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Catharine Willoughby 1476–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1542

Death Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Christopher Willoughby

Mother: Margaret Jenney

Spouse(s): John Heydon

Children(s): Eleanor Heydon, Margery Heydon, Elizabeth Heydon, Christopher Heydon, Thomas Heydon, George Heydon, Christopher Heydon, Richard Heydon, Ursula Heydon, John Heydon, Henry Heydon, George Heydon, Margaret Heydon

The story of Catharine Willoughby began in 1476 in Lincolnshire, England. Catharine Willoughby married John Heydon, and had children including Christopher Heydon, Eleanor Heydon, Elizabeth Heydon, George Heydon, Henry Heydon, John Heydon, Margaret Heydon, Margery Heydon, Richard Heydon, Thomas Heydon, Ursula Heydon. Catharine Willoughby passed away in 1542 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Catharine Willoughby began in 1476 in Lincolnshire, England.
  • Catharine Willoughby married John Heydon, and had children including Christopher Heydon, Eleanor Heydon, Elizabeth Heydon, George Heydon, Henry Heydon, John Heydon, Margaret Heydon, Margery Heydon, Richard Heydon, Thomas Heydon, Ursula Heydon.
  • Catharine Willoughby passed away in 1542 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Catharine Willoughby's Ancestors

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Catharine Willoughby
1476–1542
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Christopher Willoughby
1450–1499
Parham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Jenney
1453–1515
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Willoughby) VI
1427–1456
Parham with Hacheston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Griffith) Gruffydd
1425–1491
Tatenhill, Staffordshire, England
William Jenney
1420–1484
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Cawses
1426–1469
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Willoughby
1380–1448
Margaret DeFreville
1397–1493
John Griffith
1397–1471
Catherine Tyrwhit
1397–1465
John Gyney
1398–1460
Maud Bokill
1400–1498
Thomas Chase
1391–1495
Ellen Moore
1404–1455
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baldwin Freville
1368–1388
Maude Greene
1390–1418
Thomas Griffith
1377–1433
Anna Blount
1377–1415
Robert Tyrwhitt
1365–1428
Alice Kelke
1365–1428

Catharine Willoughby's Descendants

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Catharine Willoughby (1476–1542) m. John Heydon (ABT 1468–AUG 1550)
  1. 1. Eleanor Heydon 1503–1553 m. John (Francis) Townhende 1475–1553
    1. 1. Alice Townhende 1500–1579 m. John (Richard, Lord Corsham Blackwell) Smythe 1490–1539
      1. 1. Thomas Smythe –1591
        1. 1. Christopher Smith 1592–1638 m. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679
        2. 2. Mary (J) Smythe 1559–1646
        3. 3. Robert Smith 1568–1620
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smyth –1631
        5. 5. John Smith 1572–1621
        6. 6. Alyce Smithe
        7. 7. Richard Kent –1628
        8. 8. John Smythe
      2. 2. Tamsen Smyth 1532–1571 m. John Pruitt 1530–1562
        1. 1. Thomas (Gilbert) Pruitt 1552–1600 m. Margaret Pinkersolle 1568– m. Alice Tarrant 1560–1587
        2. 2. Gilbert Prewitt 1550–1588
        3. 3. Maude Pruitt 1554–
        4. 4. Alice Pruitt 1556–
        5. 5. Jane Pruitt 1558–
        6. 6. Cornelius Pruitt 1560–
        7. 7. Agnes Pruitt 1564–
        8. 8. William Pruitt 1566–
      3. 3. Andrew Smythe 1523–1596
      4. 4. John (Stourton) Smythe 1529–1591
      5. 5. John Smyth 1531–1620
      6. 6. William Smith 1532–1579
      7. 7. Joan Smith 1536–1610
    2. 2. Richard Townsend 1518–1551
    3. 3. Henry Townshend 1523–
    4. 4. Catherine Townsend 1525–
    5. 5. John Townshend 1527–
    6. 6. Anne Townshend 1529–
    7. 7. George Townshend 1533–
    8. 8. Katherine Townshend 1535–
    9. 9. Amy Townsend 1537–
    10. 10. Margaret Townshend 1540–
  2. 2. Margery Heydon 1484–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Heydon 1491–1558
  4. 4. Christopher Heydon 1495–1541
  5. 5. Thomas Heydon 1495–1548
  6. 6. George Heydon 1497–1566
  7. 7. Christopher Heydon 1499–1579
  8. 8. Richard Heydon 1501–1554
  9. 9. Ursula Heydon 1503–1570
  10. 10. John Heydon 1504–1586
  11. 11. Henry Heydon 1508–1579
  12. 12. George Heydon 1550–1566
  13. 13. Margaret Heydon –1505

Catharine Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Catharine Willoughby in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1542
1542
Age 66
Death of Catharine Willoughby in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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