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William Walter Grosvenor 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Bushbury, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,

Father: None None

Mother: Rose Clayton

Spouse(s): Joyce Fowke

Children(s): Gawin Grosvenor, Jonas Grosvenor, Solomon Grosveneur, Joseph Grosveneur, Walter Grosvenor, Gertrude Grosveneur

In 1540, William Walter Grosvenor entered the world in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England, born to Rose Clayton. William Walter Grosvenor married Joyce Fowke, and had children including Gawin Grosvenor, Gertrude Grosveneur, Jonas Grosvenor, Joseph Grosveneur, Solomon Grosveneur, Walter Grosvenor. William Walter Grosvenor passed away in 1590 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Walter Grosvenor entered the world in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England, born to Rose Clayton.
  • William Walter Grosvenor married Joyce Fowke, and had children including Gawin Grosvenor, Gertrude Grosveneur, Jonas Grosvenor, Joseph Grosveneur, Solomon Grosveneur, Walter Grosvenor.
  • William Walter Grosvenor passed away in 1590 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1514–1586
Birth Location: Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
Rose Clayton
1518–1593
Birth Location: Harwood Parva, , Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Fowke
1540–1566
Birth Location: Gunston, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Gawin Grosvenor
1566–1626
Birth Location: Sutton Manor, Warwickshire, England
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Jonas Grosvenor
1558–1637
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Solomon Grosveneur
1572–
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Joseph Grosveneur
1570–
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Walter Grosvenor
1568–
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Gertrude Grosveneur
1578–
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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William Grosvenor's Ancestors

Self
William Grosvenor
1540–1590
Birth Place: Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
Parents
1514–1586
Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
Rose Clayton
1518–1593
Harwood Parva, , Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Grosvenor
1487–1521
Farmcote, Shropshire, England
Joyce Wells
1492–1514
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
John (Clayton) Lord
1492–1560
Harwood, Lancashire, England
Rose Byshbury
1488–1525
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Grosvenor
1459–1493
Margaret Scarsmith
1465–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grosvenor
1437–
Alice Whitmore
1439–1520

William Grosvenor's Descendants

1.
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William (Walter) Grosvenor (1540–1590) m. Joyce Fowke (1540–1566)
  1. 1. Gawin Grosvenor 1566–1626 m. Dorothy Pudsey 1557–1640
    1. 1. Winifred Grosvenor 1590–1676 m. Thomas Corbin 1594–1638
      1. 1. Henry Corbin 1629–1675 m. Alice (Norres) Eltonhead 1627–1685
        1. 1. Winifred Corbin 1661–1709 m. Capt (Leroy) Griffin 1646–1702
        2. 2. Laetitia Corbin 1657–1706 m. Richard (Henry) Lee 1647–1714
        3. 3. Martha Corbin 1670–1793
        4. 4. Frances Corbin 1671–1713
        5. 5. Henry Corbin 1667–1668
        6. 6. Gawin Corbin 1659–1744
        7. 7. Thomas Corbin 1658–1736
        8. 8. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin 1660–1713
        9. 9. Anne Corbin 1664–1694
        10. 10. Edmund (Jennings) Corbin 1648–
        11. 11. Delore Combs 1863–
        12. 12. Tinsley Combs 1855–
        13. 13. Mary (Jane) Combs 1867–
        14. 14. William Combs 1859–
        15. 15. America Combs 1861–
        16. 16. Lee Combs 1851–1908
        17. 17. Catherine Combs 1865–
  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–

William Grosvenor's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Walter Grosvenor in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
1590
1590
Age 50
Death of William Walter Grosvenor in Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,
Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Bushbury, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,
    Record Source: Age:
    49-50
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