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William Fox 1430 – 1466 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1430

Birth Location: Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 4 MAY 1466

Death Location: Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England

Father: William Vaux

Mother: Maud Lucy

Spouse(s): Catherine Peniston

Children(s): Jane Vaux, Margaret Vaux, John Foxe

The story of William Fox began in 1430 in Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. William Fox married Catherine Peniston, and had children including Jane Vaux, Margaret Vaux, John Foxe. William Fox passed away in 1466 in Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fox began in 1430 in Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
  • William Fox married Catherine Peniston, and had children including Jane Vaux, Margaret Vaux, John Foxe.
  • William Fox passed away in 1466 in Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Vaux
1400 – 1460
Birth Location: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Maud Lucy
1418 – 1439
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Peniston
1440 – 1509
Birth Location: Piemonte, Massa Martana, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
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Children(s)

Jane Vaux
1462 – 1535
Birth Location: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Vaux
1463 –
Birth Location: Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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John Foxe
1463 – 1502
Birth Location: Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Fox's Ancestors

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William Fox
1430 – 1466
Birth Place: Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William de Vaux
1400 – 1460
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (de) Lucy
1418 – 1439
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Vaux
1370 – 1405
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanore Drakelow
1378 – 1454
Wileby, Northamptonshire, England
Walter (de) Lucy
1387 – 1444
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Alinor (Eleanor) Arcedekene
1383 – 1447
Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Vaux
1345 – 1401
Joan Thirning
1338 – 1385
Thomas Drakelowe
1350 – 1369
Reynold Lucy
1359 – 1437
Margaret Lucy
1364 – 1387
Warin Arcedekne
1355 – 1400
Elizabeth Talbot
1364 – 1407
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Lucy
1324 – 1400
Mrs Lucy
1315 –
John Mowbray
1340 – 1368
Elizabeth Segrave
1338 – 1368
John L'Arcedekene
1306 – 1371
Cecilia Haccombe
1310 – 1364
John Talbot
1337 – 1375
Catherine Grey
1339 – 1381

William Fox's Descendants

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William Fox (ABT 1430 – 4 MAY 1466) m. Catherine Peniston (1440 – 28 JUN 1509)
  1. 1. Jane Vaux (1462 – 1535) m. Richard Guildford (ABT 1455 – 28 SEP 1506)
  2. 2. Margaret Vaux (1463 – ) m. Thomas Leake (1445 – 1523)
    1. 1. John Leek (ABT 1464 – 21 JAN 1546)
    2. 2. Muriel Leek (ABT 1467 – ) m. George Linacre
  3. 3. John Foxe (1463 – 1502) m. Elizabeth, (wife of John) Foxe, (1465 – )
    1. 1. henry Fox (1490 – 1587) m. Anne Hawes (1495 – 1526)
      1. 1. William Foxe (1513 – 1544)
      2. 2. john Fox (JUL 1516 – 18 APR 1587) m. agnes randal (1521 – 22 APR 1605)
        1. 1. Ann Fox (1529 – ) m. George Wood (1534 – 26 JAN 1589)
        2. 2. William Fox (1534 – 1572) m. Mary Cooke (1538 – 1596)
        3. 3. Thomas Foxe (1539 – 21 SEP 1601) m. Margaret (Gilman) * (1541 – 9 OCT 1617) m. Thomas Fox (ABT 1549 – )
        4. 4. Isabel Fox (ABT 1539 – 17 NOV 1616) m. George Smith (ABT 1532 – 1596)
        5. 5. John Foxe (1547 – 7 DEC 1595) m. Margaret Orrell (1558 – )
        6. 6. Samuel Fox (ABT 1548 – 1630) m. Anne Leveson (ABT 1560 – )
        7. 7. Simeon Fox (1550 – 20 APR 1642)
        8. 8. William Fox (1554 – ABT 1612) m. Anne Lane (1550 – 1578)
        9. 9. Mary Foxe (2 OCT 1558 – 1593) m. Alfred (D) Birdwell (1558 – )
        10. 10. Thomas Fox (1560 – 1625) m. Mary
        11. 11. Anne Fox (1581 – DEC 1606) m. John (B.) Bruen (1560 – 18 JAN 1626)
        12. 12. Henry Fox
        13. 13. Richard Fox
      3. 3. Henry Foxe (ABT 1519 – )

William Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1430
ABT 1430
Birth of William Fox in Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
1466
4 MAY 1466
Age 36
Death of William Fox in Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England
Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1430
    Event Place: Hasland, in chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1466
    Event Place: Harrowden Hall, Northampton, England
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