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William Hayward 1426 – 1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Brockton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1471

Death Location: Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England

Father: William Heyword

Mother: Jane Wilcox

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brocton

Children(s): William Hayward, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Richard Hayward, Thomas Hayward

In 1426, William Hayward entered the world in Brockton, Shropshire, England, born to William Heyword and Jane Wilcox. William Hayward married Elizabeth Brocton, and had children including William Hayward, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Richard Hayward, Thomas Hayward. William Hayward passed away in 1471 in Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1426, William Hayward entered the world in Brockton, Shropshire, England, born to William Heyword and Jane Wilcox.
  • William Hayward married Elizabeth Brocton, and had children including William Hayward, John Hayward, Robert Hayward, Richard Hayward, Thomas Hayward.
  • William Hayward passed away in 1471 in Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Heyword
1402 – 1480
Birth Location: Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Jane Wilcox
1405 – 1485
Birth Location: Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brocton
1430 – 1489
Birth Location: Brockton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Hayward
1445 – 1515
Birth Location: Brockton, Shropshire, England
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John Hayward
1462 –
Birth Location: Brocton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Hayward
1464 –
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Hayward
1466 –
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Hayward
1468 –
Birth Location: Of London, Eng
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William Hayward's Ancestors

Self
William Hayward
1426 – 1471
Birth Place: Brockton, Shropshire, England
Parents
William Heyword
1402 – 1480
Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Wilcox
1405 – 1485
Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Hayward
1380 – 1460
Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England
Margery ((Margarey)) Weaver
1382 – 1440
Shropshire, England
William Wilcocks
1382 – 1430
Of, Knossington, Leicestershire, England
Sarah Todd
1390 –
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Hayward
1354 – 1387
Agnes Bailey
1358 –
John Weaver
1360 – 1403
Jane Apleby
1450 – 1494
William Wilcockes
1331 – 1390
Margery Nowers
1355 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Heyward
1334 – 1387
Joane Bohun
1332 – 1375
Walter Bailey
1332 – 1356
Margaret Bailey
1336 – 1416
Thomas Weaver
1350 – 1397
Margaret Wysham
1350 – 1388
James Appleby
1415 – 1507
APLEBY
1529 –
William Craydock
1265 –
Joan Wogan
1290 –
Ralph Nowers
1300 –
Margaret Buckland
1304 –

William Hayward's Descendants

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William Hayward (1426 – 1471) m. Elizabeth Brocton (1430 – 1489)
  1. 1. William Hayward (1445 – 1515) m. Agnes Bailey (Abt 1445 – Nov 1489)
    1. 1. William Hayward (1450 – 1504)
    2. 2. Katheryn Hayward (1460 – 1486) m. Thomas Welles (1459 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hayward (1465 – 1495) m. John Nicholson (1460 – 1520)
      1. 1. William Nicholson (1483 – 1550) m. Isobel Herbert (Abt 1482 – 1504)
        1. 1. Isabel Nicholson (1504 – Abt 1560) m. David Dryden (1500 – 1540) m. David (Henry) Dryden (1600 – )
      2. 2. Roger Nicholson (Abt 1485 – )
      3. 3. John Nicholson (2 Jan 1485 – 1559) m. Anne (Fairbanks) Barber (1490 – 1523)
      4. 4. William Nicholson (1495 – 1595)
    4. 4. John Hayward (1465 – 1570) m. Agnes Glover
    5. 5. Katheryn Hayward (Abt 1466 – 1516) m. Thomas Wells (1455 – 1575)
    6. 6. John Hayward (1482 – 1567) m. Agnes Glover (1485 – 1546)
    7. 7. George Hayward
    8. 8. Richard Hayward
  2. 2. John Hayward (1462 – Deceased)
  3. 3. Robert Hayward (1464 – Deceased)
  4. 4. Richard Hayward (1466 – Deceased)
  5. 5. Thomas Hayward (1468 – Deceased)

William Hayward's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of William Hayward in Brockton, Shropshire, England
Brockton, Shropshire, England
1471
1471
Age 45
Death of William Hayward in Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England
Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Brockton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Sutton Maddock, Shropshire, England
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