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William Ferrers 1372 – 1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1372

Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 MAY 1445

Death Location: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Ferrers

Mother: Joan Hoo

Spouse(s): Philippa Clifford, Margaret Montagu

Children(s): Henry Ferrers, Elizabeth Ferrers, Elizabeth DeFerrers, Thomas Ferrers, Maud Ferrers, John Ferrers, Edmond Ferrers, Henry Ferrers, Margaret DeFerrers, Anne Ferrers, John Ferrers, John Ferrars, Edmond Ferrars, Thomas Ferrars

In 1372, William Ferrers entered the world in Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Ferrers and Joan Hoo. William Ferrers married Philippa de Clifford, Margaret de Montagu, and had children including Henry Ferrers, Elizabeth Ferrers, Elizabeth DeFerrers, Thomas De Ferrers, Maud Matilda Ferrers, John de Ferrers, Edmond Ferrers, Henry Ferrers, Margaret DeFerrers, Anne Ferrers, John Ferrers, John Ferrars, Edmond Ferrars, Thomas Ferrars. William Ferrers passed away in 1445 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1372, William Ferrers entered the world in Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Ferrers and Joan Hoo.
  • William Ferrers married Philippa de Clifford, Margaret de Montagu, and had children including Henry Ferrers, Elizabeth Ferrers, Elizabeth DeFerrers, Thomas De Ferrers, Maud Matilda Ferrers, John de Ferrers, Edmond Ferrers, Henry Ferrers, Margaret DeFerrers, Anne Ferrers, John Ferrers, John Ferrars, Edmond Ferrars, Thomas Ferrars.
  • William Ferrers passed away in 1445 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ferrers
1355 – 1388
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Hoo
1358 – 1394
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
JH

Spouses(s)

Philippa Clifford
1371 – 1405
Birth Location: Brough, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
PC
Margaret Montagu
1384 – 1416
Birth Location: Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MM

Children(s)

Henry Ferrers
1390 – 1463
Birth Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Ferrers
1392 – 1460
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
EF
Elizabeth DeFerrers
1393 – 1434
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
ED
Thomas Ferrers
1394 – 1459
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
TF
Maud Ferrers
1395 – 1462
Birth Location: Oversley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
MF
John Ferrers
1395 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
JF
Edmond Ferrers
1398 –
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EF
Henry Ferrers
1404 – 1439
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
HF
Margaret DeFerrers
1406 – 1487
Birth Location: Powick, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
MD
Anne Ferrers
1409 –
Birth Location: Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
AF
John Ferrers
1413 –
Birth Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JF
John Ferrars
1413 –
Birth Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
JF
Edmond Ferrars
1415 –
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EF
Thomas Ferrars
1420 – 1958
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
TF

William Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
William Ferrers
1372 – 1445
Birth Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Ferrers
1355 – 1388
Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Hoo
1358 – 1394
Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (de) Ferrers
1332 – 1371
Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (de) Ufford
1333 – 1368
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas (Lutton) Hoo
1318 – 1380
Lutton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Isabella (Saint) Leger
1320 – 1393
Holcot, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ferrers
1302 – 1343
Isabel Verdun
1316 – 1349
Robert Ufford
1298 – 1368
Margaret Norwich
1300 – 1375
Robert Hoo
1274 – 1340
Hawise FitzWarine
1264 – 1344
John Leger
1294 – 1336
Joan Baddington
1300 – 1320
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ufford
1279 – 1316
Cecily Valoines
1277 – 1325
John Leger
1268 – 1326
Isabel Havering
1275 – 1301

