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William Fitzwilliam 1417–1474 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1417

Birth Location: Sprotborough, York, England

Death Date: 1 December 1474

Death Location: Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas William

Mother: Agnes Grey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chaworth

Children(s): Catherine Fitzwilliam☆

William Fitzwilliam was born in 1417 in Sprotborough, York, England, the child of Thomas Fitz William And Agnes De Grey. William Fitzwilliam married Elizabeth Chaworth, and had children including Catherine Fitzwilliam. William Fitzwilliam passed away in 1474 in Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fitzwilliam was born in 1417 in Sprotborough, York, England, the child of Thomas Fitz William And Agnes De Grey.
  • William Fitzwilliam married Elizabeth Chaworth, and had children including Catherine Fitzwilliam.
  • William Fitzwilliam passed away in 1474 in Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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William Fitzwilliam's Ancestors

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William Fitzwilliam
1417–1474
Birth Place: Sprotborough, York, England
Parents
Thomas Fitz William
1195–
Hopkin, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (De) Grey
1212–
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William Fitzwilliam's Descendants

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William Fitzwilliam (1417–1 December 1474) m. Elizabeth Chaworth (1418–1 December 1474)
  1. 1. Catherine Fitzwilliam☆ 1447–1520 m. Sir (Thomas) Wortley 1433–1514
    1. 1. Maud Wortley 1445–1492 m. Thomas (De) Hawksworth 1440–1497
      1. 1. Walter (De) Hawksworth 1489–1547 m. Anne Wentworth 1465–1547
        1. 1. Joanna Hawksworth 1535–1575 m. Sir (Thomas Norman) Crossland 1531–1587

William Fitzwilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1417
1417
Birth of William Fitzwilliam in Sprotborough, York, England
Sprotborough, York, England
1474
1 December 1474
Age 57
Death of William Fitzwilliam in Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1417
    Event Place: Sprotborough, York, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1474
    Event Place: Birkin West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File

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