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Bridget Read 1487 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Robert Read

Mother: Margaret Alphew

Spouse(s): Thomas Willoughby

Children(s): Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, Langley Willoughby, Norman Willoughby, Kate Willoughby, Eleanora Willoughby

The story of Bridget Read began in 1487 in Kent, England. Bridget Read married Thomas Willoughby, and had children including Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, Langley Willoughby, Norman Willoughby, Kate Willoughby, Eleanora Willoughby. Bridget Read passed away in 1558 in ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Read began in 1487 in Kent, England.
  • Bridget Read married Thomas Willoughby, and had children including Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, Langley Willoughby, Norman Willoughby, Kate Willoughby, Eleanora Willoughby.
  • Bridget Read passed away in 1558 in ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Read
1440 – 1519
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
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Margaret Alphew
1465 –
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Thomas Willoughby
1486 – 1545
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Willoughby
1511 – 1590
Birth Location: Bore Place, Kent, England
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Christopher Willoughby
1513 – 1586
Birth Location: St George, Surrey, England
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Elizabeth Willoughby
1514 – 1580
Birth Location: Chevening, Kent, England
EW
Mary Willoughby
1515 –
Birth Location: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
MW
Langley Willoughby
1517 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
LW
Norman Willoughby
1520 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
NW
Kate Willoughby
1521 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
KW
Eleanora Willoughby
1528 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
EW

Bridget Read's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Read
1487 – 1558
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
Robert Read
1440 – 1519
Berkshire, England
Margaret Alphew
1465 –
Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Read's Descendants

1.
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Bridget Read (1487 – 1558) m. Thomas Willoughby (1486 – 29 Sep 1545)
  1. 1. Robert Willoughby (1511 – 1590) m. Elizabeth Beauchamp (1468 – 1553) m. Dorothy (1525 – 4 Apr 1552)
    1. 1. Henry Willoughby (1510 – 6 Mar 1527)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Willoughby (1514 – 4 Apr 1552)
    3. 3. Anne Willoughby (1516 – 24 Dec 1581)
    4. 4. Thomas Willoughby (1537 – 1596) m. Catherine Hart (1540 – 1602)
      1. 1. Henry Willoughby (1558 – )
      2. 2. Frideswide Willoughby (1560 – )
      3. 3. Sir (Percival) Willoughby (1560 – 1581)
      4. 4. Edward Willoughby (1562 – )
      5. 5. Robert Willoughby (1565 – )
      6. 6. George Willoughby (1570 – )
      7. 7. BRIDGID WILLOUGHBY (1572 – )
      8. 8. Henry Willoughby (1572 – )
      9. 9. Sibbell Willoughby (1574 – )
      10. 10. Thomas Willoughby (1587 – 15 Apr 1657) m. Alice Brewster (1600 – 1654)
        1. 1. Ann Willougby (1611 – )
        2. 2. Alice Seyton (1611 – 1640)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby (1647 – 1661)
  2. 2. Christopher Willoughby (1513 – 11 Jan 1586)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby (1514 – 10 Apr 1580)
  4. 4. Mary Willoughby (1515 – )
  5. 5. Langley Willoughby (1517 – )
  6. 6. Norman Willoughby (1520 – )
  7. 7. Kate Willoughby (1521 – )
  8. 8. Eleanora Willoughby (1528 – )

Bridget Read's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Bridget Read in Kent, England
Kent, England
1558
1558
Age 71
Death of Bridget Read in ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England
ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: ERSBY, Lincolnshire, England
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