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William Needham 1430–1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1498

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Needham

Mother: Mathilde Brereton

Spouse(s): Isabel Bromley

Children(s): Sir Needham, Margaret Needham

In 1430, William Needham entered the world in Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Needham And Mathilde Brereton. William Needham married Isabel Bromley, and had children including Margaret Needham, Sir Robert Needham. William Needham passed away in 1498 in Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1430, William Needham entered the world in Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Needham And Mathilde Brereton.
  • William Needham married Isabel Bromley, and had children including Margaret Needham, Sir Robert Needham.
  • William Needham passed away in 1498 in Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Needham's Ancestors

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William Needham
1430–1498
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Needham
1398–1463
Shavington, Shrop, England
Mathilde Brereton
1402–1438
Shavington, Shrop, England
Grandparents
Robert ((Sir)) Needham
1365–1406
Cranage, Shrop, England
Dorothea Savage
1375–1461
Shavington, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Needham
1330–1376
Alice Cranage
1334–1428
John Savage
1343–1386
Margaret Danyers
1344–1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Needham
1308–1334
Maud Melure
1310–1363
William Cranage
1308–
Felice unknown
1312–
Robert Savage
1320–1368
Amicia Walkington
1305–1365
Sir Daniers
1325–1349
Isabel Baggalegh
1325–1364

William Needham's Descendants

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William Needham (1430–1498) m. Isabel Bromley (1437–1489)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Needham 1476–1556 m. Agnes Mainwaring 1478–1560
    1. 1. Thomas Needham 1510–1570 m. Anne Talbot 1515–1565
      1. 1. Robert Needham 1535–1603 m. FRANCIS Aston 1533–1610
        1. 1. Robert (Needham) Jr 1555–1631 m. Jane Lacey 1561–1585
        2. 2. Maud Needham 1550–1635 m. John Ashton 1535–1594
        3. 3. Thomas Needham 1566– m. Mary Bagenhall 1576–1637
        4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Needham 1568–
        5. 5. Dorothy Needham 1570–1629 m. Sir (Richard) Chetwood 1560–1631
        6. 6. Anne Needham 1574–
        7. 7. Edmond Needham 1575–1677 m. Mary 1575–1660
        8. 8. Elizabeth Needham 1578–1617
        9. 9. Dorothy Needham 1582–1604
    2. 2. Matilda (Maud) Needham 1520–1578 m. Thomas (Venables) Sr. 1514–1580
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Venerables 1532–1590
      2. 2. Thomas (Baron of Kyndertonne) Venables 1543–1606
      3. 3. Catherine Venables 1545–
      4. 4. Eleanor Venables 1551–
    3. 3. Jane Needham 1524–1577 m. Andrew Corbet 1521–1578
      1. 1. Robert Corbet 1542–1583
      2. 2. Richard (Knight) Corbett 1544–1606
      3. 3. Margaret Corbet 1548–1579
      4. 4. Vincent Corbett 1550–1623
      5. 5. Reginald Corbett 1552–
      6. 6. Roger Corbett 1556–
      7. 7. Arthur Corbett 1558–
      8. 8. Mary Corbett 1560–
      9. 9. Francis Corbet 1564–1592
    4. 4. Robert Needham 1533–1603
    5. 5. Sheriff Shropshire 1535–1603
  2. 2. Margaret Needham 1492–1508 m. Thomas Whittington 1488–1493
    1. 1. Margaret Whittington 1518–1578 m. Thomas Throckmorton 1514–1568
      1. 1. Thomas Throckmorton 1538–1607

William Needham's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of William Needham in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1498
1498
Age 68
Death of William Needham in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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