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Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston 1537–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 24 January 1600

Death Location: Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Jenico Preston

Mother: Catherine FitzGerald

Spouse(s): Catherine FitzWilliam

Children(s): Jane Preston, Jenico Preston, Christopher Preston, Catherine Preston, Thomas Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Robert Preston, William Preston

The story of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston began in 1537 in Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland. Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston married Catherine Viscountess Gormanston Fitzwilliam, and had children including Catherine Preston, Christopher Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Jane Catherine Preston, Jenico John 5Th Viscount Of Gormanston Preston, Robert Preston, Thomas Viscount Tara Preston, William Preston. Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston passed away in 1600 in Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston began in 1537 in Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland.
  • Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston married Catherine Viscountess Gormanston Fitzwilliam, and had children including Catherine Preston, Christopher Preston, Elizabeth Preston, Jane Catherine Preston, Jenico John 5Th Viscount Of Gormanston Preston, Robert Preston, Thomas Viscount Tara Preston, William Preston.
  • Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston passed away in 1600 in Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland.

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Christopher Preston's Ancestors

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Christopher Preston
1537–1600
Birth Place: Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Jenico 3rd Viscount of Gormanston Preston
1502–1560
Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Catherine (The Fair Geraldine) FitzGerald
1510–1591
Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
William Preston
1450–1532
Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Anne Burnell
1475–1532
Balgriffin, County Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Sir (Lord Gerald Og "The Young Marquis" FitzGerald, Knight of the Garter, Lord Justice of Ireland, Lord Deputy of) Ireland,
1487–1534
Maynooth, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Lady Fitzgerald LA) Zouche
1488–1517
Codnor Castle, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gerald Kildare
1450–1513
Alice FitzEustace
1455–1495
Lord II
1445–1527
Elizabeth John
1448–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas FitzGerald
1421–1477
Lady Fitzgerald
1410–1486
Sir Eustace
1430–1496
Joan Tapton
1425–1463

Christopher Preston's Descendants

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Christopher (4th Viscount Gormanston) Preston (1537–24 January 1600) m. Catherine (, Viscountess Gormanston) FitzWilliam (1555–10 Feb 1602)
  1. 1. Jane (Catherine) Preston 1563–1792
  2. 2. Jenico (John 5th Viscount of Gormanston) Preston 1585–1630
  3. 3. Christopher Preston 1568–1613
  4. 4. Catherine Preston 1579–1637
  5. 5. Thomas (Viscount Tara) Preston 1585–1655
  6. 6. Elizabeth Preston 1599–1616
  7. 7. Robert Preston 1587–1654
  8. 8. William Preston 1581–1599

Christopher Preston's Timeline

5 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston in Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
1599
24 January 1599
Age 62
Death of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston in Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
1600
24 January 1600
Age 63
Death of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston in Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
1600
24 January 1600
Age 63
Death of Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston in Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
1600
1600
Age 63
Christopher 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Gormanston, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Herts., Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1599
    Event Place: Gormanston Castle, Meath, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1600
    Event Place: Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1600
    Event Place: Stamullen Gormanston, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1600
    Record Source: Ireland, Index to the Prerogative Wills, 1536-1810

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