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William (Sir) Sandys 1438–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1438

Birth Location: The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire

Death Date: 26 Oct 1496

Death Location: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: William (Sandys)

Mother: Beatrice Bohun

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cheney

Children(s): William Vyne

In 1438, William (Sir) Sandys entered the world in The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire, born to William I Sir Lord De Sandes Sandys And Beatrice Lady Bonham De Bohun. William (Sir) Sandys married Elizabeth Cheney, and had children including William Sandys 1St Baron Of The Vyne. William (Sir) Sandys passed away in 1496 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1438, William (Sir) Sandys entered the world in The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire, born to William I Sir Lord De Sandes Sandys And Beatrice Lady Bonham De Bohun.
  • William (Sir) Sandys married Elizabeth Cheney, and had children including William Sandys 1St Baron Of The Vyne.
  • William (Sir) Sandys passed away in 1496 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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William Sandys's Ancestors

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William Sandys
1438–1496
Birth Place: The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire
Parents
William I (Sir) Lord de Sandes (Sandys)
1400–1447
Vyne, Sherborn Saint John, Hampshire, England
Beatrice ((Lady) Bonham de) Bohun
1400–1446
Furnace, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Walter ((Sir)) Sandys
1375–1435
Furnace Fells, Lancashire
Agnes Warrener
1380–1407
Preston Candover, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
John ((Sir) “The Younger” de) Bohun
1363–1433
Bradninch, Devon, England
Anne (Joan) Halsham
1383–1449
West Grinstead, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bohun
1301–1367
Cecily Filoll\Filliol
–1381
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sandys's Descendants

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William ((Sir)) Sandys (1438–26 Oct 1496) m. Elizabeth Cheney (1453–1470)
  1. 1. William (Sandys, 1st Baron of the) Vyne 1470–1540 m. Margery ((Lady)) Bray 1459–1539
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sandys 1480–1518 m. Humphrey (II) Forster 1476–1566
      1. 1. William ((Sir)) Forster 1508–1574 m. Jane ((Lady)) Hungerford 1515–1580
        1. 1. Walter ((Sir)) Forster 1525–1622 m. Margaret Netterville 1530–1597

William Sandys's Timeline

2 Records

1438
1438
Birth of William (Sir) Sandys in The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire
The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire
1496
26 Oct 1496
Age 58
Death of William (Sir) Sandys in St. John, Hampshire, England
St. John, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1438
    Event Place: The Vyne, Sherborne St John near Basingstoke, Hampshire
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1496
    Event Place: St. John, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 784
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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