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Douglas Howard 1535–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: England

Death Date: December 1608

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: William Howard

Mother: Margaret Gamage

Spouse(s): John Sheffield, Edward Stafford

Children(s): Elizabeth Sheffield, Edmund Sheffield

Douglas Howard was born in 1535 in England, the child of William Howard And Margaret Gamage. Douglas Howard married Edward Stafford, John Sheffield, and had children including Edmund Sheffield, Elizabeth Sheffield. Douglas Howard passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Douglas Howard was born in 1535 in England, the child of William Howard And Margaret Gamage.
  • Douglas Howard married Edward Stafford, John Sheffield, and had children including Edmund Sheffield, Elizabeth Sheffield.
  • Douglas Howard passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Howard
1510–1573
Birth Location: –
WH
Margaret Gamage
1518–1581
Birth Location: Wales
MG

Spouses(s)

John Sheffield
1538–1568
Birth Location: –
JS
Edward Stafford
1552–1605
Birth Location: –
ES

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sheffield
1561–1601
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
ES
Edmund Sheffield
1565–1646
Birth Location: England
ES

Douglas Howard's Ancestors

Self
Douglas Howard
1535–1608
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Howard
1510–1573
Margaret Gamage
1518–1581
Wales
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Agnes Tylney
1480–1545
Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Lord Thomas Gamage Knight of the Garter, Lord of Coety, 1st Baron Howard of) Effingham
1484–1547
Coety Castle, Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales
Margaret (Saint) John
1486–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Howard
1425–1485
Catherine Moleyns
–1465
Alianore Tilney
1432–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Howard
1398–1436
Margaret Mowbray
1391–1459
William Moleyns
1378–1425
Walter II
1391–1444
Alice Cheyney
1391–1448

Douglas Howard's Descendants

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Douglas Howard (1535–December 1608) m. John Sheffield (1538–10 Dec 1568) m. Edward Stafford (1552–1605)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sheffield 1561–1601 m. Thomas Butler 1531–1614
    1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1592–1628 m. Richard Preston 1589–1628
      1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 m. James Butler 1610–1688
        1. 1. Thomas Butler 1634–1680 m. Emilia (von) Nassau 1635–1688
      2. 2. Alice Butler 1591–1678
  2. 2. Edmund Sheffield 1565–1646

Douglas Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Douglas Howard in England
England
1608
December 1608
Age 73
Death of Douglas Howard in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1608
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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