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William de Fitton 1218–1289 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1218

Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1289

Death Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard IV

Mother: Ellen FitzWigan

Spouse(s): Katherine Fitton

Children(s): Herbert Flinton

The story of William de Fitton began in 1218 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. William de Fitton married Katherine De Fitton, and had children including Herbert Flinton. William de Fitton passed away in 1289 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William de Fitton began in 1218 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
  • William de Fitton married Katherine De Fitton, and had children including Herbert Flinton.
  • William de Fitton passed away in 1289 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard IV
1175–1246
Birth Location: Fallibroome, Cheshire, England
RI
Ellen FitzWigan
1178–1265
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
EF

Spouses(s)

Katherine Fitton
1223–1280
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
KF

Children(s)

Herbert Flinton
1246–1316
Birth Location: Flinton, Yorkshire, England
HF

William Fitton's Ancestors

Self
William Fitton
1218–1289
Birth Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Parents
Richard de Fitton IV
1175–1246
Fallibroome, Cheshire, England
Ellen FitzWigan
1178–1265
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (de Fitton) III
1150–1210
Chorley, Cheshire, England
Ciceley (de) Massey
1156–1186
Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England
Elias FitzWigan
1140–1195
Fallibroome, Cheshire, England
Theophania FitzRoald
1129–1098
Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1120–1200
Maud Lacy
1125–1200
Hamon III
1130–1216
Agatha Theray
1130–1216
FitzWigan
1120–
FitzWigan
1120–
Roald FitzHarscoit
1078–1152
Garsiena Musard
1100–1150
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fitton's Descendants

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William (de) Fitton (1218–1289) m. Katherine (de) Fitton (1223–1280)
  1. 1. Herbert Flinton 1246–1316 m. Cecilia Lynde 1250–1335
    1. 1. Flinton 1280– m. Walter Grimston 1257–
      1. 1. William Grimston 1335– m. Armatrude Rysam 1337–1400
        1. 1. Thomas (Grimston) I 1363–1390 m. Dionysia (de) Sutton 1367–1429
    2. 2. Margaret (de) Flinton 1278– m. John (de) Skipwith 1260–1349
      1. 1. William Skipwith 1291–1369 m. Margaret (Fitzsimon of) Ormsby 1288–1392
        1. 1. William (Skipwith) II 1325–1392 m. Alice Hiltoft 1327–1370

William Fitton's Timeline

2 Records

1218
1218
Birth of William de Fitton in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
1289
1289
Age 71
Death of William de Fitton in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1218
    Event Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1289
    Event Place: Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
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