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Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford 1525–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 January 1601

Death Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, , England

Father: Sir Hussey

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sir Cashiobury

Children(s): Lady Baroness, Sir Morrison, Jane Morrison, LORD Morysin, Thomas Moryson, Johne Moriesone, Mary Morrison, Anne Morrison

Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford was born in 1525 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Hussey And Margaret Hussey. Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford married Sir Knight Richard Morrison Of Cashiobury, and had children including Anne Charlotte Morrison, Jane Sibyl Morrison, Johne Moriesone, Lady Elizabeth Morrison Countess Of Lincoln Baroness, Lord Thomas Morrison Morysin, Mary Morrison, Sir Charles Morrison, Thomas Morrison Moryson. Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford passed away in 1601 in Watford, Hertfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford was born in 1525 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Hussey And Margaret Hussey.
  • Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford married Sir Knight Richard Morrison Of Cashiobury, and had children including Anne Charlotte Morrison, Jane Sibyl Morrison, Johne Moriesone, Lady Elizabeth Morrison Countess Of Lincoln Baroness, Lord Thomas Morrison Morysin, Mary Morrison, Sir Charles Morrison, Thomas Morrison Moryson.
  • Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford passed away in 1601 in Watford, Hertfordshire, , England.

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Bridget Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Bedford
1525–1601
Birth Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Hussey
1500–1538
Caythorpe, Kent, England
Grandparents
Anne (Say) (17thgg)
1480–1522
Howley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Bedford's Descendants

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Bridget (Hussey, Dowager Countess of) Bedford (1525–12 January 1601) m. Sir (Knight Richard Morrison of) Cashiobury (1520–17 March 1556)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth MORRISON, Countess of Lincoln,) Baroness 1556–1611 m. Henry (Clinton 2nd Earl of Lincoln aka Sir Henry) Fiennes 1542–1616
    1. 1. Diennes Clinton 1561–1562
    2. 2. Kendal Clinton 1588–
    3. 3. Daug (Fiennes) Clinton 1559–1562
    4. 4. Fynes Clinton 1561–1562
    5. 5. Sir (Edward) Clinton 1572–1623
    6. 6. Elizabeth Clinton 1572–
    7. 7. Henry Clinton 1587–1641
    8. 8. Thomas Clinton 1568–1619
    9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth) Clinton 1559–1623
    10. 10. Henry Clinton 1567–1641
  2. 2. Sir (Charles) Morrison 1548–1599
  3. 3. Jane (Sibyl) Morrison 1550–1580
  4. 4. LORD (THOMAS MORRISON\) Morysin 1555–1647
  5. 5. Thomas (Morrison \) Moryson 1540–1591
  6. 6. Johne Moriesone 1550–1602
  7. 7. Mary Morrison 1551–1611
  8. 8. Anne (Charlotte) Morrison 1548–1599

Bridget Bedford's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1530
1530
Age 5
Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford was married
None
1546
November 1546
Age 21
Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford was married in Cashiobury, Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cashiobury, Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
12 January 1601
Age 76
Death of Bridget Hussey, Dowager Countess of Bedford in Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
Watford, Hertfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: November 1546
    Event Place: Cashiobury, Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1601
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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