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CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston 1537–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Jan 1599

Death Location: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland

Father: Jenico Preston

Mother: Catherine Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Catherine Fitzwilliam

Children(s): Genet Preston, Thomas PRESTON, Jane Preston, Eleanor PRESTON, Jenico Preston, Elizabeth PRESTON, Catharine PRESTON, William PRESTON

In 1537, CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston entered the world in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland, born to Jenico 3Rd Viscount Gormanston Preston And Catherine The Fair Geraldine Fitzgerald. CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston married Catherine Fitzwilliam, and had children including Catharine Preston, Eleanor Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Genet Preston, Jane Preston, Jenico 5Th Viscount Gormanston Preston, Thomas Preston, William Preston. CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston passed away in 1599 in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston entered the world in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland, born to Jenico 3Rd Viscount Gormanston Preston And Catherine The Fair Geraldine Fitzgerald.
  • CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston married Catherine Fitzwilliam, and had children including Catharine Preston, Eleanor Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Genet Preston, Jane Preston, Jenico 5Th Viscount Gormanston Preston, Thomas Preston, William Preston.
  • CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston passed away in 1599 in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jenico Preston
1502–1560
Birth Location: Gormanston, Ireland
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Catherine Fitzgerald
1510–1595
Birth Location: Kildare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Fitzwilliam
1555–1584
Birth Location: Meron (Dublin) Ireland
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Children(s)

Genet Preston
1590–1633
Birth Location: Gormanston Castle (now a Franciscan college), Meath, Ireland
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Thomas PRESTON
1584–1654
Birth Location: Gormanston, 5314, Ireland
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Jane Preston
1573–1597
Birth Location: Mount Merrion, 5302, , Ireland
JP
Eleanor PRESTON
1590–1616
Birth Location: Gormanston,,Meath,Ireland
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Jenico Preston
1585–1630
Birth Location: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
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Elizabeth PRESTON
1599–
Birth Location: Gormanston. Meath Co. Ireland.
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Catharine PRESTON
1579–
Birth Location: , Meath, , Ireland
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William PRESTON
1591–
Birth Location: Gormanston. Meath Co. Ireland.
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CHRISTOPHER Preston's Ancestors

Self
CHRISTOPHER Preston
1537–1599
Birth Place: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
Parents
Jenico 3rd Viscount Gormanston Preston
1502–1560
Gormanston, Ireland
Catherine (The Fair Geraldine) Fitzgerald
1510–1595
Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Gerald (Fitzgerald Earl of) Kildare
1487–1534
Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Elizabeth Zouche
1480–1517
Codnor (Derbyshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Gerald FitzGerald
1455–1513
Alison Portlester
1457–1495
John Zouche*
1425–1501
Eleanor John*
1455–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Ireland
1409–1477
Joan Desmond
1410–1486
Rowland Fitz-Eustache
1425–1496
Jeanette Bellew
1430–1465
William LaZouche
1402–1462
Alice Seymour
1409–1426
John Bolingbroke
1426–1488
Lady Bradshaw
1426–1511

CHRISTOPHER Preston's Descendants

1.
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CHRISTOPHER (4th Viscount Gormanstown) Preston (1537–24 Jan 1599) m. Catherine Fitzwilliam (1555–1584)
  1. 1. Genet Preston 1590–1633 m. ALEXANDER (Sir Lord of Rathmore) Plunkett 1590–1632
    1. 1. Elizabeth (D) Ward 1610–1714 m. Thomas Plunkett 1607–1693
      1. 1. John Plunkett 1630–1750 m. Mary Smith 1685–1730
        1. 1. Elizabeth Plunkett 1715–1798 m. John Willis 1709–1762
      2. 2. Thomas (Alexander) Plunkett 1640–1684
      3. 3. Margaret Plunkett 1639–1698
  2. 2. Thomas PRESTON 1584–1654
  3. 3. Jane Preston 1573–1597
  4. 4. Eleanor PRESTON 1590–1616
  5. 5. Jenico (5th Viscount Gormanston) Preston 1585–1630
  6. 6. Elizabeth PRESTON 1599–
  7. 7. Catharine PRESTON 1579–
  8. 8. William PRESTON 1591–

CHRISTOPHER Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
1599
24 Jan 1599
Age 62
Death of CHRISTOPHER 4th Viscount Gormanstown Preston in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1599
    Event Place: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
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