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William De Montague of Somers 1490–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Devon

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir (Montagu)

Mother: Lady Dudley

Spouse(s): Lady Peverell

Children(s): Robert DNA, Johanna Monacute, Margaret (MONTACUTE), Joan Bridger, Lady Montague, Emma Montagu, Elizabeth Montagu, Johanna Montacute, Johanna Montacute, Lady Montague, Rev SR, Richard Montague, William Montacute, Margaret (MONTACUTE)

In 1490, William De Montague of Somers entered the world in Devon, born to Sir William Montacute Montagu And Lady Mary Sutton Of Dudley. William De Montague of Somers married Elizabeth Fitzalan, Lady Margaret Peverell, and had children including Elizabeth Montagu, Emma Montagu, Joan Bridger, Johanna Montacute, Johanna Monacute, Johanna Montacute, Lady Eleanor Elizabeth Montague, Margaret Emma Montagu Montacute, Margaret Montagu Montacute, Rev Lawrence Bridger Sr, Richard Montague, Robert De Montague Vickers Y Dna, William Montacute. William De Montague of Somers passed away in 1581 in Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1490, William De Montague of Somers entered the world in Devon, born to Sir William Montacute Montagu And Lady Mary Sutton Of Dudley.
  • William De Montague of Somers married Elizabeth Fitzalan, Lady Margaret Peverell, and had children including Elizabeth Montagu, Emma Montagu, Joan Bridger, Johanna Montacute, Johanna Monacute, Johanna Montacute, Lady Eleanor Elizabeth Montague, Margaret Emma Montagu Montacute, Margaret Montagu Montacute, Rev Lawrence Bridger Sr, Richard Montague, Robert De Montague Vickers Y Dna, William Montacute.
  • William De Montague of Somers passed away in 1581 in Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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William Somers's Ancestors

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William Somers
1490–1581
Birth Place: Devon
Parents
Sir William Montacute (Montagu)
1450–1505
Devon, England
Lady (Mary Sutton of) Dudley
1460–1568
Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Somers's Descendants

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William (De Montague of) Somers (1490–1581) m. Lady (Margaret) Peverell (1494–1588)
  1. 1. Robert (De Montague Vickers Y) DNA 1505–1574
    1. 1. Ambrose (Vickers) Montague 1540–1590 m. Elsabeth Phillips 1551–1587
      1. 1. ROBERT (Vickers\Vicars *Montague) Linage 1572–1630 m. Alice Wilson 1575–1671
        1. 1. James (P) Vickers 1598–1672 m. Elizabeth Westwood 1600–1689
  2. 2. Johanna Monacute 1523–1565
  3. 3. Margaret (\ Emma MONTAGU) (MONTACUTE) 1515–1568
  4. 4. Joan Bridger 1554–1578
  5. 5. Lady (Eleanor Elizabeth) Montague 1515–1571
  6. 6. Emma Montagu 1517–1569
  7. 7. Elizabeth Montagu 1521–1571
  8. 8. Johanna Montacute 1528–1617
  9. 9. Johanna Montacute 1514–1565
  10. 10. Lady (Eleanor Elizabeth) Montague 1515–1571
  11. 11. Rev (Lawrence Bridger) SR 1558–1631
  12. 12. Richard Montague 1530–
  13. 13. William Montacute –1621
  14. 14. Margaret (MONTAGU) (MONTACUTE) 1519–1576

William Somers's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of William De Montague of Somers in Devon
Devon
1514
1514
Age 24
William De Montague of Somers was married in Dorset, Devon, England
Dorset, Devon, England
1581
1581
Age 91
Death of William De Montague of Somers in Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Devon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Dorset, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Salisbury, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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