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Catherine Townsend 1513 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Rainham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: abt 1581

Death Location: Oxborough, Norfolk, England

Father: Roger Townsend

Mother: Anne Brewse

Spouse(s): Sir Bedingfield

Children(s): Sir Hall***

The story of Catherine Townsend began in 1513 in Rainham, Norfolk, England. Catherine Townsend married Sir Knight Henry Bedingfield, and had children including Sir Edmund Bedingfield*** Lord of Oxburgh Hall***. Catherine Townsend passed away in 1581 in Oxborough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Townsend began in 1513 in Rainham, Norfolk, England.
  • Catherine Townsend married Sir Knight Henry Bedingfield, and had children including Sir Edmund Bedingfield*** Lord of Oxburgh Hall***.
  • Catherine Townsend passed away in 1581 in Oxborough, Norfolk, England.

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Catherine Townsend's Ancestors

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Catherine Townsend
1513 – 1581
Birth Place: Rainham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Roger Townsend
1470 – 1551
Raynham, Norfolk, , England
Anne (de) Brewse
1474 – 1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Townsend's Descendants

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Catherine Townsend (1513 – abt 1581) m. Sir (Knight Henry) Bedingfield (Sep 1511 – 22 Aug 1583)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund Bedingfield*** Lord of Oxburgh) Hall*** (1534 – 24 Aug 1585) m. Anne Southwell (1538 – 1576)
    1. 1. Lady (Mary) Nazareth (1561 – 17 Jun 1622) m. Sir (Edward Randes) Yelverton (20 Mar 1559 – 1615)
      1. 1. Elishua (Bedingfield) Yelverton (Jan 4 1592 – 9 Mar 1689) m. John Crow\Crowe\Crowell (1574 – 14 Jan 1673)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Crowe (1639 – 16 Jan 1685/86) m. Elizabeth Goodwin (1620 – 26 Jun 1717)

Catherine Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Catherine Townsend in Rainham, Norfolk, England
Rainham, Norfolk, England
1581
abt 1581
Age 68
Death of Catherine Townsend in Oxborough, Norfolk, England
Oxborough, Norfolk, England
1581
7 Dec 1581
Age 68
Burial of Catherine Townsend in Oxborough, Norfolk, England
Oxborough, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Rainham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1581
    Event Place: Oxborough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 139/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1581
    Event Place: Oxborough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 139/7

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