Ancestry of Colonel
Robert Gould Shaw

U.S. Civil War leader of film “Glory” fame

William Bonville

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• • 12th Great-grandfather of Robert Gould Shaw — 15th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 22924 
  • Father:
  • William Bonville 
  • Mother:
  • Margaret Grey   
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Dec 1460 
  • Death Location:
  • Battle of Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Elizabeth Harington
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  William Bonville (Ahnentafel No:11462 )

  • Notes: 

  • William Bonville, along with his son William, was executed immediately after the Battle of Wakefield.

• Sources for William Bonville

  • ¹ Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. III, p. 223.
  • ² Wikipedia, "William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville", _1st_Baron_Bonville, (accessed 10/23/2013).
  • ³ Wikipedia, "William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington", _6th_Baron_Harington, (accessed 10/23/2013).