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William of Cumberworth Wilson 1492 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wilson

Mother: Lady Cumberworth

Spouse(s): Helen Gilmore

Children(s): William Wilsone

William of Cumberworth Wilson was born in 1492 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Wilson and Lady Anne Cumberworth. William of Cumberworth Wilson married Helen Isabel of Grantham Gilmore, and had children including William Wilsone. William of Cumberworth Wilson passed away in 1587 in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William of Cumberworth Wilson was born in 1492 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Wilson and Lady Anne Cumberworth.
  • William of Cumberworth Wilson married Helen Isabel of Grantham Gilmore, and had children including William Wilsone.
  • William of Cumberworth Wilson passed away in 1587 in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wilson's Ancestors

Self
William Wilson
1492 – 1587
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Wilson
1470 – 1570
England
Lady (Anne) Cumberworth
Grandparents
John Wilson
1450 – 1492
Scotland
Margaret (Baxter Hardie) Wilson
1450 – 1470
Roger Cumberworth
1452 – 1480
England
Margaret Braytoft
1480 – 1580
England
Great-Grandparents
Sr 2nd
1425 – 1492
Ada Wilson
1425 – 1460
Sir Cumberworth
1430 – 1521
Hugh Braytoft
1438 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Count Erasmus
1362 – 1437
Princess Abensberg
1398 – 1448
Richard Braytoft
1373 –

William Wilson's Descendants

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William (of Cumberworth) Wilson (1492 – 1587) m. Helen (Isabel of Grantham) Gilmore (1496 – 1545)
  1. 1. William Wilsone (ABT 1510 – unknown) m. Janet (Chalmers) Robertson (1518 – unknown)
    1. 1. William ((Wille) Wilsonne) (Wilson) (Abt. 1540 – 17April1616) m. Janet (Donald\) Cunningham (Abt. 1545 – unknown)
      1. 1. Adame ((Adam) Wilsonne) (Wilson) (09 Jan 1569 – DECEASED) m. Isobel Wauchope (1576 – )
        1. 1. Janet Willsone (Abt. 1615 – ) m. James Waddell (1630 – 15 Oct 1960)

William Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of William of Cumberworth Wilson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1587
1587
Age 95
Death of William of Cumberworth Wilson in Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Denton, Wellsbourne Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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