William Willoughby, eldest son of Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham, Heir apparent to the Parham barony, associated with the senior landed family in Lincolnshire.
Dates: died 1 June 1601
Biography
William was the eldest son of Charles Willoughby and Margaret Clinton but predeceased his father. His death caused the barony to pass directly to his son William, later 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham. Through his marriage to Elizabeth Hildyard, the Parham line acquired an important Yorkshire and Lincolnshire gentry connection.
Notes / Sources
Cracroft's Peerage, Willoughby of Parham — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/willoughbyp1547.htm
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Willoughby of Parham senior line
Father: Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham
Mother: Lady Margaret Clinton
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hildyard, daughter and heir in her issue of Sir Christopher Hildyard of Winestead
Children / next generation: William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham; Elizabeth Willoughby, wife of Sir William Hickman; Catherine Willoughby, wife of Joseph Godfrey; Mary Willoughby, wife first of Sir William Booth and secondly of Thomas Fox
Armorial Registry
Willoughby of Parham — William Willoughby, eldest son of Charles and father of the senior baronial succession
Branch: Parham senior succession through the Hildyard marriage
Issued / recorded: 1582
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