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William Neville, Earl of Kent 1405–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Raby, Durham, England

Death Date: 1463

Death Location: Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Ralph Westmorland

Mother: Joan Westmorland

Spouse(s): Joan Fauconberg

Children(s): Alice Neville, Joan Neville, Elizabeth Neville

In 1405, William Neville, Earl of Kent entered the world in Raby, Durham, England, born to Ralph De Neville 1St Earl Of Westmorland And Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland. William Neville, Earl of Kent married Joan Fauconberg, and had children including Alice Neville, Elizabeth Neville, Joan Neville. William Neville, Earl of Kent passed away in 1463 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1405, William Neville, Earl of Kent entered the world in Raby, Durham, England, born to Ralph De Neville 1St Earl Of Westmorland And Joan Beaufort Countess Of Westmorland.
  • William Neville, Earl of Kent married Joan Fauconberg, and had children including Alice Neville, Elizabeth Neville, Joan Neville.
  • William Neville, Earl of Kent passed away in 1463 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Kent's Ancestors

Self
William Kent
1405–1463
Birth Place: Raby, Durham, England
Parents
Ralph de Neville 1st Earl of Westmorland
1364–1425
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Beaufort Countess of) Westmorland
1379–1440
Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John (Neville 3rd Baron Neville de) Raby
1328–1388
Raby Castle, Durham, England
Maud (de) Percy
1335–1379
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
John (of Gaunt 1st Duke of) Lancaster
1340–1399
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium
Katherine (de Roet, Duchess of) Lancaster
1350–1403
Somme, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Alice Audley
1320–1373
Sir Neville
1292–1367
Henry Percy
1301–1351
Idoine Clifford
1303–1365
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1314–1369
Payne II
1310–1380
Catherine d'Avesnes
1315–1375
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kent's Descendants

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William (Neville, Earl of) Kent (1405–1463) m. Joan Fauconberg (1406–1490)
  1. 1. Alice Neville 1437–1490 m. John (Conyers) knt. 1440–1469
    1. 1. William Conyers 1469–1524 m. Anne Neville 1475–1550 m. Anne (de) Nevelle 1409–1480 m. Mary Scrope 1463–
    2. 2. Margaret Conyers 1467–1524 m. William Bulmer 1465–1531
      1. 1. John Bulmer 1491–1537 m. Anne Bigod 1479–1523 m. Anne BIGOD 1483–1531 m. Anne Tempest 1510–1555
        1. 1. Anne Bulmer 1506–1552 m. Matthew (Boynton) XVI 1513–1540
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bulmer 1505– m. Francis Constable 1523– m. Henry Nalton 1510–
        3. 3. John Bulmer 1520–1608 m. Agnes Crathorne 1538–
        4. 4. Francis Bulmer 1533–
      2. 2. John Bulmer 1483–1537 m. Anne Bigod 1479–1523 m. Margaret Stafford 1511–1537
      3. 3. William Bulmer 1491–1546 m. Elizabeth Elmden 1494–1558
      4. 4. Margaret Bulmer 1493– m. George Salvin 1491–1538
      5. 5. Margery Bulmer 1493–
      6. 6. Jane Bulmer 1495– m. William Warren 1493– m. George Heron 1493–
      7. 7. Ann Bulmer 1497– m. William (Bradley) Kt. 1492–1549
      8. 8. Ralph Bulmer 1499–1558 m. Anne Aske 1503–1543
    3. 3. John Conyers 1465–1479
    4. 4. Anne Conyers 1470–1536 m. Richard Lumley 1478–1511
  2. 2. Joan Neville 1428– m. Edward Bedhowing 1424–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Neville 1435–1490 m. Richard Strangways 1433–1488

William Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1405
1405
Birth of William Neville, Earl of Kent in Raby, Durham, England
Raby, Durham, England
1463
9 Jan 1463
Age 58
Death of William Neville, Earl of Kent in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1463
1463
Age 58
Burial of William Neville, Earl of Kent in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Raby, Durham, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Neville, person ID LZBG-HRP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1463
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Neville, person ID LZBG-HRP.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1463
    Event Place: Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Neville, person ID LZBG-HRP.

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