William Ferrers's Descendants

1.
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William Ferrers (25 APR 1372 – 18 MAY 1445) m. Philippa (de) Clifford (1371 – 4 JUL 1405) m. Margaret (de) Montagu (1384 – BEF 1416)
  1. 1. Henry Ferrers (1390 – 5 DEC 1463) m. Isabel (de) Mowbray (1396 – 29 SEP 1452)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Ruthyn, (ABT 1418 – 23 JAN 1483) m. Edward (de) Grey (1415 – 18 DEC 1457)
      1. 1. John Grey (ABT 1432 – 17 FEB 1461) m. Elizabeth Wydeville (1 MAY 1437 – 7 JUN 1492) m. Elizabeth Woodville (1435 – 7 JUN 1492)
        1. 1. Thomas Grey (22 JUN 1457 – 20 SEP 1501) m. Cecily Bonville (30 JUN 1460 – MAY 1529)
        2. 2. Ricardo (Grey, Cavaleiro de) Groby (aproximadamente 1458 – 25 junho 1483)
        3. 3. Richard Grey (ABT 1459 – 25 JUN 1483) m. Anne (de) Mowbray (10 DEC 1472 – 19 NOV 1481)
      2. 2. Margaret Grey (ABT 1435 – )
      3. 3. Robert Grey (1436 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Grey (1448 – 18 JUL 1492)
      5. 5. Edward Grey (1450 – 17 JUL 1492) m. Elizabeth Talbot (1434 – 8 SEP 1487) m. Jane Norton (ABT 1444 – 1500)
      6. 6. Reynold Grey (ABT 1452 – 31 DEC 1460)
      7. 7. Anne Grey (ABT 1456 – 1507) m. Edward Hungerford (1430 – 1507)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Ferrers (1392 – 1460) m. William Culpepper (1387 – 1414)
  3. 3. Elizabeth DeFerrers (1393 – 1434)
  4. 4. Thomas (De) Ferrers (MAY 1394 – 6 JAN 1459) m. Elizabeth Freville (1398 – 22 AUG 1468)
    1. 1. Edmond Ferrers (1415 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Ferrers (ABT 1420 – 22 AUG 1498) m. Anne Hastings (1426 – 1472)
      1. 1. Mabel (Isabel) Ferrars (1440 – 1487) m. Ralph (Nicholas) Longford (ABT 1438 – 1 FEB 1513)
      2. 2. Henry Ferrers (1440 – 28 DEC 1500) m. Margaret Heckstall (1446 – 1489)
        1. 1. Richard Ferrers (1464 – ABT 1535) m. Jane Malehearbe (1480 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Ferrers (1480 – 1580)
        3. 3. Edward (de) Ferrers (1480 – 29 AUG 1535) m. Constance Brome (1478 – 30 APR 1551)
        4. 4. Henry Farrar (1480 – 6 NOV 1549)
        5. 5. Jane (De) Ferrers (1480 – ) m. Sir (Knight of Bathe William,) Griffith (1476 – APR 1531)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ferrers (1486 – 1558) m. James Clerke (9 DEC 1485 – 20 SEP 1558)
      3. 3. John Ferrers (1450 – 1498) m. Maude Stanley (1444 – )
      4. 4. Anne Ferrers (1450 – ) m. Thomas Gresley (1455 – 31 JAN 1503)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gresley (1442 – 1523) m. John Montgomery ( – 7 APR 1513) m. John Montgomery (1449 – 1475)
    3. 3. Henry Ferrers (ABT 1430 – 28 DEC 1500) m. Margaret Heckstall (1446 – 1489) m. Henry Ferrers (ABT 1385 – )
    4. 4. Catherine Ferrers (1452 – 1473)
  5. 5. Maud (Matilda) Ferrers (1395 – 1462)
    1. 1. John Raleigh (ABT 1420 – )
    2. 2. John Raleigh (1484 – 1584) m. Elizabaeth Edgecombe (1485 – )
      1. 1. Walter Raleigh (1504 – ABT 1581) m. Darnell (or De) Ponte (ABT 1506 – ) m. Catherine Champernon (1519 – 18 APR 1594) m. Alice Drake (1545 – ) m. Katherine Champernowne (ABT 1507 – ABT 1565)
        1. 1. Adam Raleigh (ABT 1480 – )
        2. 2. John Raleigh (<1521> – ) m. Anne Fortescue (ABT 1525 – ) m. <Living>
        3. 3. George Raleigh (ABT 1526 – 1597) m. Katherine Gilbert (ABT 1526 – AFT 1597)
        4. 4. Raleigh Raleigh (ABT 1528 – )
        5. 5. John Raleigh (ABT 1530 – ) m. Katherine Champernowne (ABT 1507 – ABT 1565)
        6. 6. Adrian Gilbert (ABT 1535 – 1597) m. Emma (1588 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Ralegh (ABT 1550 – ) m. Laurence Radford (1541 – 10 NOV 1590)
        8. 8. Carew Raleigh (ABT 1554 – 1625) m. Dorothea Wroughton (ABT 1555 – )
        9. 9. George (alias Blake) Raleigh (ABT 1565 – )
      2. 2. Jane Raleigh (1528 – 1581) m. John Upton (1525 – 1582)
        1. 1. John Upton (1545 – 4 AUG 1600) m. Ann Cooper (ABT 1540 – 1573)
        2. 2. Goefry Upton (1545 – ) m. Mary (1547 – )
        3. 3. Joane (Jane) Upton (29 MAY 1561 – 28 JAN 1598) m. Thomas (John) Berdsley (1557 – 19 MAY 1600)
  6. 6. John (de) Ferrers (<1395> – )
  7. 7. Edmond Ferrers (1398 – )
  8. 8. Henry Ferrers (ABT 1404 – 8 JUN 1439)
  9. 9. Margaret DeFerrers (1406 – 29 JAN 1487)
  10. 10. Anne Ferrers (1409 – ) m. Nicholas Bowell
  11. 11. John Ferrers (1413 – )
  12. 12. John Ferrars (ABT 1413 – )
  13. 13. Edmond Ferrars (ABT 1415 – )
  14. 14. Thomas Ferrars (1420 – 6 JAN 1958)

William Ferrers's Timeline

4 Records

1372
25 APR 1372
Birth of William Ferrers in Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1372
3 MAY 1372
William Ferrers was christened in Charsfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Charsfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1445
18 MAY 1445
Age 73
Death of William Ferrers in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1445
1445
Age 73
Burial of William Ferrers in Ulverscroft, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Ulverscroft, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1372
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1372
    Event Place: Charsfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1445
    Event Place: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Ulverscroft, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
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