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William Wentworth 1502–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 July 1549

Death Location: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Thomas"

Mother: Beatrix Woodrove

Spouse(s): Katherine Beeston

Children(s): Thomas Wentworth

William Wentworth was born in 1502 in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Thomas Of Wentworth Golden Thomas And Beatrix Woodruff Woodrove. William Wentworth married Katherine Beeston, and had children including Thomas Lord Wentworth. William Wentworth passed away in 1549 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Wentworth was born in 1502 in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Thomas Of Wentworth Golden Thomas And Beatrix Woodruff Woodrove.
  • William Wentworth married Katherine Beeston, and had children including Thomas Lord Wentworth.
  • William Wentworth passed away in 1549 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wentworth's Ancestors

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William Wentworth
1502–1549
Birth Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Thomas of Wentworth "Golden Thomas"
1478–1548
Wentworth-Wodehouse, Yorkshire, England
Beatrix ("Woodruff") Woodrove
1486–1514
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William III) Wentworth
1440–1509
Bretton Hall, Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Isabel FitzWilliam
1415–1503
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
Richard Woodruffe
1460–1522
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Beatrice (Fitz) william
1450–1522
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wentworth
1414–1489
Jane Redmanyne
1416–1468
Sir Yorkshire
1415–1479
Elizabeth Clarell
1415–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir William
1382–1465
Lady Wadworth
1386–1435
Thomas Clarell
1357–1430
Elizabeth Scrope
1379–1430

William Wentworth's Descendants

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William Wentworth (1502–4 July 1549) m. Katherine Beeston (1507–1549)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lord) Wentworth 1530–1587

William Wentworth's Timeline

4 Records

1502
1502
Birth of William Wentworth in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
1502
1502
Birth of William Wentworth in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
1549
4 Jul 1549
Age 47
Death of William Wentworth in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
1549
4 July 1549
Age 47
Death of William Wentworth
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 282.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PS2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1549
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1549
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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