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William Grey of Wilton 1508–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 December 1562

Death Location: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Grey

Mother: Florence Hastings

Spouse(s): Mary Somerset

Children(s): Honora Denny, Arthur Grey

In 1508, William Grey of Wilton entered the world in Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Grey And Florence Hastings. William Grey of Wilton married Mary Plantagenet Debeaufort Somerset, and had children including Arthur Grey, Honora Denny. William Grey of Wilton passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1508, William Grey of Wilton entered the world in Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Grey And Florence Hastings.
  • William Grey of Wilton married Mary Plantagenet Debeaufort Somerset, and had children including Arthur Grey, Honora Denny.
  • William Grey of Wilton passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Wilton's Ancestors

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William Wilton
1508–1562
Birth Place: Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Grey
–1499
Florence Hastings
–1511
Harrowdon (Northamptonshire) England
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William Wilton's Descendants

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William (Grey of) Wilton (1508–15 December 1562) m. Mary (Plantagenet Debeaufort) Somerset (–28 October 1562)
  1. 1. Honora Denny 1540–1569 m. Sir (Henry) Denny 1540–1574
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Denny, 1st and Last Earl Of) Norwich 1569–1630 m. Mary (Norwich 19) Cecil 1573–1638
      1. 1. Honora Denny 1591–1614 m. James Hay 1580–1636
        1. 1. James Hay 1612–1660 m. Margaret Russell 1613–1676
    2. 2. Robert Denny 1564–1576
    3. 3. Anthony Denny 1567–
    4. 4. Dorothy Denny 1570–1602
    5. 5. Edward Denny 1569–1630 m. Mary Cecil 1573–
    6. 6. Katherine Denny 1566–1634
    7. 7. Arthur Denny 1563–1574
    8. 8. Anne Denny 1565–1585
    9. 9. Margaret Denny 1568–1619
    10. 10. Henry Denny –1651
  2. 2. Arthur Grey 1536–1593 m. Jane (Sibyl) Marshorrison 1550–1580
    1. 1. Bridgett Grey 1577–1648
    2. 2. Elizabeth Grey 1565–1630
    3. 3. William Grey 1579–1605
    4. 4. William Grey 1575–1605
    5. 5. Sir (Thomas Grey, 15th and final Baron de Wilton) DNA 1575–1614

William Wilton's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of William Grey of Wilton in Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1562
15 December 1562
Age 54
Death of William Grey of Wilton in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Wilton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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