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William De Ferrers 1240 – 1288 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1288

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

Father: William Ferrers,

Mother: Margaret Quincy

Spouse(s): Anne Ferrers, Eleanor Lovaine

Children(s): William Ferrers,

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
William Ferrers
1240 – 1288
Birth Place: Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Parents
William de Ferrers,
1193 – 1254
Derbyshire, England
Margaret (de) Quincy
1210 – 1281
Grandparents
William (De) Ferrers,
1168 – 1247
Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
Agnès (de Kevelioc\ de) Meschines
1174 – 1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Roger (De) Quincy
– 1264
Winchester (Hampshire) England
Helen (of) Galloway
1205 – 1245
Great-Grandparents
William Ferrers,
1131 – 1190
Sibyl Braose
1157 – 1227
Hugh Meschines,
1147 – 1181
Bertrade Meschines,
1155 – 1189
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ferrers,
1090 – 1161
Margaret Peverell
1114 – 1154
William Braose,
1135 – 1179
Bertha Herford
1130 –
Sir Meschines,
1099 – 1153
Maud Caen,
1120 – 1189
Simon Monfort,
1121 – 1181
Maud Montfort,
1130 – 1168

William Ferrers's Descendants

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William (De) Ferrers (1240 – 24 Jan 1288) m. Anne (De) Ferrers (1248 – 1280) m. Eleanor (de) Lovaine (Abt 1250 – 3 May 1326)
  1. 1. William (de) Ferrers, (30 Jan 1272 – 20 Mar 1325) m. Ellen (Margret de) Ferrers (1275 – 9 February 1317)
    1. 1. Thomas (de) Ferrers (ABT 1299 – 1353) m. Lady (Ankaret Maud Le Boteler of) Plantagent, (1310 – 08 Oct 1361)
    2. 2. Henry (de) Ferrers (1302 – 15 Sep 1343) m. Isabel (de) Verdun (21 MAR 1317 – 25 JUL 1349)
      1. 1. Ralph Ferrars (1329 – 1377)
      2. 2. William DeFerrers, (28 Feb 1332 – 8 Jan 1371) m. Margaret d'Ufford (1330 – 8 JAN 1368)
        1. 1. Margaret (De) Ferrers (1347 – 22 JAN 1406) m. Thomas (II de) Beauchamp, (16 March 1338 – 8 July 1401)
        2. 2. Henry DeFerrers (16 FEB 1355 – 3 Feb 1387) m. Joan Poynings (1358 – 30 May 1394)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Ferrers (1336 – 23 OCT 1375) m. David (de) Strathbogie (1332 – 10 OCT 1369)
        1. 1. Phillippa Strathbogie (1361 – 2 NOV 1395)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Scrope) Strathbogie (1 MAR 1362 – 10 SEP 1416) m. John (Scrope of Masham and) Upsal (1327 – 23 DEC 1405) m. Sir (Thomas) Percy (ABT 1362 – 1388)
    3. 3. Ralf (de) Ferrers (ABT 1304 – ABT 1377)
    4. 4. Robert (de) Ferrers, (25 Mar 1309 – 28 Aug 1350) m. Joan (de la) Mote (Abt. 1312 – )
      1. 1. Sir (Robert II de) Ferrers, (1341 – Dec 1380) m. Elizabeth (de Boteler) Botiller (1345 – 19 Jun 1411)
        1. 1. Robert (III) Ferrers, (1373 – 29 Nov 1396) m. Joan (Plantagenet de) Beaufort, (12 May 1375 – 13 Nov 1440)

William Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1240
1240
Birth of William De Ferrers in Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
1288
24 Jan 1288
Age 48
Death of William De Ferrers in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1288
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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