Ancestry of
Benedict Cumberbatch

Movie, Television and Stage Actor

Ralph Eure

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• • 16th Great-grandfather of Benedict Cumberbatch — 19th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 271968 
  • Father:
  • William Eure 
  • Mother:
  • Maud Fitzhugh   
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  • Death Date:
  • 9 Mar 1461/1462 
  • Death Location:
  • Battle of Towton, near Towton, Yorkshire, England 
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  • Eleanor Greystoke
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  William Eure (Ahnentafel No:135984 )

  • Notes: 

  • Sir Ralph Eure was slain in the Battle of Towton.

• Sources for Ralph Eure

  • ¹ Richardson, Douglas and Kimball G. Everingham, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2011), 15.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd, "A Second Update to Ancestors of American Presidents", (accessed 03/04/2016).
  • ³ Wikipedia, "Battle of Towton", (accessed 04/11/2014).

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