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William Vail 1480–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND

Father: William Veale

Mother: Susan Fitzalan

Spouse(s): Margaret Fettiplace

Children(s): Thomas Vail, Henry Vail, Jane Vail, May Vail, Peter Vail, Edward Vail, Dorothy Vail

The story of William Vail began in 1480 in Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND. William Vail married Margaret Fettiplace, and had children including Dorothy Vail, Edward Vail, Henry Vail, Jane Vail, May Vail, Peter Vail, Thomas Vail. William Vail passed away in 1573 in Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of William Vail began in 1480 in Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND.
  • William Vail married Margaret Fettiplace, and had children including Dorothy Vail, Edward Vail, Henry Vail, Jane Vail, May Vail, Peter Vail, Thomas Vail.
  • William Vail passed away in 1573 in Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Veale
1440–1493
Birth Location: Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
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Susan Fitzalan
1470–1550
Birth Location: Arundel Castle, Sussex, ENGLAND
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Fettiplace
1463–1568
Birth Location: Maidencourt, Berks, ENGLAND
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Children(s)

Thomas Vail
1515–1590
Birth Location: Over, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
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Henry Vail
1482–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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Jane Vail
1485–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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May Vail
1495–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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Peter Vail
1535–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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Edward Vail
1534–1577
Birth Location: Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
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Dorothy Vail
1490–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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William Vail's Ancestors

Self
William Vail
1480–1573
Birth Place: Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Parents
William Totsworth Veale
1440–1493
Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Susan Fitzalan
1470–1550
Arundel Castle, Sussex, ENGLAND
Grandparents
John Veale
1404–1457
Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND
Alice Brooksby
1404–1451
Shoby, Leicestershire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Veale
1384–1430
Margaret Fitzgerald
1395–1442
William Brooksby
1389–1416
Joan Aldrich
1395–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Veale
1338–1384
Hawise Torrington
1340–
John Fitzgerald
1365–1427
Mary Bourchier
1370–1400
John Brooksby
1335–1400
Agnes Shoby
1340–
William Aldrich
1351–

William Vail's Descendants

1.
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William Vail (1480–1573) m. Margaret Fettiplace (1463–1568)
  1. 1. Thomas Vail 1515–1590 m. Elizabeth Wynne 1520–1575
    1. 1. John Vail 1540–1590 m. Matilde Beckett 1543–1565
      1. 1. Thomas Vail 1565–1640 m. Elizabeth Dawsome 1565–1619
        1. 1. John Vail 1592–1645 m. Alice Moore 1593–1628
    2. 2. Anne Vail 1534– m. Walter Eudham 1528–
    3. 3. Thomas Vail 1536– m. Alice Luckes –1603
  2. 2. Henry Vail 1482–
  3. 3. Jane Vail 1485–
  4. 4. May Vail 1495–
  5. 5. Peter Vail 1535–
  6. 6. Edward Vail 1534–1577 m. Jane Burley 1538–1631 m. Catherine Holloway 1510–1575
  7. 7. Dorothy Vail 1490–

William Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Vail in Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
1573
1573
Age 93
Death of William Vail in Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND
Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Almondsbury Parish, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Durham Cathedral Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, Durham, ENGLAND
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