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William West 1520 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Death Date: 30 December 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Warr\Ware)

Mother: Elizabeth Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Lestrange, Anne Swift

Children(s): Gov West, Thomas Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West, Gov West, Thomas Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West

The story of William West began in 1520 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England. William West married Lady Elizabeth Lestrange, Anne Swift, and had children including Gov Lord West, Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West, Gov Lord West, Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West. William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William West began in 1520 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.
  • William West married Lady Elizabeth Lestrange, Anne Swift, and had children including Gov Lord West, Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West, Gov Lord West, Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Werr, Jane West, Margaret West, Mary West, William West, Elizabeth West.
  • William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

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William West's Ancestors

Self
William West
1520 – 1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Knight George Trent West (3rd Baron de La Warr\Ware)
1490 – 1538
Offington, Sussex, England -- or -- Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England -- or -- Warbleton, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Morton
1503 – 1570
Lechlade-on-Thames, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William West's Descendants

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William West (1520 – 30 December 1595) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Lestrange (1534 – 25 May 1579) m. Anne Swift (1524 – )
  1. 1. Gov (Lord) West (1555 – 7 June 1618)
  2. 2. Thomas (West 2nd Baron De La) Werr (9 July 1557 – 1601) m. Anne (Knollys Baroness De La) Werr (19 July 1555 – 30 August 1608)
    1. 1. Lucy West (1572 – 1572)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pelham (11 September 1573 – 15 January 1633)
    3. 3. Walsingham West (13 November 1579 – 13 November 1579)
    4. 4. Catherine Barlowe (1583 – 1650)
    5. 5. John West (14 Dec 1590 – 1659) m. Anne Percy (1600 – 10 April 1667)
      1. 1. John West (1633 – 1691) m. Ursula (Unity Crowshaw Croshaw, daughter of Joseph I, married John West) II (8 Feb 1636 – 20 Apr 1689)
        1. 1. Anne West (1655 – 1714) m. Henry Fox (1650 – 1714)
  3. 3. Jane West (1558 – 1606)
  4. 4. Margaret West (1560 – 1630)
  5. 5. Mary West (1561 – 1630)
  6. 6. William West (March 1585 – 1611)
  7. 7. Elizabeth West ( – 1595)

William West's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William West in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of William West in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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