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William Pole 1396–1450 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1396

Birth Location: Cotton

Death Date: 2 May 1450

Death Location: Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Father: Michael Suffolk

Mother: Catharina Stafford

Spouse(s): Alice Pole

Children(s): John Suffolk, Sir Pole, Jane delaPole, Anne Pole, John Blennerhassett, Joan DeLaPole

In 1396, William Pole entered the world in Cotton, born to Michael Ii La Pole Earl Van Suffolk And Catharina Stafford. William Pole married Alice Pole, and had children including Anne Pole, Jane Delapole, Joan Delapole, John Barton Blennerhassett, John La Pole Hertog Van Suffolk, Sir Geoffrey De La Pole. William Pole passed away in 1450 in Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1396, William Pole entered the world in Cotton, born to Michael Ii La Pole Earl Van Suffolk And Catharina Stafford.
  • William Pole married Alice Pole, and had children including Anne Pole, Jane Delapole, Joan Delapole, John Barton Blennerhassett, John La Pole Hertog Van Suffolk, Sir Geoffrey De La Pole.
  • William Pole passed away in 1450 in Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pole's Ancestors

Self
William Pole
1396–1450
Birth Place: Cotton
Parents
Michael II La Pole Earl van Suffolk
1367–1415
Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Catharina Stafford
1376–1419
England
Grandparents
Michael (I La Pole Earl van) Suffolk
1330–1389
Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Catharina Wingfield
1340–1386
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pole's Descendants

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William Pole (16 October 1396–2 May 1450) m. Alice Pole (1404–20 May 1475)
  1. 1. John (La Pole Hertog van) Suffolk 1442–1491 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1444–1502 m. Lady (Eleanor de Neville Stanley, Countess of) Derby 1438–1492
    1. 1. Geoffrey (de la) Pole 1464–
    2. 2. Humphrey (de la) Pole 1474–1513
    3. 3. Edmund (de La Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, Yorkist Pretender in Succession to his brother) John 1471–1513
    4. 4. Sir (Knight Richard de La Pole of Suffolk, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Yorkist Pretender in Succession to) Edmund 1480–1525
    5. 5. Lady (Catherine de La) Pole 1477–1513
    6. 6. Dorothy (de la) Pole 1472–1474
    7. 7. Edward (de la) Pole 1466–1513
    8. 8. Geoffrey LaPole 1478–1499
    9. 9. Sir (William Knight of Wingfield de la) Pole 1478–1539
    10. 10. Grace DeLaPole 1477–
    11. 11. Anne DeLaPole 1477–1485
    12. 12. Isabella DeLaPole 1465–1489
    13. 13. Richard DeLaPole 1462–1505
    14. 14. Jane DeLaPole 1436–
    15. 15. Margaret DeLaPole 1418–
  2. 2. Sir (Geoffrey de la) Pole 1431–1475 m. Edith (St.) John 1430–1491
    1. 1. Michael (de la) Pole 1474–1536 m. Margaret (FITZ ALAN) Lady 1475–1493
      1. 1. Margaret (Lucchesa Jane Maria De La Pole Or) Pole 1491–1560 m. John Hardy 1489–1544
        1. 1. Sir (John Lord Mayor London of London de) Hardy 1510–1546 m. Lady (Mary) Stanley 1500–1587
      2. 2. Sir (John 1st Earl Lincoln de la) Pole 1462–1485
  3. 3. Jane delaPole –1493
  4. 4. Anne Pole 1435–1494
  5. 5. John (Barton) Blennerhassett 1424–1510
  6. 6. Joan DeLaPole 1436–1480

William Pole's Timeline

3 Records

1396
16 October 1396
Birth of William Pole in Cotton
Cotton
1450
2 May 1450
Age 54
Death of William Pole in Douvres
Douvres
1451
2 May 1451
Age 55
Death of William Pole in Douvres
Douvres

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1396
    Event Place: Cotton
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1451
    Event Place: Douvres
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1450
    Event Place: Douvres
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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