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William Sandys 1493–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1493

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1540

Death Location: Church St. Michael's, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Father: George Sands

Mother: Margaret Curwen

Spouse(s): Margaret Dixon

Children(s): Myles Sandys, William Sandis, Ursala Sandys, William Sandys, William Sandys, Charles Sandys, Christopher Sandys, Edwin Sandys, Anne Sandys, Anthony Sandys, Christopher Sandys, Isobel Sandis

William Sandys was born in 1493 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of George William Sands And Margaret Curwen. William Sandys married Margaret Dixon, and had children including Anne Sandys, Anthony Sandys, Charles Sandys, Christopher Sandys, Edwin Sandys, Isobel Sandis, Myles Sandys, Ursala Maidenhead Sandys, William George Sandys, William Sandis, William Sandys. William Sandys passed away in 1540 in Church St. Michael's, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Sandys was born in 1493 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of George William Sands And Margaret Curwen.
  • William Sandys married Margaret Dixon, and had children including Anne Sandys, Anthony Sandys, Charles Sandys, Christopher Sandys, Edwin Sandys, Isobel Sandis, Myles Sandys, Ursala Maidenhead Sandys, William George Sandys, William Sandis, William Sandys.
  • William Sandys passed away in 1540 in Church St. Michael's, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Sandys's Ancestors

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William Sandys
1493–1540
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents
George William Sands
1465–1513
Furnace Fells, Hawkeshead Parish, Lancashire, England
Margaret Curwen
1469–1493
Furness Fells, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Sandys
1440–1496
Lancashire, England
Margaret Rawson
1449–1470
Eastchurch, Kent, England
Garrat Curwen
1440–1500
Workington, Cumberland, England
Margaret Dickinson
1452–1506
Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sandes
1407–1447
Beatrice Bohun
1411–1446
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sandes
1380–1424
John Bohun
1362–1433
Anne Halsham
1383–1438

William Sandys's Descendants

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William Sandys (Abt 1493–4 Dec 1540) m. Margaret Dixon (26 Aug 1496–11 Mar 1546)
  1. 1. Myles Sandys 1523–1601 m. Hester Clifton 1538–1570
    1. 1. Hester Sandys 1569–1656 m. Thomas Temple 1567–1637
      1. 1. John Temple 1593–1632 m. Dorothy Lee 1593–1625 m. Frances Blomfield 1600–1644
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Lee) Temple 1616–1668 m. John (I) Alston 1610–1687
        2. 2. Edmund Temple 1605–1668 m. Eleanor Harveys 1608–
        3. 3. Purbeck Temple 1610–1674 m. Sarah Baker 1613–1699
        4. 4. Edward Temple 1612–
        5. 5. Peter Temple 1613–1659 m. Eleanor Tirrell 1615–1671
        6. 6. Thomas Temple 1614–1674
        7. 7. Edmund Temple 1614–
        8. 8. Hester Temple 1614– m. Edward Pascal 1614–1698
        9. 9. Hester Temple 1616–
        10. 10. Mary Temple 1623–1654 m. Edward Parcel 1611– m. Robert Nelson 1610–1698
      2. 2. Miles Temple 1588–1660
      3. 3. Hester Temple 1589–1610 m. John Rous 1535–1600
      4. 4. Bridget Temple 1589– m. John Lenthall 1590–1668
      5. 5. Peter Temple 1592–1658 m. Anne Throckmorton 1593–1620 m. Christian Leveson –1655
      6. 6. Martha Temple 1595–1620 m. Thomas Peniston 1591–1642
      7. 7. Elisabeth Temple 1596–1630 m. Henry Gibbes 1593–1658 m. Henry Gibbs 1620–1647
      8. 8. Catherine Temple 1599– m. William Ashcombe 1589–1627
      9. 9. Jane (Sibilla) Temple 1602–1602 m. Ogle 1596– m. Mr. 1602–
      10. 10. Margaret Temple 1606– m. Edward Longueville 1600–1661
      11. 11. Thomas Temple 1608–1683 m. Green 1591– m. Thomas Temple 1606–
      12. 12. Ann Temple 1610–1661 m. William Andrews 1580–1649 m. William Andrewes 1598–1657
      13. 13. Elgie (Millicent) Temple 1611–1671 m. Thomas Ogle 1592–1656
      14. 14. Anthony Temple 1612–
    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

William Sandys's Timeline

2 Records

1493
Abt 1493
Birth of William Sandys in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1540
4 Dec 1540
Age 47
Death of William Sandys in Calais-Centre, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
Calais-Centre, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1493
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZ42-PDZ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Calais-Centre, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZ42-PDZ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Church St. Michael's, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Sandys, person ID LZ42-PDZ.

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