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William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton 1509–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Wilton (Herefordshire) England

Death Date: 14 December 1562

Death Location: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: William DeGrey

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Mary Somerset

Children(s): Wm Wilton

In 1509, William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton entered the world in Wilton (Herefordshire) England, born to William Edmund Degrey And Lady Baroness Florence De Hastings. William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton married Mary Wilton Somerset, and had children including Wm Wiltine 14Th Lord Of Wilton. William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton entered the world in Wilton (Herefordshire) England, born to William Edmund Degrey And Lady Baroness Florence De Hastings.
  • William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton married Mary Wilton Somerset, and had children including Wm Wiltine 14Th Lord Of Wilton.
  • William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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William Wilton's Ancestors

Self
William Wilton
1509–1562
Birth Place: Wilton (Herefordshire) England
Parents
William Edmund DeGrey
1469–1511
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Baroness Florence de) Hastings
1463–1511
Harrowdon (Northamptonshire) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilton's Descendants

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William (Grey Baron Grey De) Wilton (1509–14 December 1562) m. Mary (Wilton ,) Somerset (1500–22 Dec 1562)
  1. 1. Wm (Wiltine , 14th Lord of) Wilton 1540–1712 m. Jane (Sibyl Hussey) Morrison 1550–1580
    1. 1. Lady (Bridget) Grey 1577–1648 m. Sir (Rowland) Egerton 1578–1646
      1. 1. Sir (John Edgerton , 2nd Baronet of Egerton and) Oulton 1612–1674 m. Anne (May) Wintour 1616–1681
        1. 1. John Egerton 1655–1729 m. Elisabeth Holland 1660–1701

William Wilton's Timeline

6 Records

1509
1509
Birth of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
1509
1509
Birth of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Wilton (Herefordshire) England
Wilton (Herefordshire) England
1562
15 Dec 1562
Age 53
Death of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
1562
14 Dec 1562
Age 53
Death of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
1562
14 December 1562
Age 53
Death of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
1562
14 December 1562
Age 53
Death of William Grey Baron Grey De Wilton in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Wilton (Herefordshire) England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 656

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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