Walter Blount

1487 - 1561  (74 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Walter Blount
  Born	1487	Astley, Worcestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 1561	Astley, Worcestershire, England
  Buried	Priory Church of Saint Peter, Astley, Worcestershire, England
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Tomb of Walter Blount and his wife. Walter's effigy is holding a book in his hands while his wife holds her hands in an attitude of prayer. Walter is wearing armor, his head rests on his helmet and, his gauntlets lay by his side. There is a chain round his neck and, a lion at his feet. This indicates he died by the sword at war.
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Both of the tombs of Walter and his son Robert were called for in Robert's will of 1573. They were carved by Hereford-based sculptor John Gildon in 1577.
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Tomb of Walter Blount.
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Tomb of Walter Blount.
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Tomb of Walter Blount.
  		Tomb of Walter Blount. Tomb of Walter Blount.
  Person ID	I58771	Nagel
  Last Modified	18 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Blount,   b. 1455, Kinlet, Shropshire, England ,   d. 4 Jun 1524, Astley, Worcestershire, England  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jane Crofts,   b. 1458, Croft, Herefordshire, England ,   d. 27 Sep 1549, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England  (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F17365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Isabel Acton de Sanford,   b. Abt 1492, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England ,   d. 10 Jul 1564, Shropshire, England  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. Robert Blount,   b. 1539, Astley, Worcestershire, England ,   d. 4 May 1572, Astley, Worcestershire, England  (Age 33 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	18 May 2021
  Family ID	F17366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1487 - Astley, Worcestershire, England Died - 3 Oct 1561 - Astley, Worcestershire, England Buried - - Priory Church of Saint Peter, Astley, Worcestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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