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William Grosvenor 1459–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Eaton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1493

Death Location: Penne, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Grosvenor

Mother: Alice Whitmore

Spouse(s): Margaret Scarsmith

Children(s): Humphrey Grosvenor, Margaret Grosvenor, Rowland Grosvenor

The story of William Grosvenor began in 1459 in Eaton, Cheshire, England. William Grosvenor married Margaret Scarsmith, and had children including Humphrey Grosvenor, Margaret Grosvenor, Rowland Grosvenor. William Grosvenor passed away in 1493 in Penne, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Grosvenor began in 1459 in Eaton, Cheshire, England.
  • William Grosvenor married Margaret Scarsmith, and had children including Humphrey Grosvenor, Margaret Grosvenor, Rowland Grosvenor.
  • William Grosvenor passed away in 1493 in Penne, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Grosvenor's Ancestors

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William Grosvenor
1459–1493
Birth Place: Eaton, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Grosvenor
1437–
Hulme, Cheshire, England
Alice Whitmore
1439–1520
Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Randall ((Raufe)) Grosvenor
1407–1447
Hulme, Cheshire, England
Joan Eton
1417–1510
Ludson, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1377–1429
Joan Venables
1384–1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Grosvenor
1347–1396
Joan (Depulford)
1348–
Sir Bollin
1336–1403
Isabel Langton
1342–1450

William Grosvenor's Descendants

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William Grosvenor (1459–1493) m. Margaret Scarsmith (1465–1493)
  1. 1. Humphrey Grosvenor 1487–1521 m. Joyce Wells 1492–1514
    1. 1. 1514–1586 m. Rose Clayton 1518–1593
      1. 1. William (Walter) Grosvenor 1540–1590 m. Joyce Fowke 1540–1566
        1. 1. Gawin Grosvenor 1566–1626 m. Dorothy Pudsey 1557–1640
        2. 2. Jonas Grosvenor 1558–1637
        3. 3. Solomon Grosveneur 1572–
        4. 4. Joseph Grosveneur 1570–
        5. 5. Walter Grosvenor 1568–
        6. 6. Gertrude Grosveneur 1578–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Grosvenor 1551–1620
      3. 3. James (Jacob) Grosvenor 1547–1601
      4. 4. Richard Grosvenor 1549–1615
      5. 5. Sir (Henry) Grosvenor 1543–1595
  2. 2. Margaret Grosvenor 1485–
  3. 3. Rowland Grosvenor 1492–

William Grosvenor's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of William Grosvenor in Eaton, Cheshire, England
Eaton, Cheshire, England
1493
1493
Age 34
Death of William Grosvenor in Penne, Staffordshire, England
Penne, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Eaton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Buddeworth Buddeworth Cecilia, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire: Bromborough - Talbot Deeds, 1200-1682
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire: Chester - Quarter Sessions Records and other records of the Justices of the Peace, 1559-1760

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Penne, Staffordshire, England

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