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William Wiseman 1440 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1440

Birth Location: Rivenhall, Essex, England

Death Date: 1483

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: John Wiseman

Mother: Ann Wyndham

Spouse(s): Margaret Bokenham, Margery Glascock

Children(s): John Wiseman, William Wiseman, Elizabeth Wyseman

The story of William Wiseman began in 1440 in Rivenhall, Essex, England. William Wiseman married Margaret Bokenham, Margery Fitch Baroness Glascock, and had children including John Wiseman, William Wiseman, Elizabeth Wyseman. William Wiseman passed away in 1483 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wiseman began in 1440 in Rivenhall, Essex, England.
  • William Wiseman married Margaret Bokenham, Margery Fitch Baroness Glascock, and had children including John Wiseman, William Wiseman, Elizabeth Wyseman.
  • William Wiseman passed away in 1483 in Norfolk, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wiseman's Ancestors

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William Wiseman
1440 – 1483
Birth Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England
Parents
John Wiseman
1428 – 1470
Northend by Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Ann Wyndham
1420 –
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
George Wiseman
1403 – 1450
Ashby Mears, Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Garnishe
1403 – 1446
Ashby Mears, Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Thomas (De) Wymondham
1384 – 1445
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Margery Walcot
1385 –
Great-Grandparents
John Weisman
1385 –
Martha Weisman
William Garneys
1382 – 1424
Elizabeth Bigod
1375 – 1423
John Wymondham
1359 – 1415
Elizabeth Sharrington
1367 – 1384
Walter Wolcot
1340 – 1416
Joan Clopton
1338 – 1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
peter weisman
Robert Garneys
1356 – 1411
Aveline
1359 – 1405
Ralph Bigod
1358 – 1416
Elizabeth Mortimer
– 1463
Thomas Wimondham
1327 – 1386
Margaret Walcot
1339 – 1416
John Sharrington
1315 –
Elizabeth
Walter Walcote
1300 – 1366
Millicent Gunton
1310 – 1352

William Wiseman's Descendants

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William Wiseman (Abt 1440 – 1483) m. Margaret Bokenham (1440 – Aft 1518) m. Margery (Fitch Baroness) Glascock (1449 – Aft 1475)
  1. 1. John Wiseman (1458 – 1541) m. Elizabeth Hobart (Abt 1483 – 1551)
    1. 1. Thomas Wyseman (1482 – Jul 1563) m. Ann Garneys (1510 – 1544) m. Anne ("The Younger") Garneys (1486 – 1543)
    2. 2. Margery Wiseman (Abt 1498 – 14 Feb 1568) m. Edmund Beaupre (Abt 1492 – 14 Feb 1568)
      1. 1. Mary Beaupré (1511 – Bef 1611) m. Richard Berwick (1507 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Beaupré (1513 – )
      3. 3. Katharine Beaupré (Abt 1519 – ) m. Edmund Wright (1492 – Aug 1536)
      4. 4. Anne Beaupré (Abt 1520 – 1580) m. Nicholas Wright (Abt 1500 – 1567)
        1. 1. Nicholas Wright (1539 – 2 Feb 1592) m. Ellen Gylbert (1540 – 10 Jan 1582) m. Margerie Alysander (Abt 1540 – 1602)
        2. 2. John Wright (Abt 1541 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wright (1543 – ) m. Robert (Anthony) Morris (1530 – 8 May 1621)
        4. 4. Charles Wright (Abt 1545 – ) m. Elizabeth (Abt 1540 – )
      5. 5. Beaupre (Aft 1522 – )
      6. 6. Beaupre (Abt 1538 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Wyseman (Abt 1510 – )
    4. 4. Agnes Wiseman (1511 – ) m. Ralph Ling (Abt 1547 – )
  2. 2. William Wiseman (1463 – 1524) m. Mary Glascock (1467 – 17 Aug 1558)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wyseman (Abt 1479 – 26 Jan 1523) m. John Berners (Abt 1475 – 26 Jan 1523)

William Wiseman's Timeline

2 Records

1440
Abt 1440
Birth of William Wiseman in Rivenhall, Essex, England
Rivenhall, Essex, England
1483
1483
Age 43
Death of William Wiseman in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1440
    Event Place: Rivenhall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

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