Sir William Tyrrell, Kt. of Gipping

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William Tyrrell, Kt.

Also Known As: "William Tirrell", "William Tyrel", "William Terrell", "William Tirrel", "William Terell", "William Teril", "William Thurold", "William Turold", "Knight of Gripping"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Heron, East Hordon, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 23, 1462 (49-58)
Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom) (Beheaded.)
Place of Burial: City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir John Tyrell, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Eleanor ‘Alice’ Tyrell
Husband of Anne Tyrrell and Margaret Tyrrell
Father of Thomas Tyrrell, of Beeches; Mary Huntington; Sir James Tyrrell, Kt.; Dorothy Boteler; Eleanor Knyvett and 6 others
Brother of Sir Thomas Tyrell, of Heron; Sir William Tyrrell, Knt of Beeches and Elizabeth Rokewood

Occupation: Knight
Managed by: John Nicholas Travis
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About Sir William Tyrrell, Kt. of Gipping

From his father's Wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyrrell_(died_1437)

William Tyrrell of Gipping, Suffolk, beheaded on Tower Hill 23 February 1462, who married Margaret Darcy, by whom he was the father of Sir James Tyrrell.[1]

Footnote:

  • 1. Horrox, Rosemary (2004). Tyrell family (per. c.1304–c.1510). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2013. (subscription required)

Not to be confused with brother William Tyrrell, of Beeches in Rawreth, Essex who died c1471. He married firstly Anne FitzSimon, daughter of William FitzSimon, and secondly Philippa Thornbury, daughter of John Thornbury.

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Death date and location appears to be poorly supported:

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William Tyrrell (John Tyrrell5, Walter Thomas Tyrrell4, Walter Tyrrell3, Margaret Heron2, William Heron1)

  • was born Abt 1408 in Of, Heron, East Horndon, Essex, England,
  • and died Abt 1459 in Of, Gipping Hall, Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
  • He married Margaret Darcy, daughter of Robert Darcy and Alice FITZ LANGLEY.
    • She was born Abt 1425 in Of, Gipping, Suffolk, England.

Children of William Tyrrell and Margaret Darcy are:

  • 1. + 16 i. Dorothy Tyrrell died in Woodhall, Watton, Hertfordshire, England.
  • 2. + 17 ii. Eleanor Tyrrell was born Aft 1464 in Gipping, Suffolk.
  • 3. + 18 iii. James Tyrrell was born Abt 1450 in Gripping, Essex, Eng.

William Tyrell was beheaded on Tower Hill on 23 February 1462, together with Sir Thomas Tuddenham and John Montgomery. John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and his eldest son and heir, Aubrey, were beheaded on 26 February and 20 February, respectively, after the discovery of an alleged plot to murder Edward IV. No records of the trials of the alleged conspirators have survived to shed light on what part, if any, Tyrrell played in the alleged conspiracy. He was not attainted, and his eldest son, James Tyrrell (c.1455 – 6 May 1502), [and heir's wardship and the custody of his lands were granted to Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, who sold them to William Tyrrell's widow in March 1463 for £50.


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page 74

TYRRELL of Gipping.
ARMS : Quarterly, 1. Tyrrell, 2. Coggeshall, 3. Borgatt, 4. Flambert, and Crest of
Tyrrell ( as in Vis. of Essex, Harl. Soc ., p. 314) , impaling Per pale Gules
and Suble, on a cross en frailed. Argent five lozenges Purpure, on a chief
Or three eagles' legs erased a la guise Azure (Mondaye).
WILLIAM TYRRELL of Gippinge, co. Suff., Esq. , third son to Sir Thomas Tyrrell of
Heron , co. Essex, Kt., mar. Margaret, da. of Robert Darcye of Essex, and by her had
issue, -SIR JAMES, Kt.
.
SIR JAMES TYRRELL of Gippinge, Kt., son and heir to William Tyrrell, mar. Anne,
da to Sir John Arunlell, and by her had issue,-Sir Thomas, of Gippinge, co. Suff. ,
Kt. , son and heir ; James, second son ; Anne, mar. to Sir Richard Wentworth of
Nettlested, co. Suff., Kt.
.
SIR Tuomas TYRRELL of Gippinge, Kt., son and heir to Sir James, mar. Margaret,
da. of Christopher, Lord. Willoughbye, ard by her hail issue, —Sir John, Kt. , son anul
heir ; Anne, mar. to Sir John Clere of Ormesbye, co. Norf., Kt.
.
Sir John TYRRELL of Gippinge, son and heir to Sir Thomas Tyrrell, mar. Eliza
beth , da, of Sir John Morlaye, Kt. , and Mayor of London ( 1522), and by her hael issue, - John, son and heir ; Thomas, second son ; Edmond, third son ; Charles,
fourth son ; George, fifth son ; James, sixth son : Vincent, seventh son ; Anne ;
Margaret ; Jane ; and Alys.
.
JOHN TYRRELL, son and heir to Sir John Tyrrell, mar. Anne, da. to Sir Jolin Sulyarıl of Wetherden, co. Suff., Kt.

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William Tyrrell
BIRTH 1408
Essex, England
DEATH 23 Feb 1462 (aged 53–54)
Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
BURIAL
Austin Friars Churchyard
Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England
MEMORIAL ID 143058230

William was the son of John Tyrrell and Alice Coggeshall.
He married Margaret d'Arcy (Darcy).

William Tyrell was beheaded on Tower Hill on February 23, 1462, together with Sir Thomas Tuddenham and John Montgomery. John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and his eldest son and heir, Aubrey, were beheaded on 26 February and 20 February, respectively, after the discovery of an alleged plot to murder Edward IV. No records of the trials of the alleged conspirators have survived to shed light on what part, if any, Tyrrell played in the alleged conspiracy. He was not attainted, and his eldest son, James Tyrrell (c.1455 – 6 May 1502), and his wardship and the custody of his lands were granted to Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, who sold them to William Tyrrell's widow in March 1463 for £50.

Family Members
Parents
John Tyrrell
1382–1437
Alice Coggeshall Tyrrell
1382–1422

Siblings
Thomas Tyrell
1411–1476

Children
Dorothy Tyrrell Boteler
James Tyrrell
1445–1502
Eleanor Tyrrell Knyvett
1461–1514

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Sir William Tyrrell, Kt. of Gipping's Timeline

1408
1408
Heron, East Hordon, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
1450
1450
Gipping Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
1459
1459
Gipping Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
1462
February 23, 1462
Age 54
Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
1463
1463
England
1464
1464
Gipping, Suffolk, England
1992
July 17, 1992
Age 54
1994
February 15, 1994
Age 54
March 25, 1994
Age 54