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Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray 1552–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1595

Death Location: Howick, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Strange

Mother: Lady Heydon

Spouse(s): William Gray, Sir Grey

Children(s): William 15

In 1552, Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray entered the world in Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Roger Le Strange And Lady Anne Heydon. Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray married Sir Edward Baron Grey Of Howick Grey, William Gray, and had children including William Degray 15. Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray passed away in 1595 in Howick, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray entered the world in Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Roger Le Strange And Lady Anne Heydon.
  • Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray married Sir Edward Baron Grey Of Howick Grey, William Gray, and had children including William Degray 15.
  • Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray passed away in 1595 in Howick, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Strange
1525–1584
Birth Location: Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
SS
Lady Heydon
1530–1610
Birth Location: Baconthorpe Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

William Gray
1558–1638
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
WG
Sir Grey
1550–1628
Birth Location: Morpeth Castle, Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
SG

Children(s)

William 15
1587–1647
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
W1

Catherine Gray's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Gray
1552–1595
Birth Place: Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Roger Le Strange
1525–1584
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Heydon
1530–1610
Baconthorpe Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
"High (Sheriff of Gloucester", Lord Baron Hunstanton, Sir Thomas deVaux Le) Strange
1508–1545
Chesterton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Ann Catherine Vaux) Throckmorton
1513–1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Christopher (Thyrkyll) Heydon
1490–1579
of, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne Crane) Heveringham
1492–1531
Heveningham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Harrowden
1460–1523
Anne Harrowden
1490–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Gray's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of) Gray (1552–20 Jan 1595) m. William Gray (11 November 1558–28 December 1638) m. Sir (Edward Baron Grey of Howick) Grey (1550–10 January 1628)
  1. 1. William (DeGray) 15 1587–1647 m. Marye (Button) Burton 1592–1622
    1. 1. John (William Gray) 14 1610–1663 m. Euphan Cruix 1603– m. Elizabetha ((Frost) Gray Watson) Ramesden 1614–1682
      1. 1. Janet Gray 1631– m. William (Orr) 13 1626–1704
        1. 1. John Orr 1651–1722 m. Mary MacBurney 1652–1692 m. Mary Orr 1652–1692 m. Margaret McCulloch 1676–1748
        2. 2. Humphrey (Orr) * 1654–1736
        3. 3. Elizabeth Orr 1648–
        4. 4. Elizabet Orr 1661–

Catherine Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray in Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
1595
20 Jan 1595
Age 43
Death of Catherine Kate le Strange Lady of Hunstanton, Baroness of Howick Castle, Countess of Gray in Howick, Northumberland, England
Howick, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1595
    Event Place: Howick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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