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William Sandys 1440–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1440

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1496

Death Location: Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Sandes

Mother: Beatrice Bohun

Spouse(s): Margaret Rawson, Margaret Cheney

Children(s): George Sands, John Sandys, William Sandys, Anne Sandys

William Sandys was born in 1440 in Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Ii Baron Of The Vyne Sandes And Beatrice Bohun. William Sandys married Edith Annie Cheney, Margaret Elizabeth Cheney, Margaret Rawson, and had children including Anne Sandys, George William Sands, John Sandys, William Sandys. William Sandys passed away in 1496 in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Sandys was born in 1440 in Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Ii Baron Of The Vyne Sandes And Beatrice Bohun.
  • William Sandys married Edith Annie Cheney, Margaret Elizabeth Cheney, Margaret Rawson, and had children including Anne Sandys, George William Sands, John Sandys, William Sandys.
  • William Sandys passed away in 1496 in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Sandys's Ancestors

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William Sandys
1440–1496
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir William II Baron of the Vyne Sandes
1407–1447
Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
Beatrice Bohun
1411–1446
Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Del) Sandes
1380–1424
England
John (de) Bohun
1362–1433
Bradninch, Devon, England
Anne (Joan) Halsham
1383–1438
West Grinstead, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John I
1362–
John Bohun
1301–1367
Cicely Filliol
1324–1381
John Halsham
1330–1360
Maud Mawle
1330–1353
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard I
1339–
Margaret Monceux
1341–
James Bohun
1281–1306
Joan Braose
1278–1334
John Filliol
1280–1302
Margery
1299–1327
Robert Halsham
1305–
Joan Combes
1326–

William Sandys's Descendants

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William Sandys (Abt 1440–26 Oct 1496) m. Margaret Rawson (1449–Abt 1470) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Cheney (Abt 1450–1485)
  1. 1. George (William) Sands 1465–1513 m. Margaret Curwen 1469–1493
    1. 1. William Sandys 1493–1540 m. Margaret Dixon 1496–1546
      1. 1. Myles Sandys 1523–1601 m. Hester Clifton 1538–1570
        1. 1. Hester Sandys 1569–1656 m. Thomas Temple 1567–1637
        2. 2. WILLIAM SANDYS 1542–1639 m. MARY BRAY 1570– m. Margaret Culpeper 1572–1644
        3. 3. Henry Sandys 1546– m. Mary Conquest 1546– m. Mary Conquest 1579–
        4. 4. Edwin Sandys 1565–1608 m. Elizabeth Sandys 1570–1649
        5. 5. Henry Sandys 1567–
      2. 2. William Sandis 1531–
      3. 3. Ursala (Maidenhead) Sandys 1513–1600 m. Thomas Hungerfford 1511–1581
      4. 4. William Sandys 1514–1558 m. Agnes Strickland 1501–1582 m. Mabel Sandys 1518–
      5. 5. William (George) Sandys 1518–1547 m. Isabella Waller 1516–1609
      6. 6. Charles Sandys 1518–1557 m. Isabella Fielding 1522–1609
      7. 7. Christopher Sandys 1518–1588 m. Margaret (or Cecily) Carus 1522– m. Ellinor Curwen –1597
      8. 8. Edwin Sandys 1519–1588 m. Cicely Wilford 1534–1610 m. Mary Sandys 1523–
      9. 9. Anne Sandys 1522–1601 m. Richard Braithwaite 1508–1587 m. John Braithwaite 1511–1587
      10. 10. Anthony Sandys 1522–1591 m. Ann Mann 1510–1643
      11. 11. Christopher Sandys 1522–
      12. 12. Isobel Sandis 1532–1574 m. Archibald Cunningham 1530–1579
    2. 2. Christopher Sandys 1482–
    3. 3. Myles Sandys 1485–
    4. 4. Robert Sandys 1488–
    5. 5. Thomas Sandys 1490–
    6. 6. John Sandys 1494–
    7. 7. Margaret Sandys 1523–1601
  2. 2. John Sandys 1465–
  3. 3. William Sandys 1472–1540 m. Margaret Bray 1459–1539
  4. 4. Anne Sandys 1488– m. Richard Braithwait 1485–1537

William Sandys's Timeline

2 Records

1440
Abt 1440
Birth of William Sandys in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1496
26 Oct 1496
Age 56
Death of William Sandys in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1440
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZZ1-BF3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1496
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZZ1-BF3.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZZ1-BF3.

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