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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): Nicholas Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret Pelham, Edward Pelham, Anne 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, Edward Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret 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, Edward Pelham, Jane Pelham, Margaret 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 (de) Courcy
1390–1460
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. Nicholas Pelham 1514–1560 m. Anne Sackville 1520–1595
    1. 1. Dame (Anne) Pelham 1538–1571 m. Thomas Shirley 1534–1579
      1. 1. Dame (Judith) Shurley 1570–1624 m. Peter Garton 1566–1621
        1. 1. DA (Judith Garton) Elliott 1590–1650 m. William Elyot 1587–1650
        2. 2. Judith Garton 1590–1615 m. William Elyot 1587–1650
        3. 3. Gyles (Giles) Garton 1585–1635 m. Diana Watson 1589–1635 m. Diana Watson 1589–1635 m. Diana Watson 1589–1635
        4. 4. Robert Garton 1597–1633
        5. 5. Jane Garton 1594– m. Thomas Stoughton 1595–1626
        6. 6. Thomas Garton 1595–1681 m. Joan Burford 1595– m. Ann Tye 1595–1686
        7. 7. Henry Garton 1600–
        8. 8. Beatrix Garton 1605–
        9. 9. Peter Garton 1606–
        10. 10. Mary Garton 1606–
      2. 2. John Shurley 1568–1631 m. Dorothy Goring 1571–1640 m. Jane Shirley 1571–1605
      3. 3. George Shirley 1568–1647 m. Dorothy 1545– m. Mary Halfhide 1575–1654
    2. 2. Mary Pelham 1540–
    3. 3. Nicholas Pelham 1541–
    4. 4. Thomas Pelham 1540–1624 m. Mary Walsingham 1550–1624
    5. 5. Edward Pelham 1543– m. Edward Pelham 1565–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Pelham 1545–
    7. 7. Robert Pelham 1551–
    8. 8. John Pelham 1545–1580 m. Judith Stjohn 1555–1580 m. Judith (St) John 1545–1607
  2. 2. Jane Pelham 1510– m. Richard Dryland 1500–
  3. 3. Margaret Pelham 1511– m. Hawkins 1500–
  4. 4. Edward Pelham 1523–1523
  5. 5. Anne Pelham 1508– m. Sir (Edward Capell of Raineshall Hadham Essex) England 1507–1577

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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