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William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave 1465–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1465 or 1457 or 1462

Birth Location: Berley, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 Jan 1527 or 30 Jan 1526

Death Location: Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Waldegrave

Mother: Elizabeth Fray

Spouse(s): Margery Wentworth, Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): Margaret, Waldegrave

In 1465, William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave entered the world in Berley, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Waldegrave And Elizabeth Fray. William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave married Elizabeth Howard, Margery Wentworth, and had children including Margaret Lady Of Essex Waldegrave. William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1465, William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave entered the world in Berley, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Waldegrave And Elizabeth Fray.
  • William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave married Elizabeth Howard, Margery Wentworth, and had children including Margaret Lady Of Essex Waldegrave.
  • William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Waldegrave
1425–1500
Birth Location: Smallbridge, Suffolk
SW
Elizabeth Fray
1441–1478
Birth Location: Smallbridge in Bures, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
EF

Spouses(s)

Margery Wentworth
1463–1540
Birth Location: Codham Hall, Wethersfield, Essex, England or Codham, Yorkshire, England
MW
Elizabeth Howard
1426–1485
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England
EH

Children(s)

Margaret, Waldegrave
1485–1567
Birth Location: Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
MW

William Waldegrave's Ancestors

Self
William Waldegrave
1465–1527
Birth Place: Berley, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Waldegrave
1425–1500
Smallbridge, Suffolk
Elizabeth Fray
1441–1478
Smallbridge in Bures, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Waldegrave's Descendants

1.
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William (Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk) Waldegrave (abt 1465 or 1457 or 1462–30 Jan 1527 or 30 Jan 1526) m. Margery Wentworth (abt 1463 or 1453 or 1460–6 May 1540 or 7 May 1540) m. Elizabeth Howard (1426–1485)
  1. 1. Margaret, (Lady of Essex,) Waldegrave 1485–1567 m. Sir (John St) John 1498–1562
    1. 1. Countess (Margaret John) Russell 1524–1572 m. Francis Russell 1527–1585 m. Sir (Henry) Grey 1513–1545 m. John Gostwick 1522–1545
      1. 1. Janet Russell 1536–1569 m. Robert Colville 1532–1584
        1. 1. Margaret Colville 1558–1623 m. john Livingstone 1553–1620

William Waldegrave's Timeline

2 Records

1465
abt 1465 or 1457 or 1462
Birth of William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave in Berley, Essex, England
Berley, Essex, England
1527
30 Jan 1527 or 30 Jan 1526
Age 62
Death of William Sir, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Waldegrave in Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England
Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1465 or 1457 or 1462
    Event Place: Berley, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1527 or 30 Jan 1526
    Event Place: Smallbridge County, Suffolk, England
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