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William Molyneux 1498 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1541

Death Location: Merstham, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Molyneux

Mother: Lady Rugge,

Spouse(s): Bridget Carril

Children(s): Sir Molyneux

William Molyneux was born in 1498 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Molyneux and Lady Jane Rugge,. William Molyneux married Bridget Carril, and had children including Sir John William Molyneux. William Molyneux passed away in 1541 in Merstham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Molyneux was born in 1498 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Molyneux and Lady Jane Rugge,.
  • William Molyneux married Bridget Carril, and had children including Sir John William Molyneux.
  • William Molyneux passed away in 1541 in Merstham, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Molyneux
1471 – 1548
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Lady Rugge,
1475 – 1521
Birth Location: Rugge, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Carril
1499 – 1567
Birth Location: Merstham, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Sir Molyneux
1526 – 1572
Birth Location: Warmham, Sussex, England
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William Molyneux's Ancestors

Self
William Molyneux
1498 – 1541
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir William Molyneux
1471 – 1548
Sefton, Lancashire, England
Lady (Jane) Rugge,
1475 – 1521
Rugge, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Molyneux's Descendants

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William Molyneux (1498 – 31 Oct 1541) m. Bridget Carril (1499 – 1567)
  1. 1. Sir (John William) Molyneux (1526 – 1572) m. Johanna Monacute (1528 – 1565)
    1. 1. Mary Molines (1532 – 1548) m. Lord (James) Harman (1518 – 28 December 1581)
      1. 1. Lady (Alyse Olive "Heiress") Harman (10 May 1548 – Abt. 1 Mar 1603) m. Sir (Nycholas) Wood (1500 – 13 May 1586) m. Sir (Nicolas) Atwood (10 May 1538 – 10 May 1586)
        1. 1. Nicholas Wood (1578 – 6 Jun 1602) m. Mary Pidge (1622 – 17 February, 1670)
        2. 2. Thomas Atwood (4 Feb 1568 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Tomazia Walkley (2 JUL 1580 – 1630)
        3. 3. Sir (Henry Christopher) Wood (14 Nov 1570 – 13 Mar 1636) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Goodspeed (1579 – 22 Oct 1631)
        4. 4. Henry Wood (1575 – 1634) m. Elizabetha ( – abt 1675)
        5. 5. Johannes Atwood (1576 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Hellen Langley (1580 – 1630)
        6. 6. John Atwood (4 Feb 1582 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Joan Colson (1587 – 1 Jun 1654)
    2. 2. John Mullens (1550 – 1598)

William Molyneux's Timeline

3 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1498
1498
Birth of William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1541
31 Oct 1541
Age 43
Death of William Molyneux in Merstham, Sussex, England
Merstham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Merstham, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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