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William Lygon 1518–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 8 September 1567

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

Father: Sir Lygon

Mother: Anne Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Eleanor Dennis

Children(s): Sir Madresfield

William Lygon was born in 1518 in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Lygon And Anne Beauchamp. William Lygon married Eleanor Dennis, and had children including Sir Richard Lygon Of Madresfield. William Lygon passed away in 1567 in Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Lygon was born in 1518 in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Lygon And Anne Beauchamp.
  • William Lygon married Eleanor Dennis, and had children including Sir Richard Lygon Of Madresfield.
  • William Lygon passed away in 1567 in Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lygon's Ancestors

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William Lygon
1518–1567
Birth Place: Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Lygon
1496–1556
Anne Beauchamp
–1535
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Beauchamp
1435–1503
Elizabeth Stafford
1435–1466
Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stafford
1400–1467
Lady Aylesbury
1406–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stafford
1384–1419
Elizabeth Burdett
1384–

William Lygon's Descendants

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William Lygon (1518–8 September 1567) m. Eleanor Dennis (1515–2 March 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Lygon of) Madresfield 1537–1584 m. Mary Russell 1541–1576
    1. 1. Penelope Lygon 1566–1597 m. Robert Walwyn 1558–1624
      1. 1. Richard Walwyn 1594–1649
        1. 1. Robert Walwyn 1622–1659 m. Susanna Gaynes 1630–1659

William Lygon's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of William Lygon in Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
1567
8 September 1567
Age 49
Death of William 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1567
    Event Place: Madresfield, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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