John Heron

1418 - 1461  (~ 46 years)

• Name	John Heron  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Between 1415 and 1418  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Abt 1418	of Ford, Glendale, Northumberland, England   [5]
  Died	29 Mar 1461	Towton, Yorkshire, England   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I3864	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	William Heron,   b. 1396, Ford, Glendale, Northumberland, England ,   d. 15 Jan 1428  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Isabel
  Family ID	F6343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Heron,   b. Abt 1422,   d. Aft 1471  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	Aft 11 Jul 1438  [4, 5, 8]
  Notes	Married by papal dispensation dated 11 Jul 1438.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Heron,   d. Bef 30 Jan 1495
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F4168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Knight of the shire for Northumberland. Keeper of Bamborough Castle; Sheriff of Northumberland 1451-2, 1456-7. Knighted by 1455. Fought on the Lancastrian side at the battle of Wakefield, the second battle of St. Albans, and the battle of Towton; slain at the latter of these. Following his death he was attainted for having taken part in the execution of Richard, Duke of York, and all his estates and dignities were forfeited.

  
  

• Sources

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