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William Vail 1429–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1429

Birth Location: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1493

Death Location: Durham, Durham, England

Father: John Vele

Mother: Alice Brokesby

Spouse(s): Susan Craine

Children(s): William Vail, Zed Vele

William Vail was born in 1429 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Vele And Alice Brokesby. William Vail married Susan Craine, and had children including William Vail, Zed Vele. William Vail passed away in 1493 in Durham, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Vail was born in 1429 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Vele And Alice Brokesby.
  • William Vail married Susan Craine, and had children including William Vail, Zed Vele.
  • William Vail passed away in 1493 in Durham, Durham, England.

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William Vail's Ancestors

Self
William Vail
1429–1493
Birth Place: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Vele
1411–1467
Taunton, Somerset, England
Alice Brokesby
1414–1451
Shoby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John Vele
1384–1430
Cornwall, England
William Brokesby
1376–1415
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Joan (de) Saxilby
1375–1454
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Vele
1338–1384
Hawise Torrington
1340–
John Brooksby
1336–1400
Agnes Frisby
1336–
William Alderwick
1351–1416
Joan Saxulby
1355–1452
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vail's Descendants

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William Vail (1429–1493) m. Susan Craine (1429–1482)
  1. 1. William Vail 1463–1573 m. Margaret Fettiplace 1500–1568 m. Eleanor Vale 1498–1535
    1. 1. Thomas (Vail or Vele or) Vole 1515–1590 m. Elizabeth Wyn 1520–1592
      1. 1. William VAIL 1552–1644
      2. 2. Henry VAIL 1541–1593
      3. 3. Edward VAIL 1563–1612 m. Martha Stone 1565–1625
      4. 4. Thomas Vele 1545– m. Alice Luckes –1603
      5. 5. Anne Vele 1534–1622 m. Walter Eudham 1528–
      6. 6. John Vele 1540–1590 m. Matilda BECKETT 1543–1565
        1. 1. William Vail 1564–
        2. 2. John Vele 1565–1649
        3. 3. Thomas Veale 1565–1640 m. Elizabeth GRIMBALL 1570–1619 m. Elizabeth Hitchins 1570–1620
    2. 2. Henry Vele 1482–
    3. 3. Peter Vele 1500–
    4. 4. Katherine Vele 1491–1575 m. William Beale 1489–1573
    5. 5. Dorothy (Vail) Haynes 1507–1583 m. Richard Haynes 1509–1583
    6. 6. Edward Vele 1500–1557 m. Catherine Holloway 1510–1575
    7. 7. May Vale 1485– m. Robert Bicknell 1475–1524
    8. 8. William Veal 1533–1595 m. Eleanor Wotton 1498–
    9. 9. Edward Vele 1534–1577 m. Louisa (“Jane”) Burley 1538–1575 m. Jane Burley 1538–1631
  2. 2. Zed Vele 1475–

William Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1429
1429
Birth of William Vail in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
1493
1493
Age 64
Death of William Vail in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1429
    Event Place: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

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