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William Pelham 1468–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1468

Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England

Death Date: 27 OCT 1538

Death Location: Laughton, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Pelham

Mother: Margaret Edmonds

Spouse(s): Mary Carew, Mary Sandys

Children(s): Anne Pelham, Nicholas Pelham, Mary Pelham, Bridget Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret Pelham, Nicholas Pelham

William Pelham was born in 1468 in Laughton, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Pelham And Margaret Edmonds. William Pelham married Mary Carew, Mary Sandys, and had children including Anne Pelham, Bridget Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret Pelham, Mary Pelham, Nicholas Pelham. William Pelham passed away in 1538 in Laughton, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Pelham was born in 1468 in Laughton, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Pelham And Margaret Edmonds.
  • William Pelham married Mary Carew, Mary Sandys, and had children including Anne Pelham, Bridget Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret Pelham, Mary Pelham, Nicholas Pelham.
  • William Pelham passed away in 1538 in Laughton, Sussex, England.

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William Pelham's Ancestors

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William Pelham
1468–1538
Birth Place: Laughton, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Pelham
1425–1516
Laughton, Sussex, England
Margaret Edmonds
1435–
Laughton, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Pelham,
1388–1457
Laughton, Suffolk, England
Joan Courcy
1399–1460
Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pelham's Descendants

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William Pelham (1468–27 OCT 1538) m. Mary Carew (1489–1523) m. Mary Sandys (ABT 1487–)
  1. 1. Anne Pelham 1508–1529 m. Edward Capell 1505–1577 m. Sir (Edward Capell of Raineshall Hadham Essex) England 1500–1577 m. Henry Capell 1514–1585 m. Edward Capel 1507–1577
    1. 1. Mariae'Mary' Capell 1542–1576 m. Winstonus Browne 1542–1580
      1. 1. Catherine Browne 1560–1626 m. Nicholas Waldegrave 1550–1621
        1. 1. Frances Waldegrave 1581–1645 m. Richard Weston 1576–1635
        2. 2. Mary Walgrave 1586–
        3. 3. Anne Waldegrave 1597–
        4. 4. Dorathey Waldegrave 1601–
        5. 5. Barbara Waldegrave 1602–
        6. 6. Phillip Waldegrave 1582–1648 m. Mary White 1577–
        7. 7. Jeronima Waldegrave 1605–
        8. 8. Charles Waldegrave 1607–
        9. 9. Nicholas Waldegrave 1592–1640 m. Lucy Mervin 1595–
        10. 10. Magadline Waldegrave 1589– m. John Whitebread 1595– m. John Whitbread 1577–
      2. 2. Anthony Browne 1565–1589
      3. 3. Weston Browne –1576
      4. 4. Jane Browne –1618 m. John (Gamaliel) Capel –1633
    2. 2. Grace Capell 1535– m. John Burton 1531–1586
    3. 3. Sir (Henry) Capel 1527–1588 m. Catherine Manners 1521–1572 m. Mary Browne 1527–1617
  2. 2. Nicholas Pelham 1514–1560 m. Anne Sackville 1520–1595
  3. 3. Mary Pelham 1507–
  4. 4. Bridget Pelham 1509–1613
  5. 5. Jane Pelham 1510– m. Richard Dryland 1500–
  6. 6. Margaret Pelham 1511– m. Hawkins 1500– m. Hawkins 1500–
  7. 7. Nicholas Pelham 1520–1559

William Pelham's Timeline

2 Records

1468
1468
Birth of William Pelham in Laughton, Sussex, England
Laughton, Sussex, England
1538
27 OCT 1538
Age 70
Death of William Pelham in Laughton, Sussex, England
Laughton, Sussex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1468
    Event Place: Laughton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1538
    Event Place: Laughton, Sussex, England

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