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Catherine Howard 1521–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1542

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Lord England)

Mother: Joyce Hoath

Spouse(s): Henry Lord, Nicholas London"), Thomas Culpeper

Children(s): Margaret Woodhouse, Mary (Crossman), William Dawbney, Henry Prince, Elizabeth Tudor

In 1521, Catherine Howard entered the world in Lambeth, London, England, born to Lord Edmund Tilney Howard Lord High Admiral For England And Joyce Culpeper Of Oxon Hoath. Catherine Howard married Henry Tudor Viii King Henry Viii Tudor Knight Of The Garter Constable Of Dover Castle Lord Warden Of The Cinque Ports Earl Of Chester Lord, Nicholas Woodhouse Woodhowse Pewterer Of London, Thomas Culpeper, and had children including Elizabeth I Queen Of England Tudor, Henry Tudor Prince, Margaret Woodhouse, Mary England Crossman, William Dawbney. Catherine Howard passed away in 1542 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Catherine Howard entered the world in Lambeth, London, England, born to Lord Edmund Tilney Howard Lord High Admiral For England And Joyce Culpeper Of Oxon Hoath.
  • Catherine Howard married Henry Tudor Viii King Henry Viii Tudor Knight Of The Garter Constable Of Dover Castle Lord Warden Of The Cinque Ports Earl Of Chester Lord, Nicholas Woodhouse Woodhowse Pewterer Of London, Thomas Culpeper, and had children including Elizabeth I Queen Of England Tudor, Henry Tudor Prince, Margaret Woodhouse, Mary England Crossman, William Dawbney.
  • Catherine Howard passed away in 1542 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Howard's Ancestors

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Catherine Howard
1521–1542
Birth Place: Lambeth, London, England
Parents
Lord Edmund Tilney Howard (Lord High Admiral for England)
1472–1539
VERIFIED- Tisbury, Wiltshire, England -A large village and civil parish abt 13 miles west of Salisbury. The parish includes the hamlets of Upper Chicksgrove and Wardour.
Joyce (Culpeper of Oxon) Hoath
1480–1528
Oxenheath Tonbridge (Kent) England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Culpeper
1480–1484
Isabel Worsely
1460–1527
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Howard's Descendants

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Catherine Howard (1521–13 Feb 1542) m. Henry (Tudor VIII (King Henry VIII Tudor, Knight of the Garter, Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Earl of Chester,) Lord (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Nicholas (Woodhouse Woodhowse ("Pewterer of) London") (1515–1547) m. Thomas Culpeper (1514–12 October 1541)
  1. 1. Margaret Woodhouse 1534–1599
  2. 2. Mary (England) (Crossman) 1534–1609
  3. 3. William Dawbney 1535–1613
  4. 4. Henry (Tudor,) Prince 1534–1534
  5. 5. Elizabeth (I (Queen of England)) Tudor 1533–1603

Catherine Howard's Timeline

6 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Catherine Howard in Lambeth, London, England
Lambeth, London, England
1523
13 February 1523
Age 2
Birth of Catherine Howard in Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1523
1523
Age 2
Birth of Catherine Howard in Lambeth, London, England
Lambeth, London, England
1542
13 Feb 1542
Age 21
Death of Catherine Howard in Executed, Tower of London, The City, London, England - Beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of treason, meaning adultery committed while married to the King
Executed, Tower of London, The City, London, England - Beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of treason, meaning adultery committed while married to the King
1542
13 Feb 1542
Age 21
Death of Catherine Howard in Tower of London, London, England
Tower of London, London, England
1542
13 Feb 1542
Age 21
Burial of Catherine Howard in Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1523
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1540

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tormoham Newton, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1542
    Event Place: Executed, Tower of London, The City, London, England - Beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of treason, meaning adultery committed while married to the King

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1542
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1212
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1542
    Event Place: Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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