Tyrrell Famiy: "Off with their heads!"

First Generation

 

1.  Sir William Tyrell/Tyrrell^1–2 was born in 1415 in Heron, East Horndon, Essex, England.² He died on 23 Feb 1462 at the age of 47 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England.^1–2 William Tyrrell was executed [beheaded] on Tower Hill in London on 23 February 1462 for his involvement with John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, in a conspiracy against Edward IV. Conspirators Thomas Tuddenham and John Montgomery were executed the same day. Aubrey de Vere was executed on the 20th and John deVere on the 26th.

William's son, James Tyrrell, was executed for treason on 6 May 1502 after being found guilty of murdering King Edward V and his brother Robert of Shrewsbury. Sir Thomas More later wrote that James had admitted to the murders, although no transcripts of the confession have been found.

Sir William Tyrell/Tyrrell and Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy]² were married in 1452 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy]² was born in 1425 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² She died in 1525 at the age of 100 in England.² Margaret was the daughter of Robert D'Arcy.

 

William Tyrell/Tyrrell and Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy] had the following child:

 

2 i. Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell, born 1459–61, Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; married John Boteler Esquire, 1487, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England; died 1491, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell² (William-1) was born in 1459–61 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² She died in 1491 at the age of 32 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.²

Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell and John Boteler Esquire² were married in 1487 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.² John Boteler Esquire², son of John Boteler and Elizabeth [Boteler], was born in 1459 in Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England.² He died on 11 May 1514 at the age of 55 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.²

 

John Boteler and Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell had the following child:

 

3 i. Sir Philip Boteler, born by 1493, Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England; married Elizabeth Drury, ca 1510, Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England; died 28 Mar 1545, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

Sources:

1. Wikipedia, "James Tyrrell," database, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tyrrell: accessed 31 August 2017), William & James Tyrell.

        2. Ted Williams & Robin Wood, "William Tyrell [1415-1462]," database, Wiki Tree, Wiki Tree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyrell-6: accessed 31 August 2017), Tyrrell / Darcy / Boteler.