Sir William Calverley, Kt.

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William Calverley (1450 - 1506)

Also Known As: "Sir William Calverley", "I", "Kt."
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Birthplace: Calverley Hall, Calverley, West Yorkshire, England
Death: 1506 (55-57)
Calverley, West Yorkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of William Calverley, Esq. and Agnes Calverley
Husband of Alice Calverley and Alice Calverley
Father of Sir William Calverley, Kt.; Annie Calverley; Robert Calverley; Thomas Calverley; Agnes Vavasour and 1 other
Brother of Joan Lister; John Calverley; Alice Calverley; Richard Calverley; Margaret Calverley and 7 others
Half brother of William Calverley

Occupation: Knighted Sept 30, 1497
Managed by: Woodman Mark Lowes Dickinson, OBE
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About Sir William Calverley, Kt.

Received the honour of knighthood on the field of battle, in the 12th HENRY VII. He wedded Alice, daughter of Sir John Saville, of Thornhill, and left (with three other sons and two daughters, the elder of the latter of whom, Agnes, espoused John Vavasour, of Weston) a son and successor, Walter.
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Killed with his brother Richard in the field by the Earl of Surrey in expedition to Scotland. His will was dated Aug. 2, 1506. He married 1st Anne Vavasour, 2nd Alice Savile, daughter of John Savile of Thornhill, knight. She was a widow [at the date of] 2nd of Henry VIII, 1511, and died 1529


He is listed in The Knights of England , a Complete Record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland by Shaw, William Arthur, 1865-1943; Burtchaell, George Dames, 1853-1921

Published 1906  Volume 2 Publisher London Sherratt and Hughes Pages 696 Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT  Topics Knights and knighthood, Nobility -- Great Britain, Orders of knighthood and chivalry He is on page 32. The reference to his knighthood begins on page 31.

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Sir William Calverley, Kt.'s Timeline

1450
1450
Calverley Hall, Calverley, West Yorkshire, England
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Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Calverley, West Yorkshire, UK
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Calverley, West Yorkshire, UK
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Age 56
Calverley, West Yorkshire, England