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William Vail 1463–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1463

Birth Location: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Durham, Durham, England

Father: William Vail

Mother: Susan Craine

Spouse(s): Margaret Fettiplace, Eleanor Vale

Children(s): Thomas Vole, Henry Vele, Peter Vele, Katherine Vele, Dorothy Haynes, Edward Vele, May Vale, William Veal, Edward Vele

The story of William Vail began in 1463 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England. William Vail married Eleanor Vale, Margaret Fettiplace, and had children including Dorothy Vail Haynes, Edward Vele, Henry Vele, Katherine Vele, May Vale, Peter Vele, Thomas Vail Or Vele Or Vole, William Veal. William Vail passed away in 1573 in Durham, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Vail began in 1463 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Vail married Eleanor Vale, Margaret Fettiplace, and had children including Dorothy Vail Haynes, Edward Vele, Henry Vele, Katherine Vele, May Vale, Peter Vele, Thomas Vail Or Vele Or Vole, William Veal.
  • William Vail passed away in 1573 in Durham, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vail's Ancestors

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William Vail
1463–1573
Birth Place: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Vail
1429–1493
Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Susan Craine
1429–1482
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Vele
1411–1467
Taunton, Somerset, England
Alice Brokesby
1414–1451
Shoby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Vele
1384–1430
William Brokesby
1376–1415
Joan Saxilby
1375–1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Vele
1338–1384
Hawise Torrington
1340–
John Brooksby
1336–1400
Agnes Frisby
1336–
William Alderwick
1351–1416
Joan Saxulby
1355–1452

William Vail's Descendants

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William Vail (1463–1573) m. Margaret Fettiplace (1500–26 JAN 1568) m. Eleanor Vale (1498–6 OCT 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
        1. 1. Sarah (Rose) Vile 1587–1661 m. John Whitlock 1585–1658
  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

William Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1463
1463
Birth of William Vail in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
1573
1573
Age 110
Death of William Vail in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1463
    Event Place: Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

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