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William Mainwaring 1415–1476 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Over Peover, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Abt 1476

Death Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Father: John Mainwaring

Mother: Margaret Delves

Spouse(s): Ellen Butler

Children(s): John Mainwaring

In 1415, William Mainwaring entered the world in Over Peover, Cheshire, England, born to John Mainwaring And Margaret Delves. William Mainwaring married Ellen Butler, and had children including John Mainwaring. William Mainwaring passed away in 1476 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1415, William Mainwaring entered the world in Over Peover, Cheshire, England, born to John Mainwaring And Margaret Delves.
  • William Mainwaring married Ellen Butler, and had children including John Mainwaring.
  • William Mainwaring passed away in 1476 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mainwaring
1394–1480
Birth Location: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
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Margaret Delves
1395–1490
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
MD

Spouses(s)

Ellen Butler
1425–1470
Birth Location: Bewsey, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

John Mainwaring
1448–1495
Birth Location: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
JM

William Mainwaring's Ancestors

Self
William Mainwaring
1415–1476
Birth Place: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Mainwaring
1394–1480
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Margaret Delves
1395–1490
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Randle (de) Mainwaring
1363–1456
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Margery Venables
1369–1459
Kinderton cum Hulme, Cheshire, England
John (De Delves) II
1375–1429
Delves, Staffordshire, England
Phillippa Mainwaring
1393–1420
Lower Peover, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William IV
1315–1364
Elizabeth Leicester
1318–1406
Hugh III
1330–1382
Margery Venables
1335–1398
John I
1350–1394
Margaret Calveley
1350–1409
Randle Mainwaring
1363–1456
Margery Venables
1369–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1286–1341
Mary Davenport
1287–1361
Nicholas Leicester
1300–1349
Mary Mobberley
1301–1361
Hugh II
1296–1368
Katherine Houghton
1308–1368
Miss Hoghton
1315–
Hugh Cotton
1315–1360
William IV
1315–1364
Elizabeth Leicester
1318–1406
Hugh III
1330–1382
Margery Venables
1335–1398

William Mainwaring's Descendants

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William Mainwaring (1415–Abt 1476) m. Ellen Butler (Abt 1425–Abt 1470)
  1. 1. John Mainwaring 1448–1495 m. Maud Legh 1451–1512 m. Maud Legh 1452–1529
    1. 1. Sir (John) Mainwaring 1448–1495 m. Maud Legh 1452–1529
      1. 1. Randle Mainwaring 1495–1557 m. Lady (Elizabeth Somerset) Brereton 1505–1545 m. Elizabeth Leycester 1535–1579
      2. 2. Katherine Mainwaring 1498– m. William Newton 1496–1574
        1. 1. Margery Newton 1529– m. Thomas Pendleton 1532– m. George Willatt 1524–
        2. 2. Katherine Newton 1526– m. John Booth 1522–
        3. 3. William (Newton) Jr. 1536–1574 m. Parnell Davenport 1541–1582
      3. 3. John (Mainwaring Of) Peover 1470–1515 m. Katherine Honford 1473–1529
      4. 4. Edmond Mainwaring 1497–
      5. 5. Johanna Mainwaring 1500–1562 m. William Sandell 1500–1594 m. William Sandell 1500–1594 m. William Sandell 1500–1594
      6. 6. John Mainwaring 1500–1577 m. Joan Wright 1508–1600
      7. 7. Piers Mainwaring 1502–
      8. 8. Philip Mainwaring 1505–1573 m. Anne Leycester 1532–1587
      9. 9. Edward Mainwaring 1507–1586 m. Alice Boghey 1520–1572
      10. 10. Robert Mainwaring 1508–
      11. 11. Thomas Mainwaring 1509–
      12. 12. George Mainwaring 1510–1571
      13. 13. Henry Mainwaring 1511– m. Henry Mainwaring 1515–
      14. 14. Nicholas Manwaring 1512–1516
      15. 15. William Mainwaring 1513–1514
      16. 16. William Mainwaring 1514–1516
      17. 17. Margaret Mainwaring 1515– m. Thomas (Wilbraham) Esq. 1468–1558
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Manwaring 1472–1500
    3. 3. Robert Mainwaring 1472–1462
    4. 4. Maud (de) Mainwaring 1472–1537 m. Thomas (Starkey) II 1480–1529
    5. 5. Joan Mainwaring 1476–
    6. 6. Dame (Agnes) Mainwaring 1478–1560 m. Robert (Needham 'of) Sheinton' 1476–1556
    7. 7. Randle Mainwaring 1480–1559 m. Anna (Emma) Cholmondeley 1473–1567
    8. 8. Charles Mainwaring 1485–1515

William Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1415
1415
Birth of William Mainwaring in Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
1470
1470
Age 55
Death of William Mainwaring in Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
1476
Abt 1476
Age 61
Burial of William Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Mainwaring, person ID LYD3-3W5.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Mainwaring, person ID LYD3-3W5.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Abt 1476
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Mainwaring, person ID LYD3-3W5.
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