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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: John Grosvenor

Mother: Rose Clayton

Spouse(s): Joyce Fowke

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

The story of William Walter Grosvenor began in 1540 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. William Walter Grosvenor married Joyce Fowke, and had children including Jonas Grosvenor, Gawin Grosvenor, Walter Grosvenor, Joseph Grosveneur, Solomon Grosveneur, Gertrude Grosveneur. William Walter Grosvenor passed away in 1590 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,.

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Biography

  • The story of William Walter Grosvenor began in 1540 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Walter Grosvenor married Joyce Fowke, and had children including Jonas Grosvenor, Gawin Grosvenor, Walter Grosvenor, Joseph Grosveneur, Solomon Grosveneur, Gertrude Grosveneur.
  • William Walter Grosvenor passed away in 1590 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, , England,.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Grosvenor
1514 – 1586
Birth Location: Bushbury, Staffordshire, England
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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)

Jonas Grosvenor
1558 – 1637
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Gawin Grosvenor
1566 – 1626
Birth Location: Sutton Manor, Warwickshire, England
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Walter Grosvenor
1568 –
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Joseph Grosveneur
1570 –
Birth Location: Busberie, , Staff, England
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Solomon Grosveneur
1572 –
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
John Grosvenor
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
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

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William (Walter) Grosvenor (1540 – 1590) m. Joyce Fowke (1540 – 1566)
  1. 1. Jonas Grosvenor (1558 – 1637)
  2. 2. Gawin Grosvenor (1566 – 1626) m. Dorothy Pudsey (1557 – 1640)
    1. 1. Winifred Grosvenor (1590 – 1 SEP 1676) m. Thomas Corbin (24 MAY 1594 – JUN 1638)
      1. 1. Henry Corbin (1629 – 8 JAN 1675) m. Alice (Norres) Eltonhead (1627 – 23 Mar 1685)
        1. 1. Edmund (Jennings) Corbin (1648 – )
        2. 2. Laetitia Corbin (25 AUG 1657 – 6 OCT 1706) m. Richard (Henry) Lee (1647 – 12 Mar 1714)
        3. 3. Thomas Corbin (1658 – 4 NOV 1736)
        4. 4. Gawin Corbin (1659 – 1 JAN 1744)
        5. 5. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin (14 Feb 1660 – 1713)
        6. 6. Winifred Corbin (3 Nov 1661 – 10 Sep 1709) m. Capt (Leroy) Griffin (1646 – 4 Apr 1702)
        7. 7. Anne Corbin (9 FEB 1664 – 30 JUL 1694)
        8. 8. Henry Corbin (12 FEB 1667 – 1668)
        9. 9. Martha Corbin (1670 – 21 SEP 1793)
        10. 10. Frances Corbin (DEC 1671 – 22 NOV 1713)
        11. 11. Lee Combs (1851 – 1908)
        12. 12. Tinsley Combs (1855 – )
        13. 13. William Combs (1859 – )
        14. 14. America Combs (1861 – )
        15. 15. Delore Combs (1863 – )
        16. 16. Catherine Combs (1865 – )
        17. 17. Mary (Jane) Combs (1867 – )
  3. 3. Walter Grosvenor (1568 – )
  4. 4. Joseph Grosveneur (1570 – )
  5. 5. Solomon Grosveneur (1572 – )
  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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