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William Pelham 1485–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1538

Death Location: Laughton, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Pelham

Mother: Margaret Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Isabella Carew

Children(s): Nicholas Pelham, Anne Pelham, Anthony Pelham, William Pelham, Edmund Pelham

The story of William Pelham began in 1485 in Laughton, Sussex, England. William Pelham married Isabella Maria Carew, and had children including Anne Pelham, Anthony Pelham, Edmund Pelham, Nicholas Pelham, William Pelham. William Pelham passed away in 1538 in Laughton, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pelham began in 1485 in Laughton, Sussex, England.
  • William Pelham married Isabella Maria Carew, and had children including Anne Pelham, Anthony Pelham, Edmund Pelham, Nicholas Pelham, William Pelham.
  • William Pelham passed away in 1538 in Laughton, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pelham
1452–1516
Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England
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Margaret Plantagenet
1446–1503
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
MP

Spouses(s)

Isabella Carew
1490–1535
Birth Location: Beddington, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Nicholas Pelham
1514–1560
Birth Location: Laughton, Essex, England
NP
Anne Pelham
1492–1529
Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England
AP
Anthony Pelham
1511–
Birth Location: –
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William Pelham
1530–1587
Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England
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Edmund Pelham
1533–1606
Birth Location: Laughton, Sussex, England
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William Pelham's Ancestors

Self
William Pelham
1485–1538
Birth Place: Laughton, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Pelham
1452–1516
Laughton, Sussex, England
Margaret Plantagenet
1446–1503
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Pelham
1418–1466
Laughton, Sussex, England
Joan (de) Coucy
1396–1457
Laughton, Sussex, England
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Connisborough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cicely Neville
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Pelham
1378–1429
Joan Escures
1382–1424
William Coucy
1355–1399
Margaret Peinnel
1370–1399
Richard Plantagenet
1376–1415
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
Ralph Neville
1363–1425
Joan Plantagenet
1375–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pelham
1338–1380
Joan Herbert
1342–
John Escures
1354–
John Coucy
1325–1387
Catherine Cogan
1333–
Edmund Plantagenet
1341–1402
Isabel Perez
1355–1393
Roger Mortimer
1373–1398
Eleanor Holland
1373–1425
John Neville
1328–1388
Maud Percy
1335–1379
John Plantagenet
1340–1399
Catherine Roet
1350–1403

William Pelham's Descendants

1.
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William Pelham (1485–1538) m. Isabella (Maria) Carew (8 May 1490–16 Nov 1535)
  1. 1. Nicholas Pelham 1514–1560 m. Anne Sackville 1521–1571 m. Maria Sheriff 1524–
    1. 1. Mary Pelham 1450–1690
    2. 2. Anna Pelham 1538–1571
    3. 3. John Pelham 1545–1580 m. Judith StJohn 1550–
      1. 1. Alice Pelham 1563–1602 m. John (II) Tucker 1557–1602
        1. 1. John (Tucker) III 1584–1626 m. Urith Dinnis 1584–1626
        2. 2. Thomas Tucker 1586–1623
        3. 3. Captain (William) Tucker 1589–1674
        4. 4. Alice Tucker 1590–
        5. 5. Susan (Susanna) Tucker 1592–1603
      2. 2. Oliver Pelham 1577–1584
    4. 4. Thomas Pelham 1564–1624
    5. 5. Robert Pelham 1546–1620
  2. 2. Anne Pelham 1492–1529
  3. 3. Anthony Pelham 1511–
  4. 4. William Pelham 1530–1587
  5. 5. Edmund Pelham 1533–1606

William Pelham's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of William Pelham in Laughton, Sussex, England
Laughton, Sussex, England
1538
1538
Age 53
Death of William Pelham in Laughton, Sussex, England
Laughton, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Laughton, Sussex, England

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