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Catherine Brereton 1492 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1541

Death Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Father: Andrew Brereton

Mother: Agnes Leigh

Spouse(s): Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith

Children(s): Margret Smith

In 1492, Catherine Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew de Brereton Brereton and Agnes Margaret Leigh. Catherine Brereton married Thomas Smith, Thomas Assheton Hough Smith, and had children including Margret Smith. Catherine Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Catherine Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew de Brereton Brereton and Agnes Margaret Leigh.
  • Catherine Brereton married Thomas Smith, Thomas Assheton Hough Smith, and had children including Margret Smith.
  • Catherine Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Brereton
1448 – 1527
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
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Agnes Leigh
1445 – 1517
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Smith
1459 – 1538
Birth Location: Walter, Newton, Northampton, England
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Thomas Smith
1480 – 1538
Birth Location: Rivenhall, Essex, England
TS

Children(s)

Margret Smith
1487 – 1557
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
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Catherine Brereton's Ancestors

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Catherine Brereton
1492 – 1541
Birth Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Parents
Andrew de Brereton Brereton
1448 – 1527
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Agnes (Margaret) Leigh
1445 – 1517
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1414 – 1456
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Phillipa Hulse
1416 – 1463
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (De) Legh
1409 – 1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabell (De) Stanley
1409 – 1471
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Hulse
– 1404
Margaret Domville
Robert Legh
1382 – 1415
Isabel Belgrave
1386 – 1420
William Stanley
1385 – 1465
Margery Arderne
1360 – 1412
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Hulse
1342 – 1407
Robert Legh
1361 – 1408
Isabel Belgrave
1365 – 1420
Robert Belgrave
1348 – 1386
Joan Pulford
1348 – 1396
William Stanley
1368 – 1431
Margery Arderne
1360 – 1412
John Arderne
1339 – 1370
Katherine Stafford
1340 – 1392

Catherine Brereton's Descendants

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Catherine Brereton (1492 – 22 Sep 1541) m. Thomas Smith (1459 – 1 Jul 1538) m. Thomas (Assheton Hough) Smith (1480 – 1538)
  1. 1. Margret Smith (1487 – 1557) m. Fulke Myddleton (1483 – 1547)
    1. 1. Robert Myddleton (1507 – Jan 1566) m. Lucy Huxley (Abt 1515 – Aft 1567)
    2. 2. Sir (Richard Middleton Governor of Denbigh) Castle (Apr 1509 – 8 Feb 1575) m. Jane (Johanna) Dryhurst (1525 – 31 Dec 1565)
      1. 1. Simon Middleton (1541 – Bef 5 Oct 1594) m. Letis ( – Aft 5 Oct 1594)
      2. 2. Jane Middleton (1541 – ) m. Fulk (Ap) Dafydd (Abt 1540 – Aft 5 Jan 1593)
      3. 3. Lucy Middleton (1546 – ) m. Anthony Richard (Abt 1545 – )
      4. 4. William Middleton (Abt 1546 – 27 Apr 1621) m. Mary Brucksell ( – Aft 30 May 1582)
      5. 5. Thomas Middleton (Abt 1550 – ) m. Alice Brewster (Abt 1551 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Clemence) Middleton (Abt 1568 – Abt 1572)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Clemence Middleton Of) Denbighshirewales (1575 – 1687) m. Thomas Wiloughby (Abt 1580 – 16 Mar 1648)
      6. 6. Thomas Myddleton (Abt 1550 – 12 Aug 1631) m. Hester Saltonstall (Abt 1562 – 1587) m. Elizabeth (Abt 1565 – ) m. Elizabeth Brooke (Abt 1575 – ) m. Anna (van) Acker (Abt 1560 – 7 Jan 1646)
      7. 7. Elen Middleton (1551 – Aft 1622) m. Hugh (Ap) Elis (Abt 1548 – )
      8. 8. Richard Middleton (1553 – Abt 1625) m. Jane Jones (1547 – 1628)
      9. 9. Charles Middleton (1555 – 31 Mar 1621) m. Catrin Bateman (1551 – )
      10. 10. Barbara Middleton (Abt 1558 – ) m. Humphrey Hall (Abt 1555 – ) m. Edmund Walden (Abt 1555 – )
      11. 11. Hugh Myddelton (1561 – 10 Dec 1631) m. Elizabeth Olmstead (1557 – 19 Jul 1643)
      12. 12. Robert Myddelton (1562 – 13 Jun 1616) m. Margaret Mansell (1570 – 4 Sep 1610)
      13. 13. Grace Middleton (1563 – 1588)
      14. 14. Margaret Middleton (1563 – 1609) m. Thomas Harris (Abt 1560 – 6 Sep 1609)
      15. 15. Pyrs Middleton (1565 – Aft 3 Dec 1594)
      16. 16. Alice Myddelton (Abt 1565 – ) m. John Dolben (Abt 1560 – )
    3. 3. Fulke Middleton (1513 – 27 Aug 1558) m. Alice (ferch) Maredudd (Abt 1513 – Bef 6 Mar 1591) m. Alice Meredith
    4. 4. Anne Middleton (1515 – Feb 1563)
    5. 5. William Middleton (Abt 1515 – Aft 1558)
    6. 6. Humphrey Middleton (1518 – )
    7. 7. John Middleton (1518 – ) m. Eleanor Thomas (1518 – 1578)
    8. 8. Sir (David) Denbigh (1520 – 1544) m. Mary Middleton (1520 – 1544) m. Elisabeth Middleton m. Mary (Ellen Moss) Leycester (1520 – 1544)
    9. 9. David Middleton (1520 – ) m. Elisabeth Carter (1524 – )
    10. 10. Elizabeth Myddleton (1522 – Feb 1563)
    11. 11. Doulce Myddleton (1522 – Jan 1566)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Middleton (1522 – ) m. Thomas Gwyn (Abt 1516 – Aft 1597)
    13. 13. Roger Myddleton (1525 – 24 Feb 1586) m. Catherine Lloyd (Abt 1523 – )
    14. 14. Thomas Middleton (1528 – ) m. Ferch Llywelyn (1530 – )
    15. 15. Dows Middleton ( – Aft 20 Oct 1591) m. Fulk (ap) Rhys
    16. 16. Anne Middleton ( – Abt 1850)

Catherine Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Catherine Brereton in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
1541
22 Sep 1541
Age 49
Death of Catherine Brereton in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1541
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
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