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William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon 1518–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 September 1567

Death Location: Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Knigh

Mother: Lady GREVILLE

Spouse(s): Elenor Dennis, Lady Dennes, Lady (Denys), Eleanor Dennis

Children(s): Thomas Lygon, Elizabeth Lygon

In 1518, William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon entered the world in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Lygon Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Knigh And Lady Margaret Agnes De Greville. William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon married Eleanor Dennes Dennis, Elenor Dennis, Lady Eleanor Dennes, Lady Eleanor Dennis Denys, and had children including Elizabeth Lygon, Thomas Lygon. William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon passed away in 1567 in Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1518, William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon entered the world in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Lygon Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Knigh And Lady Margaret Agnes De Greville.
  • William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon married Eleanor Dennes Dennis, Elenor Dennis, Lady Eleanor Dennes, Lady Eleanor Dennis Denys, and had children including Elizabeth Lygon, Thomas Lygon.
  • William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon passed away in 1567 in Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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William Lygon's Ancestors

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William Lygon
1518–1567
Birth Place: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Lygon, Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Knigh
1490–1556
Arle Court, Madresfield Court, Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret (Agnes) de) GREVILLE
1485–1542
Arle Court, Madresfield Court, Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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William Lygon's Descendants

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William (Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire) Lygon (1518–29 September 1567) m. Elenor Dennis (1508–1587) m. Lady (Eleanor) Dennes (1522–31 July 1577) m. Lady (Eleanor Dennis) (Denys) (1508–1579) m. Eleanor ((Dennes)) Dennis (1508–24 September 1567)
  1. 1. Thomas Lygon 1547–1626 m. Frances Dennis 1547–1624
    1. 1. George Lygo\Lygon 1563–1613 m. Agnes (I Towghte) Hargraves 1548–1615
      1. 1. Agnes (Alice Lady Tyrney) Lygon 1595–1648 m. Robert Turney 1595–1661
        1. 1. ANNE ((Anna\Hannah) Turney British) Immigrant 1622–1710 m. Freeman (Sgt. EPHRAIM Wheeler I British) Immigrant 1619–1670
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lygon 1548–1598

William Lygon's Timeline

4 Records

1518
1518
Birth of William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1526
1526
Age 8
William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon was married in Madresfield, Worchestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Madresfield, Worchestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1545
1545
Age 27
William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon was married in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1567
29 September 1567
Age 49
Death of William Sir Knight of Redgrove and Madresfield Sheriff of Worcestershire Lygon in Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Madresfield, Worchestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1567
    Event Place: Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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