KLDeWitt Genealogy Research Project
Our Family's Journey Through Time from Europe and Canada to the US
Abt 1520 - 1595 (75 years)| Name | William West | |
| Suffix | 1st Baron De La Warr | |
| Birth | Abt 1520 | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Disinherited | 1550 | England  |
| In 1549, the 9th Baron De La Warr placed a private bill before parliament to disinherit his nephew William West (future 1st Baron De La Warr/2nd Creation), his adopted heir/nephew - his nephew had tried to poison him to inherit the estate early. | ||
| Convicted of Treason | 1556 | England |
| He was involved in the Henry Dudley conspiracy, and on 30 June 1556 was arraigned at the Guildhall on charges of treason and later convicted, sentenced to death. | ||
| Pardoned | 1557 | England |
| Queen Mary issued him a pardon. | ||
| Military Service | 5 Feb 1570 | England |
| Knighted and created 1st Baron De La Warr (Second Creation) | ||
| Reference Number | 10805 | |
| Death | 30 Dec 1595 | Wherwell, Hampshire, England |
| Person ID | I10805 | KLD Genealogy |
| Last Modified | 13 Jul 2026 | |
| Father | George West, Sir d. 1538 | |
| Relationship | bio | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Morton | |
| Relationship | bio | |
| Family ID | F5642 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Elizabeth Strange | |||||||||||
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| Family ID | F3848 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
| Last Modified | 13 Jul 2026 | |||||||||||
| Family 2 | Anne Swift | |
| Family ID | F3849 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 13 Jul 2026 | |
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| Photos | | william_west_painting_large |
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