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Bridget Griffin 1520 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands

Death Date: ABT 1580

Death Location: Whittingham, Northumberland, England

Father: Lord Griffin,

Mother: Jane Newton

Spouse(s): Miles Hesilrige

Children(s): Thomas Heselrige, Thomas Hazelrigg, Mary Hesilrige

In 1520, Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) entered the world in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, born to Lord Thomas Griffin, and Jane Newton. Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) married Miles Hesilrige, and had children including Thomas Heselrige, Thomas Hazelrigg, Mary Hesilrige. Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) passed away in 1580 in Whittingham, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) entered the world in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, born to Lord Thomas Griffin, and Jane Newton.
  • Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) married Miles Hesilrige, and had children including Thomas Heselrige, Thomas Hazelrigg, Mary Hesilrige.
  • Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) passed away in 1580 in Whittingham, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Griffin,
1496 – 1566
Birth Location: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
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Jane Newton
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Newton Hall, Yatton Keynell, Bristol, Avon
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Spouses(s)

Miles Hesilrige
1520 – 1544
Birth Location: Noseley, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Heselrige
1541 – 1600
Birth Location: Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
TH
Thomas Hazelrigg
1541 – 1600
Birth Location: Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
TH
Mary Hesilrige
1544 –
Birth Location: Noseley Chapel, Leicestershire, England
MH

Bridget Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Griffin
1520 – 1580
Birth Place: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Parents
Lord Thomas Griffin,
1496 – 1566
Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Jane Newton
1485 – 1558
Newton Hall, Yatton Keynell, Bristol, Avon
Grandparents
Sir (Nicholas) Griffin,
1476 – 1509
Braybrook Market, Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
Anne (Throckmorton () Throgmartin)
1477 – 1505
Coughton, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Griffin,
1454 – 1485
Emmote Whetehill
1461 – 1521
William Thornburgh
1450 – 1521
Lady Broughton
1460 – 1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Griffin,
1426 – 1482
Lady Cruzon
1430 – 1530

Bridget Griffin's Descendants

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Bridget Griffin (1520 – ABT 1580) m. Miles Hesilrige (1520 – 28 Nov 1544)
  1. 1. Thomas Heselrige (1541 – 31 May 1600)
  2. 2. Thomas Hazelrigg (1541 – 31 May 1600)
  3. 3. Mary Hesilrige (1544 – )

Bridget Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
1580
ABT 1580
Age 60
Death of Bridget Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige Hazelrigg) in Whittingham, Northumberland, England
Whittingham, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1580
    Event Place: Whittingham, Northumberland, England
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