Henry Bunbury
1509 – 1547
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Henry Bunbury of Great Stanney, Lord de Bunbury, lived from 1509 to 1547, precisely spanning the reign of Henry VIII - born with the reign, dead within months of its end. He married the Chester heiress Margaret Aldersey, and their grandson took the knighthood of 1603.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Ormerod, Hist. of Chester II p.395 (Bunbury pedigree, confirmed by Dugdale's Visitation of Cheshire 1663) + the Harl. MS 1535 Visitation of Cheshire 1580 + numbered Bunbury-of-Bunbury stem; read 23 Jul 2026 (via Turtle Bunbury's Ormerod history).): HENRY BUNBURY (1509-1547), of GREAT STANNEY, Lord de Bunbury; son of Richard x Blanche Poole; d. when his son Thomas was aged 5. m. MARGARET ALDERSEY. ⚠ THIS GENERATION WAS OMITTED BY BURKE'S PEERAGE (which ran Richard->Thomas directly) - restored here from both Cheshire visitations + Ormerod. Father of Thomas (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 23 Jul 2026.