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Douglas Howard 1542–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1542

Birth Location: Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1608

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

Father: William Howard

Mother: Margaret Howard

Spouse(s): John Sheffield, Edward Stafford

Children(s): Elizabeth Sheffield, Edmund Sheffield

The story of Douglas Howard began in 1542 in Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. 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

  • The story of Douglas Howard began in 1542 in Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
  • 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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Douglas Howard's Ancestors

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Douglas Howard
1542–1608
Birth Place: Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Howard
1510–1573
Margaret Howard
1518–1581
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Duchess) Tilney
1488–1545
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Douglas Howard's Descendants

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Douglas Howard (January 1542–February 1608) m. John Sheffield (–10 December 1568) m. Edward Stafford (1552–5 February 1605)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sheffield 1548–1601 m. Thomas Butler 1532–1615
    1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1590–1628 m. Theobald ("Viscount Tulleophelim") Butler 1560–1613
      1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1615–1684
  2. 2. Edmund Sheffield 1565–1646

Douglas Howard's Timeline

3 Records

1542
January 1542
Birth of Douglas Howard in Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1573
1573
Age 31
Douglas Howard was married in Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1608
February 1608
Age 66
Death of Douglas Howard in Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1542
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1608
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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