story of William De Ferrers began in 1240 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England. William De Ferrers married Anne Ledespencer, and had children including William De Ferrers. William De Ferrers passed away in 1288 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William De Ferrers began in 1240 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England.
  • William De Ferrers married Anne Ledespencer, and had children including William De Ferrers.
  • William De Ferrers passed away in 1288 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Children(s)

William Ferrers's Ancestors

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William Ferrers
1240–1288
Birth Place: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Parents
William de Ferrers
1193–1254
Derbyshire, England
Margaret Ferrers
1218–1281
England
Grandparents
Willem (Ferrers Earl van Derby) II
1168–1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Anges (de Kevelioc le) Meschines
1174–1247
Tutbury
Roger (II Earl of Winchester De) Quincy
1184–1264
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Lady (Helen Ellen de Galloway de) Quincy
1200–1296
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ferrers
1140–1190
Sybil Braose
1145–1227
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferrers's Descendants

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William (De) Ferrers (1240–24 January 1288) m. Anne LeDespencer (1248–1280)
  1. 1. William (de) Ferrers 1271–1325 m. Ellen (de Segreve dau of John Segreve 2nd) Lord/ 1280–1316
    1. 1. Henry (Ferrers 2nd Baron) Grosby 1294–1343 m. Isabel Verdon 1317–1372
      1. 1. Sir (William (Lord Ferrers of Groby) de) Ferrers 1332–1370 m. Margaret (de) Percy 1330–1383 m. Margaret (de) Ferrers 1333–1368
        1. 1. Margareth (Ferrer of) Groby 1350–1406 m. Thomas Beauchamp 1338–1401
        2. 2. Henry Ferrers 1355–1388 m. Joane Poynings 1356–1394
      2. 2. Elizabeth Malewayn –1375

William Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1240
1240
Birth of William De Ferrers in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
1288
24 January 1288
Age 48
Death of William De Ferrers in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1288
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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