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William de Welles 1410 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 MAR 1461

Death Location: Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England

Father: Eudo Welles,

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Anne Barnewall

Children(s): Ismay Welles, Ellen DeWelles, Thomas Welles, Elizabeth Welles

William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland was born in 1410 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eudo de Welles, and Maud (Matilda) de Greystoke. William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland married Anne Barnewall, and had children including Ismay Welles, Ellen (Eleanor) DeWelles, Thomas Welles, Elizabeth de Welles. William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland passed away in 1461 in Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland was born in 1410 in Welles, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eudo de Welles, and Maud (Matilda) de Greystoke.
  • William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland married Anne Barnewall, and had children including Ismay Welles, Ellen (Eleanor) DeWelles, Thomas Welles, Elizabeth de Welles.
  • William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland passed away in 1461 in Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eudo Welles,
1387 – 1421
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Maud Greystoke
1390 – 1416
Birth Location: Greystoke, Northumberland, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Anne Barnewall
1425 – 1501
Birth Location: Crickstown, County Meath, Ireland
AB

Children(s)

Ismay Welles
1440 –
Birth Location: Navan, 5314, Ireland
IW
Ellen DeWelles
1448 –
Birth Location: Macetown, Meath, Ireland
ED
Thomas Welles
1460 – 1575
Birth Location: Meath, Ireland
TW
Elizabeth Welles
1460 – 1506
Birth Location: Meath County, Ireland
EW

William Welles's Ancestors

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William Welles
1410 – 1461
Birth Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eudo de Welles,
1387 – 1421
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Maud ((Matilda) de) Greystoke
1390 – 1416
Greystoke, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (John de) Welles
1352 – 1421
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Lord (Ralph) Greystoke,
1353 – 1418
Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Catherine Clifford,
1357 – 1413
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Welles
1334 – 1361
Margaret Ros
1330 – 1388
William Greystoke,
1321 – 1359
Johanna Fitz-Hugh
1330 – 1403
Roger Clifford,
1333 – 1389
Maud Beauchamp,
1335 – 1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Welles
1304 – 1345
Margaret Bardolf
1312 – 1345
William Ros,
1290 – 1343
Margery Badlesmere
1306 – 1363
Lord Greystoke,
1299 – 1323
Alice Audley
1300 – 1374
Robert Clifford,
1305 – 1344
Isabella Berkeley,
1305 – 1362
Thomas Beauchamp
1313 – 1369
Catherine Mortimer
1314 – 1369

William Welles's Descendants

1.
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William (de) Welles (1410 – 29 MAR 1461) m. Anne Barnewall (1425 – 1501)
  1. 1. Ismay Welles (1440 – )
  2. 2. Ellen ((Eleanor)) DeWelles (1448 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Welles (1460 – 1575)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (de) Welles (1460 – 1506)

William Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland in Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 MAR 1461
Age 51
Death of William de Welles Lord Chancellor of Ireland in Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England
Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Welles, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1461
    Event Place: Killed at the Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    50-51
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