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William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1390–1450 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Sywell, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1450

Death Location: Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England)

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Spouse(s): Isabel Vaux

Children(s): Sir Commons, Alice Tresham, en Tresham

The story of William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster began in 1390 in Sywell, Northamptonshire, England. William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster married Isabel Vaux, and had children including Alice Tresham, En Samuell Tresham, Sir Thomas Tresham High Sheriff Of Cambridgeshire And Huntingdonshire Speaker Of The House Of Commons. William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster passed away in 1450 in Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England).

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  • The story of William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster began in 1390 in Sywell, Northamptonshire, England.
  • William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster married Isabel Vaux, and had children including Alice Tresham, En Samuell Tresham, Sir Thomas Tresham High Sheriff Of Cambridgeshire And Huntingdonshire Speaker Of The House Of Commons.
  • William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster passed away in 1450 in Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England).

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William Lancaster
1390–1450
Birth Place: Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
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William Lancaster's Descendants

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William (Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of) Lancaster (1390–22 Sep 1450) m. Isabel Vaux (1404–6 May 1471)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Tresham, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Speaker of the House of) Commons 1425–1471 m. Lady (Margaret La) Zouche 1430–1494
    1. 1. Sir (John Tresham of) Rushton 1462–1521 m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Harrington of) Hornby 1467–1558
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Tresham, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem) I 1488–1559 m. Mary (Anne) Parr 1495–1531
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Tresham I Catholic) Recusant 1513–1546 m. Eleanor Catesby 1521–1546
        2. 2. William Tresham 1555–1557
        3. 3. Isabel Tresham 1514–1564
        4. 4. Ellenor Tresham 1510–1560
      2. 2. Isabel Tresham –1521
      3. 3. Clemence Tresham –1567
    2. 2. Isabella Tresham 1460–
  2. 2. Alice Tresham 1425–
  3. 3. en (Samuell) Tresham –1618

William Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
1450
22 Sep 1450
Age 60
Death of William Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England)
Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1450
    Event Place: Murdered in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England (Buried @@ Thorpland, Moulton, Northamptonshire, England)
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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