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William Welles 1539–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir STOURTON

Mother: Lady VIII

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William Welles was born in 1539 in Howden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Viscount Thomas Wells Welles Of Stourton And Lady Elizabeth Alice Bryan Haymon Welles Lady In Waiting To The Queen Mistress Of King Henry Viii. William Welles passed away in 1593 in Howden, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Welles was born in 1539 in Howden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Viscount Thomas Wells Welles Of Stourton And Lady Elizabeth Alice Bryan Haymon Welles Lady In Waiting To The Queen Mistress Of King Henry Viii.
  • William Welles passed away in 1593 in Howden, Yorkshire, England.

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William Welles's Ancestors

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William Welles
1539–1593
Birth Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Viscount Thomas Wells (Welles) OF STOURTON
1512–1558
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Alice Bryan - Haymon - Welles, Lady in Waiting to the Queen, mistress of King Henry) VIII
1516–1553
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert de Welles (disowned by father due to doubt of) parentage)
1494–1558
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Alice Goodrich Bryan Governess to Queen Elizabeth) I
1488–1553
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
THOMAS (Bryan II \ Vice Chamberlain to Queen Katherine of) Aragon
1464–1517
Cheddington, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
MARGARET (De Courtenay Bourchier \) Bryan
1468–1551
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Nobleman
1450–1499
Cicely England
1469–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King ⭐️
1442–1493
Elizabeth Brown
1444–1492

William Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of William Welles in Howden, Yorkshire, England
Howden, Yorkshire, England
1593
1593
Age 54
Death of William Welles in Howden, Yorkshire, England
Howden, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England

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