William Grey was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Grey (1359 - 26 November 1400) of Heaton near
Norham,
Northumberland, by his wife, Joan Mowbray (d.1410), the daughter of
John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray (d. 17 June 1368), and Elizabeth de Segrave, daughter and heiress of John de Segrave,
4th Baron Segrave. His paternal grandparents were
Sir Thomas Grey (d. 1369) of Heaton, and Margaret, daughter and heiress of William de Presfen (or Pressen).[1]
Maud Grey (1382–1451), who married Sir Robert Ogle (d. 12 August 1436) of
Ogle, Northumberland, by whom she had issue.[6]
Life
Previously the
Dean of
York, Grey was nominated to the
see of London on 20 July 1425 and consecrated in May 1426, possibly around the 26th. He was translated to the
see of Lincoln on 30 April 1431.[7]
Grey died between 10 February and 18 February 1436.[8]
^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 256
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Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Vol. II (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.
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Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.
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