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WILLIAM VIII FERRERS 1332–1370 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1332

Birth Location: Newbold Verdon, Leicester

Death Date: 08 Jan 1370

Death Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England

Father: HENRY FERRERS

Mother: Isabel VERDON

Spouse(s): Margaret UFFORD

Children(s): HENRY FERRERS

In 1332, WILLIAM VIII FERRERS entered the world in Newbold Verdon, Leicester, born to Henry Ferrers And Isabel De Verdon. WILLIAM VIII FERRERS married Margaret De Ufford, and had children including Henry Iv Baron Ferrers. WILLIAM VIII FERRERS passed away in 1370 in Groby, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1332, WILLIAM VIII FERRERS entered the world in Newbold Verdon, Leicester, born to Henry Ferrers And Isabel De Verdon.
  • WILLIAM VIII FERRERS married Margaret De Ufford, and had children including Henry Iv Baron Ferrers.
  • WILLIAM VIII FERRERS passed away in 1370 in Groby, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM FERRERS's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM FERRERS
1332–1370
Birth Place: Newbold Verdon, Leicester
Parents
HENRY FERRERS
1294–1343
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Isabel (de) VERDON
1317–1349
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM (VII) FERRERS
1271–1324
Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
Ellen SAVAGE
1275–1337
England
Theobald (Baron) VERDON
1280–1316
(Lord of Weoberley)
ELIZABETH (de) CLARE
1295–1360
England
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM FERRERS
1240–1289
Anne SPENSER
1250–
Sir SAVAGE
1250–1350
Maud SWYNNERTON
1255–1275
Theobald VERDON
1250–1309
Margery VERDON
1260–
Gilbert CLARE
1243–1295
Joan PLANTAGENET
1272–1307
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM FERRERS
1195–1254
Margaret QUINCY
–1280
Hugh SPENSER
1230–1265
Aline BASSET
1232–
Sir SWYNNERTON
1220–
JOHN VERDON
1225–1274
Margaret LACY
1230–1256
Richard CLARE
1222–1262
Maud LACY
1223–1288
Edward ENGLAND
1237–1307
Eleanor CASTILE
1240–1290

WILLIAM FERRERS's Descendants

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WILLIAM (VIII) FERRERS (28 Feb 1332–08 Jan 1370) m. Margaret (de) UFFORD (Abt. 1335–)
  1. 1. HENRY (IV Baron) FERRERS 1355–1387 m. Joan (de) HOO 1360–1394
    1. 1. WILLIAM (IX Baron) FERRERS 1372–1445 m. Margaret MONTAGUE 1375–1416 m. Philippa (de) CLIFFORD 1372–1389
      1. 1. Thomas FERRERS 1389–1458 m. ELIZABETH FREVILLE 1386–
        1. 1. HENRY FERRERS 1405–1500

WILLIAM FERRERS's Timeline

4 Records

1332
28 Feb 1332
Birth of WILLIAM VIII FERRERS in Newbold Verdon, Leicester
Newbold Verdon, Leicester
1370
1370
Age 38
WILLIAM VIII FERRERS - Will
None
1370
08 Jan 1370
Age 38
Death of WILLIAM VIII FERRERS in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England
1372
19 Jul 1372
Age 40
WILLIAM VIII FERRERS - Probate in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1332
    Event Place: Newbold Verdon, Leicester
    Record Source: Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between1623and 1650 the Lineage of Alfred the Great, Charle, Weis page 14 line 11-32.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 1370

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1370
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1372
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England

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