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William Beauchamp Lygon 1518–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 29 September 1567

Death Location: Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Lygon

Mother: Margaret Grenville

Spouse(s): Eleanor Lygon

Children(s): Elizabeth Norwood, Richard Lygon

William Beauchamp Lygon was born in 1518 in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Lygon And Margaret Grenville. William Beauchamp Lygon married Eleanor Lygon, and had children including Elizabeth Norwood, Richard Lygon, Thomas Sheriff. William Beauchamp Lygon passed away in 1567 in Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Beauchamp Lygon was born in 1518 in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Lygon And Margaret Grenville.
  • William Beauchamp Lygon married Eleanor Lygon, and had children including Elizabeth Norwood, Richard Lygon, Thomas Sheriff.
  • William Beauchamp Lygon passed away in 1567 in Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lygon
1490–1556
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Grenville
1497–1542
Birth Location: Madresfield, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Lygon
1515–1586
Birth Location: Dyrham, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Norwood
1541–1598
Birth Location: Leckhampton, Gloucester, England
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Richard Lygon
–1584
Birth Location: –
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William Lygon's Ancestors

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William Lygon
1518–1567
Birth Place: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Lygon
1490–1556
Madresfield, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Grenville
1497–1542
Madresfield, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lygon's Descendants

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William (Beauchamp) Lygon (1518–29 September 1567) m. Eleanor Lygon (1515–2 March 1586)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Norwood 1541–1598 m. William Norwood 1541–1632 m. Sir (William Poyntz of) Woodhatch 1542–1601
    1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Norwood 1568–1626 m. Philemon Whale 1564–1620 m. Philemon Whale 1599–1675
      1. 1. Jonas (Henry) Whale\Ward 1589–1621 m. Francys Radley 1582–1621 m. Frances Radley\ridley 1582–1621 m. Elizabeth Frost 1588–1647
        1. 1. Elizabeth Phillips 1613–1700 m. William Ward 1603–1687
        2. 2. Mary Whale 1618–1621
        3. 3. Susan Whale 1612–1621
      2. 2. Elizabeth Whale 1593–1690
      3. 3. Margaret Whale 1590–1625
      4. 4. Philemon Whale 1599–1675 m. Agnes (Ann) Norwood 1568–1626 m. Elizabeth (Hand) GRIFFIN 1619–1688 m. Sarah (Cakebread) Whale 1610–1656 m. Elizabeth (Moore) Whale 1588–1647
    2. 2. Richard Norwood 1573–1630
    3. 3. Henry Norwood –1616
    4. 4. Eleanor Blount 1563–1610
  2. 2. Richard Lygon –1584

William Lygon's Timeline

5 Records

1518
1518
Birth of William Beauchamp Lygon in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
1529
September 29, 1529
Age 11
William Beauchamp Lygon was married in Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England
1541
1541
Age 23
William Beauchamp Lygon was married in Madersfield, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Madersfield, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1545
ABT 1545
Age 27
William Beauchamp Lygon was married in Gloucester, England
Gloucester, England
1567
29 September 1567
Age 49
Death of William Beauchamp Lygon in Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, England
Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: September 29, 1529
    Event Place: Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Madersfield, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1545
    Event Place: Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Ligon family and connections

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1567
    Event Place: Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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