Brief Life History of William
When William Grosvenor was born in 1459, in Eaton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Grosvenor, was 23 and his mother, Alice Whitmore, was 20. He married Margaret Scarsmith in 1482, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1493, in Staffordshire, England, at the age of 34.
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Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from French gros ‘big, great’ + veneur ‘hunter’.
History: This is the name of one of the wealthiest families in Britain, which holds the title Duke of Westminster. They have been long established in Cheshire, with strong links with the city of Chester. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Robert le Grosvenor of Budworth, who was granted lands by the Earl of Chester in 1160. The family's fortunes were founded by Thomas Grosvenor (born 1656), who in 1677 married an heiress, Mary Davies, whose inheritance included Ebury Farm, Middlesex. This now forms an area of central London that includes Grosvenor Square and Belgrave Square.
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