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William Heron 1418–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Ford

Mother: Lady Ogle

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The story of William Heron began in 1418 in Gloucestershire, England. William Heron passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Heron began in 1418 in Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Heron passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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William Heron's Ancestors

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William Heron
1418–1461
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Knight William Heron Ford
1400–1425
Simonburn, Northumberland, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Ogle
1400–1425
Kirkley, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Robert (IV Sir Knight Ogle, Sheriff of) Northumberland
1380–1435
Ogle Castle (Northumberland) England
Mathilde Grey
1382–1451
Wark Castle, Bellingham, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ogle
1353–1410
Thomas Berwick
1355–1400
Johanna Mowbray
1360–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Heron's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of William Heron in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 43
Death of William Heron in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England

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