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Douglas Howard 1538–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Lambeth, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1608

Death Location: Effingham, Surrey, , England

Father: William Howard

Mother: Margaret Gamage

Spouse(s): John Sheffield

Children(s): Elizabeth Sheffield, Edmund Sheffield

In 1538, Douglas Howard entered the world in Lambeth, Surrey, , England, born to William Howard And Margaret Gamage. Douglas Howard married John Sheffield, and had children including Edmund Sheffield, Elizabeth Sheffield. Douglas Howard passed away in 1608 in Effingham, Surrey, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Douglas Howard entered the world in Lambeth, Surrey, , England, born to William Howard And Margaret Gamage.
  • Douglas Howard married John Sheffield, and had children including Edmund Sheffield, Elizabeth Sheffield.
  • Douglas Howard passed away in 1608 in Effingham, Surrey, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Howard
1510–1572
Birth Location: Effingham, Surrey, , England
WH
Margaret Gamage
1515–1581
Birth Location: Coety, Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales
MG

Spouses(s)

John Sheffield
1538–1568
Birth Location: Butterwick, Lincolnshire, , England
JS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sheffield
1548–1600
Birth Location: Ormond, , , Wales
ES
Edmund Sheffield
1565–1646
Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, , England
ES

Douglas Howard's Ancestors

Self
Douglas Howard
1538–1608
Birth Place: Lambeth, Surrey, , England
Parents
William Howard
1510–1572
Effingham, Surrey, , England
Margaret Gamage
1515–1581
Coety, Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
,Stoke Newland,Suffolk,England
Agnes Tylney
1488–1545
Skirbeck,,Lincolnshire,England
Thomas Gamage
1484–1513
Coety, Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales
Margaret (Saint) John
1486–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Douglas Howard's Descendants

1.
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Douglas Howard (1538–11 Dec 1608) m. John Sheffield (1538–10 Dec 1568)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sheffield 1548–1600
  2. 2. Edmund Sheffield 1565–1646 m. Ursula Tyrwhitt 1553–1618
    1. 1. Frances Sheffield 1585–1615
    2. 2. John Sheffield 1579–1614
    3. 3. Mary Sheffield 1585–1619 m. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648
      1. 1. Ursula Fairfax –1628
      2. 2. Ursula Fairfax 1620–1702
      3. 3. Elizabeth Fairfax 1619–
      4. 4. Thomas Fairfax 1611–1671
      5. 5. Francis Fairfax 1612–1649 m. Thomas Widdrington 1620–1664
        1. 1. Ursula Widdrington 1647–1717
        2. 2. Katherine Widdrington 1642–1676
        3. 3. Samuel Widdrington 1640–1717

Douglas Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Douglas Howard in Lambeth, Surrey, , England
Lambeth, Surrey, , England
1608
11 Dec 1608
Age 70
Death of Douglas Howard in Effingham, Surrey, , England
Effingham, Surrey, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Lambeth, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1608
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, , England
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