William married Mary Bayning, daughter of Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning of Sudbury and Anne Glemham, on 31 October 1639 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England.[1]
William fought in the English Civil War as a Royalist, and died on 30 September 1643, from wounds received in action at the Siege of Bristol. He was buried a few days later on 2 October 1643 in Oxford, Christ Church, Oxfordshire, England.[2] The parish register recorded him as William Villiers, Visc. Grandisson.
Sources
↑Marriage:
"St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1934"
The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter in Westminster; London, England; Registers and Books of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; Reference: MA/01/01/005 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 62467 #8768 (accessed 10 January 2023)
Wm Villers marriage to Mary Bunning on 31 Oct 1639 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England.
↑Burial:
"Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812"
Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR199A_TEMP01 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61056 #543193 (accessed 10 January 2023)
William Villers burial on 2 Oct 1643 in Oxford, Christ Church, Oxfordshire, England.
Wikipedia contributors, "Viscount Grandison," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. (Accessed September 17, 2015).
Find A Grave: Memorial #75095758, Mary Bayning Villiers Gorges memorial. Burial: All Saints Churchyard, Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England. Created by: A. I. Carroll-Zimmer Record added: Aug 18, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 75095758. (Accessed 17 September 2015. No photo of gravestone; biography with no sources cited.)
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