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William Grey 1509–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Wilton, Wiltshire, England

Father: Edmund Grey

Mother: Florence Hastings

Spouse(s): Mary Somerset

Children(s): Arthur Grey, Honora Wilton, William Grey, William Grey

William Grey was born in 1509 in Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edmund Grey And Florence Hastings. William Grey married Mary Somerset, and had children including Arthur Grey, Honora Grey De Wilton, William Grey. William Grey passed away in 1562 in Wilton, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Grey was born in 1509 in Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edmund Grey And Florence Hastings.
  • William Grey married Mary Somerset, and had children including Arthur Grey, Honora Grey De Wilton, William Grey.
  • William Grey passed away in 1562 in Wilton, Wiltshire, England.

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William Grey's Ancestors

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William Grey
1509–1562
Birth Place: Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edmund Grey
1469–1511
Wilton, Herefordshire, England
Florence Hastings
1473–1511
Harrowdon, Northamptonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Grey's Descendants

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William Grey (1509–1562) m. Mary Somerset (1492–)
  1. 1. Arthur Grey 1536–1593 m. Dorothy (la) Zouche 1536–1574 m. Jane (Sibella) Morrison 1543–1615
    1. 1. The (Lady Elizabeth) Grey 1561–1630 m. Sir (Frances) Goodwin 1570–1634
      1. 1. Robert Goodwin 1628–1680 m. Elizabeth Gray 1632–
        1. 1. Mary Goodwin 1654–1750 m. Capt (William Henry) Ricketts 1633–1700
    2. 2. Bridget Grey 1577–1648
    3. 3. Thomas (Grey 15th Lord Grey of) Wilton 1575–1614
    4. 4. William Grey 1579–1605
    5. 5. William Grey 1567–1605
  2. 2. Honora (Grey de) Wilton 1540–1570
  3. 3. William Grey 1538–1585
  4. 4. William Grey 1538–1585

William Grey's Timeline

3 Records

1509
1509
Birth of William Grey in Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England
1562
15 DEC 1562
Age 53
Death of William Grey in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
1562
1562
Age 53
Burial of William Grey in Wilton, Wiltshire, England
Wilton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Of Wilton Castle, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    52-53

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Wilton, Wiltshire, England

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