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William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke 1321–1359 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1321

Birth Location: Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1359

Death Location: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England

Father: Lord II

Mother: Alice Audley

Spouse(s): Johanna Fitz-Hugh

Children(s): Lord Greystoke

William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke was born in 1321 in Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Ralph Fitz Robert Greystoke 1St Baron Greystoke An English Peer And Landowner In The Battle Of Boroughbridge On The Side Of Edward Ii And Alice Audley. William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke married Johanna Fitz Hugh, and had children including Lord Ralph Greystoke 3Rd Baron Greystoke. William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke passed away in 1359 in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke was born in 1321 in Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Ralph Fitz Robert Greystoke 1St Baron Greystoke An English Peer And Landowner In The Battle Of Boroughbridge On The Side Of Edward Ii And Alice Audley.
  • William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke married Johanna Fitz Hugh, and had children including Lord Ralph Greystoke 3Rd Baron Greystoke.
  • William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke passed away in 1359 in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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William Greystoke's Ancestors

Self
William Greystoke
1321–1359
Birth Place: Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Ralph Fitz-Robert Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke, an English peer and landowner, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, on the side of Edward II
1299–1323
Greystoke, Northumberland
Alice Audley
1300–1374
Heleigh, Staffordshire
Grandparents
Robert (Fitz Ralph,) baron
1263–1317
Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Fitz) Ralph
1274–1346
Market Stainton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph FitzGuilleme
1256–1317
Margery Bolebec
1254–1303
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William fitzRalph
1205–1269

William Greystoke's Descendants

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William (FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron) Greystoke (6 Jan 1321–20 Jul 1359) m. Johanna Fitz-Hugh (1330–1 September 1403)
  1. 1. Lord (Ralph Greystoke, 3rd Baron) Greystoke 1353–1418 m. Catherine (Clifford, Baroness) Greystoke 1357–1413
    1. 1. Maud ((Matilda) de) Greystoke 1390–1416 m. Eudo (de Welles, Lord of) Gainsby 1387–1421
      1. 1. William (de Welles Lord Chancellor of) Ireland 1410–1461 m. Anne Barnewall 1425–1501
        1. 1. Thomas (Welles) Sir 1460–1575
        2. 2. Ismay Welles 1440–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (de Welles Baroness Consort of Killeen and) Slane 1460–1506
        4. 4. Ellen ((Eleanor)) DeWelles 1448–
      2. 2. Lionel (de Welles, 6th) Baron 1406–1461 m. Margaret (Beauchamp, Baroness of Bletso, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of) Kendal 1405–1482
        1. 1. John (Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount) Welles 1450–1498 m. Cecily (Plantagenet House of York, Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
      3. 3. Anne Welles 1407–1407
      4. 4. Mary Welles 1410–
    2. 2. John (de Greystoke, 4th Baron Greystoke, constable of Roxburgh) Castle 1389–1436 m. Elizabeth (de Ferrers, Lady) Wembley 1393–1434
      1. 1. Lady (Joan Johanna FitzGerald) Greystoke 1405–1456 m. John (D'Arcy, 1st Baron Darcy de) Knayth 1400–1458
        1. 1. Elizabeth (D'arcy) (Strangeways) 1417–1461 m. Sir (James Butler, 2nd Earl of) Ormonde 1331–1382
        2. 2. Richard Darcy 1424–1458
        3. 3. Sir (Richard Darcy (d' Arcy), 3rd Baron Darcy d') Arcy 1424–1458
      2. 2. Ralph (de Greystock, 5th Baron Greystoke, a protagonist during the Wars of the) Roses 1414–1487
    3. 3. Thomas (De) Greystoke 1385–1386
    4. 4. Joan Greystoke –1415 m. William Bowes –1465

William Greystoke's Timeline

2 Records

1321
6 Jan 1321
Birth of William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke in Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England
Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England
1359
20 Jul 1359
Age 38
Death of William FitzRalph Greystoke, 2nd Baron Greystoke in Bracepeth Castle, County Durham, England
Bracepeth Castle, County Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1321
    Event Place: Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1359
    Event Place: Bracepeth Castle, County Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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