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William Venables 1489–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Jul 1541

Death Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Venables

Mother: Cecily Stanley

Spouse(s): Ellen Cotton

Children(s): Katherine 11thGGM, Hugh Venables, John Venables, Robert Venables, William Venables, Cecily Venables, Thomas Venables, Sir Venables, Agnes Venables

William Venables was born in 1489 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Venables And Cecily Stanley. William Venables married Ellen Cotton, and had children including Agnes Venables, Cecily Venables, Hugh Venables, John Venables, Katherine Venables 11Thggm, Robert Venables, Sir Thomas Venables, Thomas Venables, William Venables. William Venables passed away in 1541 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Venables was born in 1489 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Venables And Cecily Stanley.
  • William Venables married Ellen Cotton, and had children including Agnes Venables, Cecily Venables, Hugh Venables, John Venables, Katherine Venables 11Thggm, Robert Venables, Sir Thomas Venables, Thomas Venables, William Venables.
  • William Venables passed away in 1541 in Kinderton, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Venables
1469–1513
Birth Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England
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Cecily Stanley
1465–1514
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Cotton
1490–1517
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Katherine 11thGGM
1513–1557
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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Hugh Venables
1522–
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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John Venables
1520–
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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Robert Venables
1524–
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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William Venables
1526–
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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Cecily Venables
1512–
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Thomas Venables
1487–1580
Birth Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, England
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Sir Venables
1512–1541
Birth Location: Tabley, Cheshire, England
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Agnes Venables
1533–1586
Birth Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, England
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William Venables's Ancestors

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William Venables
1489–1541
Birth Place: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Venables
1469–1513
Branxton, Northumberland, England
Cecily Stanley
1465–1514
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (de) Venables
1439–1493
Moston, Lancashire, England
Petronell Caverswall
1441–
Alderley, Cheshire, England
John Stanley
1439–1485
Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Wever
1450–1513
Wever, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Venables
1413–1438
Margery Stanley
1415–1406
Piers Caverswall
1415–
Wife
1419–
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Joan Stanley
1401–1460
Thomas Weaver
1419–1445
Elizabeth Fitton
1436–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Venables
1387–1440
Blanche Browe
1375–
William Stanley
1368–1428
BLANCHE Arderne
1375–1430
John Man
1386–1437
Isabel Harrington
1390–1429
Sir Goushill
1350–1420
Elizabeth ALAN
1372–1425
Edward Weaver
1380–1435
Elizabeth Booth
1371–1421
Thomas Fitton
1402–1449
Ellen Mainwaring
1404–1480

William Venables's Descendants

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William Venables (1489–Jul 1541) m. Ellen Cotton (1490–18 Jun 1517)
  1. 1. Katherine (Venables) 11thGGM 1513–1557 m. John (de Pontington) Massey 1496–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Massey 1520– m. Henry Leche 1525–1552
      1. 1. Jania (Jane Leche) ** 1545–1591 m. Roger Hunting 1540–1591
        1. 1. Richard Hunting 1571–1638 m. Margaret Randolfe 1573–1640
        2. 2. Thomas Hunting 1578–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Leche 1547–
      3. 3. Julian Leache 1551–
      4. 4. Henry Leche 1552–
    2. 2. Geoffrey Massey 1518–1558
    3. 3. Alice (Eleanor) Massey 1520–
    4. 4. Anne Massey 1526–
    5. 5. William Massey 1527–1579
  2. 2. Hugh Venables 1522–
  3. 3. John Venables 1520–
  4. 4. Robert Venables 1524–
  5. 5. William Venables 1526–
  6. 6. Cecily Venables 1512–
  7. 7. Thomas Venables 1487–1580
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Venables 1512–1541
  9. 9. Agnes Venables 1533–1586

William Venables's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of William Venables in Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
1541
Jul 1541
Age 52
Death of William Venables in Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Kinderton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Kinderton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1518-1529
    Event Place: Ches
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1541
    Event Place: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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