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William Needham 1450–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Sheinton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: June 4, 1556

Death Location: Adderley, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas Needham

Mother: Lady Brereton

Spouse(s): Lady Bromley

Children(s): Hon. Shaverton,

The story of William Needham began in 1450 in Sheinton, Shropshire, England. William Needham married Lady Isabel Countess Of Granage De Bromley, and had children including Hon Lord Sir Robert De Needham Of Shaverton. William Needham passed away in 1556 in Adderley, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Needham began in 1450 in Sheinton, Shropshire, England.
  • William Needham married Lady Isabel Countess Of Granage De Bromley, and had children including Hon Lord Sir Robert De Needham Of Shaverton.
  • William Needham passed away in 1556 in Adderley, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Needham's Ancestors

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William Needham
1450–1556
Birth Place: Sheinton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Needham
1398–1463
Shavington, Shropshire, England
Lady (Matilda) Brereton
1420–1497
Shavington, Shropshire
Grandparents
Willem (IX Lord) Brereton
1390–1420
Brereton, Cheshire
Alice Corbet
1390–1458
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Corbet
1360–1407
Joan Pigot
1369–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Corbet
1335–1382
Joan Binweston
1333–1384
Peter Pigot
1350–

William Needham's Descendants

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William Needham (1450–June 4, 1556) m. Lady (Isabel-Countess of Granage de) Bromley (1455–May 2, 1560)
  1. 1. Hon. (Lord Sir Robert de Needham, of) Shaverton, 1476–1556 m. Agnes Mainwaring 1485–1516
    1. 1. Thomas Needham 1510–1570 m. Anne, (Countess of Pembroke, Needham) Talbot 1515–1588
      1. 1. William (I) Needham 1550–1621 m. Prudence Peck 1556–1616
        1. 1. William (Needham) II 1580–1643

William Needham's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Needham in Sheinton, Shropshire, England
Sheinton, Shropshire, England
1556
June 4, 1556
Age 106
Death of William Needham in Cranage, Cheshire, England
Cranage, Cheshire, England
1556
June 4, 1556
Age 106
Death of William Needham in Adderley, Shropshire, England
Adderley, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Sheinton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 4, 1556
    Event Place: Cranage, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 4, 1556
    Event Place: Adderley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adderley, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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