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William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave 1462–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Borley, Braintree, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 Jan 1527

Death Location: Bures, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Smallbridge

Mother: Elisabeth Fray

Spouse(s): Margery Wentworth

Children(s): Anne Waldegrave

In 1462, William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave entered the world in Borley, Braintree, Essex, England, born to Thomas Sir Waldegrave Van Smallbridge And Elisabeth Fray. William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave married Margery Wentworth, and had children including Anne Waldegrave. William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Bures, Suffolk, England.

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  • In 1462, William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave entered the world in Borley, Braintree, Essex, England, born to Thomas Sir Waldegrave Van Smallbridge And Elisabeth Fray.
  • William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave married Margery Wentworth, and had children including Anne Waldegrave.
  • William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Bures, Suffolk, England.

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William Waldegrave's Ancestors

Self
William Waldegrave
1462–1527
Birth Place: Borley, Braintree, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Sir Waldegrave van Smallbridge
1425–1500
Smallbridge, Suffolk
Elisabeth Fray
1441–1478
Smallbridge, Suffolk
Grandparents
Willem (Sir Waldegrave van) Smallbridge
1395–1461
Smallbridge, Suffolk
Johanna (van) Durward
1400–1450
Smallbridge, Suffolk
John Fray
1419–1461
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Agnes Danvers
1420–1478
Cothorp, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Waldegrave
1365–1436
Johanna Mountchesney
1370–1450
Sir Durward
1371–1460
Katherine Wallcott
1368–1460
William Fray
1383–1419
Harriet Montgomery
1385–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Waldegrave's Descendants

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William (Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk) Waldegrave (1462–30 Jan 1527) m. Margery Wentworth (1453–7 May 1540)
  1. 1. Anne Waldegrave 1495–1530 m. William (Lyncolne) Hunt 1493–1552
    1. 1. Richard Hunt 1530–1586 m. Alice Trollop 1535–1563
      1. 1. Richard Hunt 1551–1655 m. Mary Hassard 1551–1628
        1. 1. Thomas Hunt 1580–1669 m. Agnes Elvye 1589–1616 m. Ann Perry 1599– m. Agnes 1586–1617

William Waldegrave's Timeline

3 Records

1462
1462
Birth of William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave in Borley, Braintree, Essex, England
Borley, Braintree, Essex, England
1527
30 Jan 1527
Age 65
Burial of William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave in Bures, Suffolk, England
Bures, Suffolk, England
1528
8 July 1528
Age 66
Death of William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave in Smallbridge in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Smallbridge in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Borley, Braintree, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1528
    Event Place: Smallbridge in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1527
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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