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Dorothy Guildford West 1534–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Mar 1584

Death Location: Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England

Father: Sir I

Mother: Lady Halden

Spouse(s): Sir London

Children(s): Thomas Sir, Ann Walsingham, Barbara Walsingham, Dorothy Walsingham, Edmund Walsingham, Elizabeth Walsingham, Frances Walsingham, Francis Walsingham, Guildford Walsingham, James Walsingham, Jane Walsingham, Katherine Walsingham, Mary Walsingham

In 1534, Dorothy Guildford West entered the world in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John West Guildford I And Lady Barbara West Guildford Of Halden. Dorothy Guildford West married Francis Elizabeth, Sir Thomas Walsingham Lieut Of The Tower Of London, and had children including Ann Walsingham, Barbara Walsingham, Dorothy Walsingham, Edmund Walsingham, Elizabeth Walsingham, Frances Walsingham, Francis Walsingham, Guildford Walsingham, James Walsingham, Jane Walsingham, Katherine Walsingham, Mary Walsingham, Thomas De Grey Walsingham Sir. Dorothy Guildford West passed away in 1584 in Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Dorothy Guildford West entered the world in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John West Guildford I And Lady Barbara West Guildford Of Halden.
  • Dorothy Guildford West married Francis Elizabeth, Sir Thomas Walsingham Lieut Of The Tower Of London, and had children including Ann Walsingham, Barbara Walsingham, Dorothy Walsingham, Edmund Walsingham, Elizabeth Walsingham, Frances Walsingham, Francis Walsingham, Guildford Walsingham, James Walsingham, Jane Walsingham, Katherine Walsingham, Mary Walsingham, Thomas De Grey Walsingham Sir.
  • Dorothy Guildford West passed away in 1584 in Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England.

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Dorothy West's Ancestors

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Dorothy West
1534–1584
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John West Guildford I
1508–1565
Biddenden, Kent, England
Lady (Barbara West Guildford, of) Halden
1504–1570
Ovingdean, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Guildford) *
1470–1534
Biddenden, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Mortimer Heiress Great) Bromley
1472–1528
Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring, Essex, England
Sir (Thomas West *^ 8th Baron De La Warr" 5thBaron West Hussey Descendant 5thBaron West Hussey Descendant Knight of Bath Garter &) Banne
1457–1525
Offington, Sussex, England
Eleanor Copley
1470–1536
Gatton, Surrey, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy West's Descendants

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Dorothy (Guildford) West (1534–29 Mar 1584) m. Sir (Thomas Walsingham Lieut. of the Tower of) London (1526–15 Jan 1584)
  1. 1. Thomas (de Grey Walsingham) Sir 1568–1630 m. Audrey (Ethelred) Shelton 1568–1631
    1. 1. Thomas (Baron) Walsingham 1600–1669 m. Elizabeth (Manwood) Walsingham 1596–1632
      1. 1. Thomas ((Col)) Wallsingham 1614–1691
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Catlyn Walsingham) bm 1648–1733 m. John Osbourn 1640–1713
      2. 2. Elizabeth Walsingham 1620–1656
      3. 3. Francis (Johnson) Walsingham 1632–1720
      4. 4. Katherine Walsingham 1616–1637
  2. 2. Ann Walsingham 1570–
  3. 3. Barbara Walsingham 1552–1623
  4. 4. Dorothy Walsingham 1552–
  5. 5. Edmund Walsingham 1557–1589
  6. 6. Elizabeth Walsingham 1581–
  7. 7. Frances Walsingham 1577–1632
  8. 8. Francis Walsingham 1561–
  9. 9. Guildford Walsingham 1558–1584
  10. 10. James Walsingham 1564–1566
  11. 11. Jane Walsingham 1574–
  12. 12. Katherine Walsingham 1559–1637
  13. 13. Mary Walsingham 1564–1624

Dorothy West's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Dorothy Guildford West in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1584
29 Mar 1584
Age 50
Death of Dorothy Guildford West in Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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