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Catherine Spencer 1521–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Penelope Wriothesley

Spouse(s): Richard I

Children(s): Thomas Percy, Richard II, William Pierce

In 1521, Catherine Spencer entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir William Of Wormleighton Spencer 2Nd Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton Kb Mp And Penelope Wriothesley. Catherine Spencer married Richard Pierce I, and had children including Richard Pierce Ii, Thomas Pearce Pierce Percy, William Pierce. Catherine Spencer passed away in 1575 in Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Catherine Spencer entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir William Of Wormleighton Spencer 2Nd Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton Kb Mp And Penelope Wriothesley.
  • Catherine Spencer married Richard Pierce I, and had children including Richard Pierce Ii, Thomas Pearce Pierce Percy, William Pierce.
  • Catherine Spencer passed away in 1575 in Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Spencer's Ancestors

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Catherine Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William of Wormleighton Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, KB, MP
1592–1636
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Penelope Wriothesley
1592–1667
Tichfield, Southamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Spencer Spenser 1570 BUGGY ACCOUNT 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton KG MP Bachelor of) Wormleighton
1570–1627
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Willoughby
1571–1597
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Henry Wriothesley
1573–1624
Cowdry House, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Charlotte) Vernon
1572–1655
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1546–1599
Catherine Kitson
1521–1586
Lady Willoughby
1546–1594
Sir Nottinghamshire
1545–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Spencer's Descendants

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Catherine Spencer (1521–1575) m. Richard (Pierce) I (1500–1605)
  1. 1. Thomas (Pearce Pierce) Percy 1565–1588 m. Elizabeth Audsley 1545–1636
    1. 1. Thomas (Pierce) II 1578–1637 m. Margaret Parker 1650–1705
      1. 1. Elizabeth 1670–1720 m. WillIam Dudley 1660–1719
        1. 1. William (Dudley) II 1714–1769 m. Jane Ballard 1720–1771
        2. 2. John Dudley 1695–1750
        3. 3. Ursula Dudley 1720–1799
        4. 4. Richard Dudley 1708–1778
        5. 5. Edith (Edy) Dudley 1706–1734
    2. 2. John Pierce 1571–1643
  2. 2. Richard (Pierce) II 1553–1641
  3. 3. William Pierce 1550–1622

Catherine Spencer's Timeline

14 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Spencercombe, Devonshire
Spencercombe, Devonshire
1477
1477
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Spencercombe, Devon, England
Spencercombe, Devon, England
1521
1521
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
1525
1525
Age 4
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1525
1525
Age 4
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
1542
14 Oct 1542
Age 21
Death of Catherine Spencer in Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Beverley, Yorkshire, England
1542
14 October 1542
Age 21
Death of Catherine Spencer in Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Beverley, Yorkshire, England
1575
1575
Age 54
Death of Catherine Spencer in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
1575
1575
Age 54
Death of Catherine Spencer in Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1586
8 Nov 1586
Age 65
Death of Catherine Spencer in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
1612
7 Dec 1612/1693
Age 91
Death of Catherine Spencer in London, London, England
London, London, England
1616
1616
Age 95
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
1617
1617
Age 96
Death of Catherine Spencer in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
1624
14 Nov 1624
Age 103
Birth of Catherine Spencer in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1612/1693
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1624
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Beverley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Spencercombe, Devonshire

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Spencercombe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1542
    Event Place: Beverley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Pearce Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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