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Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer 1521–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1586

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Kytson

Mother: Margaretha Bath

Spouse(s): John Despenser

Children(s): Sir I, Elizabeth Hunsdon, Edmund Spencer, Ann Spencer, William Spencer

The story of Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer began in 1521 in St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England. Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer married John Despenser, and had children including Ann Spencer, Edmund Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon, Sir John De Spencer Spenser Invested As A Knight In 1588 By Queen Elizabeth I, William Spencer. Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer passed away in 1586 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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  • The story of Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer began in 1521 in St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.
  • Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer married John Despenser, and had children including Ann Spencer, Edmund Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon, Sir John De Spencer Spenser Invested As A Knight In 1588 By Queen Elizabeth I, William Spencer.
  • Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer passed away in 1586 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Catherine Spencer's Ancestors

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Catherine Spencer
1521–1586
Birth Place: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Kytson
1485–1540
England
Margaretha (Donnington Gravin van) Bath
1509–1560
Stoke Newington, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Spencer's Descendants

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Catherine (Katherine Kitson, Baroness of) Spencer (1521–8 Nov 1586) m. John Despenser (1524–8 Nov 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (John De Spencer Spenser, invested as a Knight in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth) I 1541–1599 m. Mary (Margaret) Catlyn 1548–1619
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Despenser, KG, 1st Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627 m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby Baroness) Spencer 1571–1597
      1. 1. William (Despenser, 2nd Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1592–1636 m. Penelope Wriothesley 1598–1667
        1. 1. Henry (Despenser (Spencer), 1st Earl of) Sunderland 1620–1643 m. Dorothy Sidney 1617–1684
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Despenser) (Crofts) 1618–1672
      2. 2. Richard Spencer 1593–1667
      3. 3. Margaret Spencer 1597–1613
      4. 4. Dame (Mary) Spencer 1588–1658 m. Sir (Dr Richard Anderson Sr, Jamestown Ship Merchants') Hope 1585–1666
        1. 1. Mary Anderson 1610–1638
      5. 5. John Spencer 1590–1610
      6. 6. Elizabeth Spencer 1589–1618
      7. 7. Edward Spencer 1594–1655
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Spencer Baroness) Hunsdon 1547–1623 m. Sir (George Carey, 2nd Baron) Hunsdon 1547–1603 m. Sir (Ralph Evers or) Eure 1558–1617
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cary 1576–1635
  3. 3. Edmund Spencer 1553–1599
  4. 4. Ann Spencer 1540–1618
  5. 5. William Spencer –1609

Catherine Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer in St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1586
8 Nov 1586
Age 65
Death of Catherine Katherine Kitson, Baroness of Spencer in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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