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William Molyneux 1481–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1548

Death Location: Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England

Father: Thomas Sefton

Mother: Dame Dutton

Spouse(s): Jane Rugge

Children(s): Sir Sefton, Jane Molyneux, Jane Molyneux, Anne Molyneux, Roger Molyneux, William Molines, Thomas Molyneux

William Molyneux was born in 1481 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Molyneux Earl Of Sefton And Dame Anne Dutton. William Molyneux married Jane Rugge, and had children including Anne Molyneux, Jane Molyneux, Roger Molyneux, Sir Richard Molyneux 10Th Earl Of Sefton, Thomas Molyneux, William Molines. William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • William Molyneux was born in 1481 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Molyneux Earl Of Sefton And Dame Anne Dutton.
  • William Molyneux married Jane Rugge, and had children including Anne Molyneux, Jane Molyneux, Roger Molyneux, Sir Richard Molyneux 10Th Earl Of Sefton, Thomas Molyneux, William Molines.
  • William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.

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William Molyneux's Ancestors

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William Molyneux
1481–1548
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Molyneux, Earl of Sefton
1445–1483
Sefton, Lancs, England
Dame (Anne) Dutton
1449–1520
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Molyneux's Descendants

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William Molyneux (1481–1548) m. Jane Rugge (1481–1521)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Molyneux, 10th Earl of) Sefton 1510–1569 m. Lady (Eleanore de Radcliffe, Countess of) Sefton 1499–1612
    1. 1. John Molineux 1525–1606 m. Anne Radcliffe 1553–1588
      1. 1. Eleanor Molineaux 1574–1624 m. William (A E) Hyde 1563–1640
        1. 1. Gilbert (Robert) Hyde 1604–1682 m. Alice Goodwin 1606–1689
      2. 2. Elizabeth Molineux 1581–
      3. 3. Frances Molineux 1586–
      4. 4. Richard Molineux 1577–1633
      5. 5. Jane Molyneaux 1576–
      6. 6. Abigail Molyneux 1579–
      7. 7. Arthur Molyneux 1578–
      8. 8. Bridget Molyneux 1577–1613
      9. 9. Daniel Molyneux 1574–
      10. 10. Francis Molyneux 1586–
      11. 11. John Molyneux 1571–
      12. 12. Thomas Molyneux 1579–
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Molineaux, Baroness of) Stockpoer 1541–1617 m. John Warren 1535–1587 m. Richard Wood 1545–1586
      1. 1. Dorothy Warren 1562–1639
      2. 2. Anne Warren 1571–1639 m. William Davenport 1552–1632
        1. 1. Lawrence Downes 1593–1635
      3. 3. Edward Warren 1563–1609 m. Susan Booth 1559–1636 m. Anne Warren 1563–1597
        1. 1. Thomas Warren 1604–1670
      4. 4. Eleanor Warren 1565–1650
      5. 5. Ellen Warren 1580–1612
      6. 6. Frances Warren 1567–1639 m. Hamon Hyde 1563–1643
      7. 7. George Warren 1561–1587
      8. 8. John Warren 1562–1623 m. Dorothy Downs 1569–1656
        1. 1. John Warren 1610–1659
      9. 9. John Warren 1570–1623 m. Anne Ognell 1575–1644 m. Dorothy Downs –1656
        1. 1. Elizabeth Warren 1601–
        2. 2. John Warren 1610–1634
        3. 3. Edward Warren 1605–1687
        4. 4. Laurence Warren 1603–1614
        5. 5. Humphry Warren 1630–1730
      10. 10. Lawrence Warren 1564–1631
      11. 11. Louisa (Lucy) Warren 1569–
      12. 12. Mary Warren –1639
      13. 13. Ralph Warren 1573–1592
      14. 14. William Warren 1574–1590
      15. 15. James (Gravener Robert) Wood 1573–1628
  2. 2. Jane Molyneux 1499–1541
  3. 3. Jane Molyneux 1512–1605 m. Ralph Woodward 1508–
    1. 1. Hugh Woodward 1531–
    2. 2. Alexander Woodward 1533–
  4. 4. Anne Molyneux 1509–1569 m. Alexander Standish 1502–1539
    1. 1. Agnes Standish 1528–1559
    2. 2. Edward Standish 1531–1610
    3. 3. Isabel Standish 1529–1579
    4. 4. Margaret Standish 1527–1593
    5. 5. Ralph Standish 1530–1547
  5. 5. Roger Molyneux 1480–
  6. 6. William Molines 1498–1541
  7. 7. Thomas Molyneux –1796

William Molyneux's Timeline

3 Records

1481
1481
Birth of William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1497
1497
Age 16
William Molyneux was married in Sefton, Lardbrook, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Sefton, Lardbrook, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1548
1548
Age 67
Death of William Molyneux in Sefton, England, United Kingdom
Sefton, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 581
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Sefton, Lardbrook, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Sefton, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 581
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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