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William Molyneux 1471 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1471

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1548

Death Location: Sefton, Lancastershire, , England

Father: Thomas Molyneux

Mother: Anne Dutton

Spouse(s): Jane Rugge, Elizabeth Clifton

Children(s): Richard Molyneux, William Molyneux

In 1471, William Molyneux entered the world in Sefton, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas (Sir) Molyneux and Anne Dutton. William Molyneux married Jane Rugge, Elizabeth Clifton, and had children including Richard Molyneux, William Molyneux. William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Lancastershire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1471, William Molyneux entered the world in Sefton, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas (Sir) Molyneux and Anne Dutton.
  • William Molyneux married Jane Rugge, Elizabeth Clifton, and had children including Richard Molyneux, William Molyneux.
  • William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Lancastershire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Molyneux
1445 – 1483
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
TM
Anne Dutton
1448 – 1520
Birth Location: Dutton, Cheshire, England
AD

Spouses(s)

Jane Rugge
1475 – 1521
Birth Location: Rugge, Shropshire, , England
JR
Elizabeth Clifton
1475 – 1547
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, , England
EC

Children(s)

Richard Molyneux
1497 – 1568
Birth Location: –
RM
William Molyneux
1498 – 1541
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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William Molyneux's Ancestors

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William Molyneux
1471 – 1548
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas (Sir) Molyneux
1445 – 1483
Sefton, Lancashire, England
Anne Dutton
1448 – 1520
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Dutton
1421 – 1459
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Anne Touchet
1421 – 1481
Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Touchet
1398 – 1459
Margaret Ros
1400 – 1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ros
1368 – 1414
Margaret FitzAlan
1370 – 1438

William Molyneux's Descendants

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William Molyneux (Abt 1471 – 16 Mar 1548) m. Jane Rugge (1475 – 1521) m. Elizabeth Clifton (1475 – 5 Jun 1547)
  1. 1. Richard Molyneux (1497 – 3 Jan 1568) m. Eleanor Radcliffe (1499 – 15 Jan 1612)
    1. 1. John Molyneux (1525 – ) m. Anne Radcliffe (24 Mar 1554 – )
      1. 1. Eleanor Molyneux (1574 – ) m. William Hyde (1563 – 30 Sep 1640)
        1. 1. William Hyde (1597 – 6 Jan 1680) m. Helen (Frances) Trott (1609 – 1682)
  2. 2. William Molyneux (1498 – 1541) m. Bridget Carryll (1499 – 1567)
    1. 1. John Molyneux (1526 – 1572) m. Johanna Montacute (1528 – 1565)
      1. 1. John Mullins (1538 – 1572) m. Joane Bridger (1554 – 1565)
        1. 1. William Mullins (1578 – 21 Feb 1621) m. Alice Atwood (Jan 1574 – 15 Mar 1621)

William Molyneux's Timeline

2 Records

1471
Abt 1471
Birth of William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1548
16 Mar 1548
Age 77
Death of William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancastershire, , England
Sefton, Lancastershire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1471
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1548
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancastershire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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