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Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset 1523–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1523

Birth Location: London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jan 1581

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

Father: Lord London

Mother: Lady Ipswell

Spouse(s): Sir Knight

Children(s): Sir Row

Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset was born in 1523 in London, MiddlesexOf Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Lord John Gresham Mayor Of London And Lady Mary Ipswell. Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset married Sir Knight Thomas Rous Lord Of Dennington Knight, and had children including Sir Robert Thomas Row. Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset/ passed away in 1581 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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  • Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset was born in 1523 in London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Lord John Gresham Mayor Of London And Lady Mary Ipswell.
  • Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset married Sir Knight Thomas Rous Lord Of Dennington Knight, and had children including Sir Robert Thomas Row.
  • Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset passed away in 1581 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Duchess Somerset's Ancestors

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Duchess Somerset
1523–1581
Birth Place: London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Lord John Gresham Mayor of London
1492–1556
Holt, Norfolk, England
Lady (Mary) Ipswell
1495–1538
Fenny Stratford, Bucks, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Gresham
1455–1525
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
(13) (Lady Alice Blythe Blythe) GX1P-WQ1
1465–1523
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Duchess Somerset's Descendants

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Duchess (Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond) Somerset (17 Aug 1523–18 Jan 1581) m. Sir (Knight Thomas Rous (Lord of Dennington)) Knight (1520–9 July 1603)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Thomas) Row 1550–1587 m. Dame (Elinor Jermy Berkeley) Rowe 1552–1629
    1. 1. Sir (Francis) Roe 1570–1620
      1. 1. Grace (Frances) Roe 1600–1660 m. William Abbott 1601–1644
        1. 1. Nicholas Abbot 1625–1686 m. Hellen Collwill 1616–1680
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas (1581)) Rowe 1581–1644
    3. 3. Mary Rowe 1582–1615
    4. 4. Winifred Roe –1627

Duchess Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1523
17 Aug 1523
Birth of Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset in London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
1581
18 Jan 1581
Age 58
Death of Duchess Dame Mary Elizabeth Richmond Somerset \ Mary Howard Fitz Roe \ Lady of Etwall Rowe \ Roe \ Richmond Somerset in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1523
    Event Place: London, Middlesex/Of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1581
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England

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