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William Paston 1464–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1464

Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 26 Sep 1554

Death Location: England

Father: John Paston

Mother: Margery Brewse

Spouse(s): Bridget Heydon

Children(s): Eleanor Paston

The story of William Paston began in 1464 in Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England. William Paston married Bridget Heydon, and had children including Eleanor Paston. William Paston passed away in 1554 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Paston began in 1464 in Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • William Paston married Bridget Heydon, and had children including Eleanor Paston.
  • William Paston passed away in 1554 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Paston's Ancestors

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William Paston
1464–1554
Birth Place: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
John Paston
1444–1504
Paston, Norfolk, England
Margery Brewse
1446–1495
Little Wenham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Paston
1421–1466
Rougham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Mauteby
1422–1481
Caison, Norfolk, England
Thomas Brewes
1407–1492
Topcroft, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Debenham
1424–1502
Little Wenham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Paston
1378–1444
Agnes Berry
1398–1479
John Mautby
1395–1433
Margaret Berney
1400–1446
Robert Brewes
1370–1424
Ela Stapleton
1380–1456
Gilbert Debenham
1404–1481
Jane Jernegan
1412–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Paston
1355–1419
Beatrice Somerton
1357–1419
Edmund Berry
1358–1433
Alice Gerbridge
1354–1430
Robert Mautby
1375–1418
Margaret Beauchamp
1375–1418
John Berney
1362–1440
Isabel Heveningham
1366–1460
John Brewse
1332–1394
Agnes Shardelowe
1338–1408
Miles Stapleton
1357–1419
Ela Ufford
1362–1419
Gilbert Debenham
1380–1449
Margaret Hastings
1380–1408
John Jernegan
1390–1475
Jane Kelvedon
1373–

William Paston's Descendants

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William Paston (1464–26 Sep 1554) m. Bridget Heydon (1485–1 Jan 1554)
  1. 1. Eleanor Paston 1496–1559 m. Thomas Manners 1492–1543
    1. 1. Anne Manners 1524–1549 m. Henry Neville 1524–1563
      1. 1. Catherine Neville 1545–1591 m. John Constable 1526–1579
        1. 1. John Constable 1564–1626 m. Mary Basse 1550–1626

William Paston's Timeline

3 Records

1464
1464
Birth of William Paston in Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
1554
22 Sep 1554
Age 90
Death of William Paston in Paston, Norfolk, England
Paston, Norfolk, England
1554
26 Sep 1554
Age 90
Burial of William Paston in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1464
    Event Place: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Paston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 37

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1554
    Event Place: Paston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 37
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1554
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

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