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Catherine Willoughby 1476–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1542

Death Location: Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND

Father: Christopher Willoughby

Mother: Margaret Jenney

Spouse(s): John Haydon

Children(s): Christopher Haydon, Margery Haydon, Eleanor Haydon, George Haydon, Thomas Haydon, Richard Haydon, Elizabeth Haydon, Ursula Haydon, Ann Haydon, Margaret Haydon, Eleanor Haydon, John Haydon

The story of Catherine Willoughby began in 1476 in Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND. Catherine Willoughby married John Haydon, and had children including Ann Haydon, Christopher Haydon, Eleanor Haydon, Elizabeth Haydon, George Haydon, John Haydon, Margaret Haydon, Margery Haydon, Richard Haydon, Thomas Haydon, Ursula Haydon. Catherine Willoughby passed away in 1542 in Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Willoughby began in 1476 in Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND.
  • Catherine Willoughby married John Haydon, and had children including Ann Haydon, Christopher Haydon, Eleanor Haydon, Elizabeth Haydon, George Haydon, John Haydon, Margaret Haydon, Margery Haydon, Richard Haydon, Thomas Haydon, Ursula Haydon.
  • Catherine Willoughby passed away in 1542 in Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND.

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Children(s)

Catherine Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Willoughby
1476–1542
Birth Place: Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND
Parents
Christopher Willoughby
1450–1499
Parham with Hacheston, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Margaret Jenney
1457–1515
Grandparents
Robert (De) Willoughby
1424–1465
Cecilia (De) Welles
1432–
William Jenney
1425–1483
Knoddishall, Suff., ENGLAND
Elizabeth Cawse
1425–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willoughby
1394–
Jane Arundell
1403–
Lionel Welles
1406–1461
Joan Waterton
1407–1434
John Jenney
1400–1460
Maud Bokill
1405–
Thomas Cawse
1400–
Ellen Moore
1404–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willoughby
1370–1409
Lucy Strange
1367–
Richard Arundell
1370–
Eudo Welles
1387–1441
Maud Greystoke
1381–
Robert Waterton
1350–1409
Joan Everingham
1385–1422
William Jenney
1375–
Maud Unknown
1380–
John Bokill
1380–
Jane Layston
1385–
Edmund Moore
1381–
Catherine Chattoke
1383–

Catherine Willoughby's Descendants

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Catherine Willoughby (1476–1542) m. John Haydon (1468–1 AUG 1550)
  1. 1. Christopher Haydon 1488–1557 m. Anne Heveningham 1492–1577
    1. 1. Christopher Haydon 1518–1579 m. Anne Drury 1523–1561
      1. 1. Elizabeth Heydon 1543–1574 m. John Wentworth 1540–1588
        1. 1. John Wentworth 1564–1614 m. Cecilia Unton 1561–1618
      2. 2. Henry Heydon 1539–1579 m. Eleanor Furneaux 1543–
      3. 3. Ursula Heydon 1540–1564 m. Roger Townshend 1544–1590
      4. 4. William Heydon 1540–1593 m. Anne Woodhouse 1541–
      5. 5. Mary Heydon 1542– m. Thomas Blennerhassett 1547–1599
      6. 6. Jane Heydon 1547– m. Unknown Hassette 1542–
      7. 7. Christopher Heydon 1548–
    2. 2. John Haydon 1515–1519
    3. 3. Mary Haydon 1523–1576 m. Roger Wyndham 1526–1599
    4. 4. Katherine Haydon 1531–1582 m. Miles Corbet 1529–1607
  2. 2. Margery Haydon 1496–1546 m. Everard Digby 1496–1540
  3. 3. Eleanor Haydon 1472–1553
  4. 4. George Haydon 1497–1566 m. Bridget Gray 1508– m. Dorothy Denny 1519– m. Katherine Bocking 1506–
  5. 5. Thomas Haydon 1499–1548 m. Dorothey Spelman 1512–1556
  6. 6. Richard Haydon 1501–1554
  7. 7. Elizabeth Haydon 1502–1558 m. Thomas D'Arcy 1511–1556
  8. 8. Ursula Haydon 1503–1570
  9. 9. Ann Haydon 1504– m. Edward Sulyard 1526–
  10. 10. Margaret Haydon –1505
  11. 11. Eleanor Haydon 1490–1579 m. John Townhende 1475–1539
    1. 1. Alice Townhende 1500–1579 m. Richard Smythe 1490–1538 m. John Smythe 1489–1538
      1. 1. John (Stourton) Smythe 1529–1591 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Welles 1531–1615
        1. 1. Richard Smith 1552–1593 m. Catherine Cape 1558–
      2. 2. Anthony Smythe 1522–
      3. 3. Andrew Smythe 1518–1580 m. Joane Cratfield 1516–1576
        1. 1. Edmond Smythe 1550–1646 m. Elizabeth Smyth 1562–1654
        2. 2. Magdalen Smythe 1542–1622
        3. 3. William Smythe 1536– m. Anne Sparke 1535–1627
        4. 4. William Smythe 1546–1587 m. Alice (Agnes) Jones 1545–1620 m. Alice Smith –1610
        5. 5. Johannis Smythe 1550–1593 m. Joanna Nashe 1550–1608
        6. 6. Christian Smythe 1548–
        7. 7. Joane Smythe 1550–1618 m. John Amye 1546–
        8. 8. Edmund Smythe 1560–1631
        9. 9. Richard Smythe 1561–
        10. 10. Christian Smythe 1562–1646 m. Henry Bull 1565–1637
        11. 11. Lawrence Smythe 1563–1654
        12. 12. Elizabeth Smythe 1565– m. M. Nolothe 1565–
        13. 13. Mathewe Smythe 1566–1646
        14. 14. Roger Smythe 1569–
        15. 15. John Smythe 1538–1602 m. Annes Pickard 1540–1578
      4. 4. John Smythe 1531–1620
      5. 5. Alice Smythe 1533–
      6. 6. Mary Smythe 1530–
      7. 7. Tamsen Smythe 1532–1571 m. John Pruitt 1530–1571
      8. 8. Edward Smythe 1525–1603
      9. 9. Margery Smythe 1534–
      10. 10. Joan Smythe 1536–1610 m. John (Jean) Goublet 1537–1611
      11. 11. Elizabeth Smith 1532–1578 m. Robert Sadler 1550–
        1. 1. William Sadler 1576– m. Isabel Walton 1580–
  12. 12. John Haydon 1504–
    1. 1. Thomasine Haydon 1530– m. John Rogers 1523–
      1. 1. John Rogers 1560–
        1. 1. Dorothee Rogers 1590–1619 m. Thomas Tarbell 1590–1621

Catherine Willoughby's Timeline

3 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Catherine Willoughby in Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND
Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND
1542
1542
Age 66
Death of Catherine Willoughby in Eresby, ENGLAND
Eresby, ENGLAND
1542
1542
Age 66
Burial of Catherine Willoughby in Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Ersby, Lincoln, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Eresby, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Baconshorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND

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