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William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton 1432–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1432

Birth Location: Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1478

Death Location: Mere, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Stourton

Mother: Margery Wadham

Spouse(s): Margaret Chideock

Children(s): Margaret Stourton, James Chudleigh, Anne Stourton, Edith Stourton, John Stourton, Ralph Stourton, Katherine Stourton, William Stourton, Alice Stourton, Joan Stourton, Edward 6th, Anne Stourton, Elizabeth Stourton, Eleanor Stourton, Richard Stourton

In 1432, William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton entered the world in Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Stourton Ist Baron Stourton And Margery Wadham. William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton married Margaret Chideock, and had children including Alice Stourton, Anne De Stourton, Anne Stourton, Edith Stourton, Edward Stourton 6Th, Eleanor Stourton, Elizabeth Stourton, James Chudleigh, Joan De Stourton, John Stourton 3Rd Baron Stourton, Katherine Stourton, Margaret Stourton, Ralph Stourton, Richard Stourton, William Stourton. William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton passed away in 1478 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1432, William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton entered the world in Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Stourton Ist Baron Stourton And Margery Wadham.
  • William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton married Margaret Chideock, and had children including Alice Stourton, Anne De Stourton, Anne Stourton, Edith Stourton, Edward Stourton 6Th, Eleanor Stourton, Elizabeth Stourton, James Chudleigh, Joan De Stourton, John Stourton 3Rd Baron Stourton, Katherine Stourton, Margaret Stourton, Ralph Stourton, Richard Stourton, William Stourton.
  • William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton passed away in 1478 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Stourton's Ancestors

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William Stourton
1432–1478
Birth Place: Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Stourton Ist Baron Stourton
1385–1462
Stourton, Warwick, England
Margery Wadham
1382–1462
, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Stourton
1359–1413
Stourton with Gasper, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Moigne
1373–1429
Maddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
John (I Wadham Knight of) Merrifield
1344–1412
Wadham Manor, Lusleigh, Devonshire, England
Joan Wrothesley
1350–1412
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Stourton
1339–1394
Lettice Stourton
1335–1374
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stourton's Descendants

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William (Stourton 2nd Baron) Stourton (1432–1478) m. Margaret Chideock (Abt 1435–Aft 12 Mar 1503)
  1. 1. Margaret Stourton 1455–1504 m. James Chudleigh 1444–
    1. 1. Petronella (Petronell) Chudleigh –1525 m. Anthony Pollard 1477–
      1. 1. Joanna Pollard 1507–1587 m. Nicholas (Ashe of Clyst) Fornyson 1476–1552 m. Nicholas Ashe 1551– m. Nicholas Ash 1510– m. nicholas Ashe 1497–1552
        1. 1. MaryPowlett Esse 1533–1587 m. Thomas Ashe 1521–1591
        2. 2. Richard Ashe 1520–1591 m. Prudence Rudgeley 1520–1591
        3. 3. Thomas Ash 1529–1582 m. Mary Bailey 1529–1629
        4. 4. James 1535–1615 m. Anne Walrond 1538–
        5. 5. Petronella Ashe 1538–1552 m. Thomas Henery 1534–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ashe 1538–
        7. 7. Richard Ashe 1526– m. Janae 1528–
        8. 8. mary ashe 1531–
        9. 9. james Ashe 1535–1552 m. Ann Waldron 1538–1615 m. Anne Walrond 1550–
        10. 10. anthony ashe 1537–
    2. 2. William Chudleigh 1477–1515 m. Joan Hody 1480– m. Joan (Jane) Hody 1475–
  2. 2. James Chudleigh 1445– m. James Chudleigh 1444–
    1. 1. Petronella Chudleigh 1483– m. Anthony Pollard 1481–1545 m. Alexander Northway 1510–1572
      1. 1. Mary Pollard 1512– m. John Eyre 1511–
      2. 2. Grace Pollard 1514–
      3. 3. Anne Pollard 1516– m. Alexander Wollacombe 1513–1568
      4. 4. Thomasine Pollard 1517– m. Walter Babington 1521– m. William Cockshead 1516–
      5. 5. Alice Pollard 1520–1610 m. Thomas Gay 1519–1566
      6. 6. Richard Pollard 1522– m. Joan Bampfylde 1522–
    2. 2. Grace Chudlegh 1467– m. Wm. Gorvin 1465–
    3. 3. James Chudleigh 1470– m. Margaret Tremayne 1458–1520
    4. 4. Margaret Chudleigh 1477–1530 m. John Wise 1470–1540
    5. 5. James Chudleigh 1489–
    6. 6. Robert Chudleigh 1490–
    7. 7. Mary Chudleigh 1492–1530
    8. 8. John Chudleigh 1495–
  3. 3. Anne Stourton 1445–1491 m. Henry Rogers 1448–1507
  4. 4. Edith Stourton 1452–
  5. 5. John (Stourton 3rd Baron) Stourton 1454–1485 m. Katherine Berkeley 1447–1494
  6. 6. Ralph Stourton 1454–
  7. 7. Katherine Stourton 1455–1521 m. William Berkeley 1455–1485 m. Henry (de) Grey 1435–1463 m. William (de la Pole) I 1478–1539
  8. 8. William Stourton 1457–1523 m. Catharine (de la) Pole 1477–1512 m. Thomsaine Wrottesley 1461–1512
  9. 9. Alice Stourton 1460–1496 m. Sir (John Philpot High Sheriff of) Compton 1460–
  10. 10. Joan (de) Stourton 1462–1535 m. Tristram Fauntleroy 1452–1538 m. John Fauntleroy 1501–1598
  11. 11. Edward (Stourton) 6th 1463–1535 m. Agnes Fauntleroy 1467–1541
  12. 12. Anne (de) Stourton 1465–
  13. 13. Elizabeth Stourton 1467–
  14. 14. Eleanor Stourton 1469–
  15. 15. Richard Stourton 1472–

William Stourton's Timeline

3 Records

1432
1432
Birth of William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton in Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1478
18 Feb 1478
Age 46
Death of William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton in Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1478
1478
Age 46
Burial of William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton in Mere, Wiltshire, England
Mere, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1432
    Event Place: Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Stourton, person ID LY1Q-J23.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1478
    Event Place: Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Stourton, person ID LY1Q-J23.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Stourton, person ID LY1Q-J23.

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