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Elizabeth Walsingham 1533–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Horton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 21 JUL 1596

Death Location: Tower of London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Kent

Mother: Lady Carey

Spouse(s): William Walsheer, Richard Kelton, Roger Harlaken, Geoffrey Gates, Sir Knight

Children(s): Lady Wentworth, Walter Wentworth, Nicholas II, Thomas Wentworth, Frances Wentworth, Alice Walsheer

Elizabeth Walsingham was born in 1533 in Horton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William De Walsingham Sheriff Of Kent And Lady Joyce Denny Carey. Elizabeth Walsingham married Geoffrey Gates, George W Turner, Richard Kelton, Roger Harlaken, Sir Peter Wentworth Knight, William Walsbeer Walsheer, and had children including Alice Walsheer, Frances Wentworth, Lady Mary Wentworth, Nicholas Wentworth Ii, Thomas Wentworth, Walter Wentworth. Elizabeth Walsingham passed away in 1596 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Walsingham was born in 1533 in Horton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William De Walsingham Sheriff Of Kent And Lady Joyce Denny Carey.
  • Elizabeth Walsingham married Geoffrey Gates, George W Turner, Richard Kelton, Roger Harlaken, Sir Peter Wentworth Knight, William Walsbeer Walsheer, and had children including Alice Walsheer, Frances Wentworth, Lady Mary Wentworth, Nicholas Wentworth Ii, Thomas Wentworth, Walter Wentworth.
  • Elizabeth Walsingham passed away in 1596 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kent
1506–1534
Birth Location: Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England
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Lady Carey
1506–1560
Birth Location: Howe, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

William Walsheer
1530–1595
Birth Location: Germany
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Richard Kelton
1528–
Birth Location: <Of Hide Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Hertsfordshire, England>
RK
Roger Harlaken
1528–
Birth Location: <Of Hide Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Hertsfordshire, England>
RH
Geoffrey Gates
1543–
Birth Location: of Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
GG
Sir Knight
1529–1596
Birth Location: Lillingston Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Wentworth
1557–1616
Birth Location: Lillingston, Lovell, Kent, England
LW
Walter Wentworth
1563–1627
Birth Location: Lillingstone, Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Nicholas II
1562–1613
Birth Location: Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
NI
Thomas Wentworth
1559–1628
Birth Location: Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Frances Wentworth
1561–1636
Birth Location: Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Alice Walsheer
1556–1607
Birth Location: Pitminster, Smrst, England
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Elizabeth Walsingham's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Walsingham
1533–1596
Birth Place: Horton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William de Walsingham, Sheriff of Kent
1506–1534
Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Lady (Joyce Denny) Carey
1506–1560
Howe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Walsingham
1462–1540
Chislehurst, Kent, England
Eleanor (Alice) Writtle
1462–1540
Bobbingworth, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Walsingham's Descendants

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Elizabeth Walsingham (1533–21 JUL 1596) m. William (WALSBEER) Walsheer (1530–1595) m. Richard Kelton (1528–) m. Roger Harlaken (1528–) m. Geoffrey Gates (1543–) m. Sir (Peter Wentworth,) Knight (1529–10 NOV 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Wentworth 1557–1616
  2. 2. Walter Wentworth 1563–1627
  3. 3. Nicholas (Wentworth) II 1562–1613
  4. 4. Thomas Wentworth 1559–1628
  5. 5. Frances Wentworth 1561–1636
  6. 6. Alice Walsheer 1556–1607 m. Bishop (John Cox) (Cocke) 1551–1607 m. Bishop (John) Coxe, 1551–1607
    1. 1. Anstice Cox 1591–1626
    2. 2. Grace Cox 1582–1606
    3. 3. Alice (Anne Cox (Boyse Boyce) (Edloe) Edlow) 1590–1622
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Cox 1580–1666
    5. 5. Moses Cox 1565–1687
    6. 6. Margaret Cox 1577–1596
    7. 7. Michael (Elder) Cox 1575–1620
    8. 8. Anstice (Cox) (Pardee) 1587–1624
    9. 9. William (Robart Arrowhattox) COXE 1598–1656
    10. 10. John (Richmond) Cox 1569–1630 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1552– m. Elizabeth Wallfurlong 1575–1630 m. Lady (Mary Owain of) Orielton 1568–1650 m. MARY Kennon 1561–1636 m. Mary (Ann Kennon) Mundford 1561–1636 m. Elizabeth 1575–1635
      1. 1. Isaac Coxe 1590–1695
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Cox) (Carter) 1589–1596
      3. 3. Thomas Cocke 1616–
      4. 4. Jane Cocke 1604–1631
      5. 5. Margaret (Cox) (Crabtree) 1605–
      6. 6. Rowland Cocke 1592–
      7. 7. Eleanor Cocke 1591–1620
      8. 8. Frances Cocke 1590–1694
      9. 9. Alice Cox 1593–1594
      10. 10. Judith Cocke 1598–
      11. 11. Ursula Cocke 1594–
      12. 12. Dorthea (Mary Anne) Cocke 1609–1662
      13. 13. Anne Cox 1595–1605
      14. 14. Richard Cocke 1602–1665 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Aston 1609–1693 m. Temperance Bailey 1617–1652
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cocke 1635–1675
        2. 2. Edward Cocke 1641–1693
        3. 3. Maurice Cocke 1637–
        4. 4. James Cocke 1651–1708
        5. 5. William (William) Cocke 1630–1693
        6. 6. Thomas (Cocke Sr. Sr) Sr. 1638–1696
        7. 7. Richard Cocke 1639–1706
        8. 8. John Cocke 1647–1724
        9. 9. Martha Brown 1638–1692
        10. 10. Sarah Cocke 1632–1704
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Cocke(Montague)) minor 1636–1708 m. Doodes Minor 1640–1694
      15. 15. Elizabeth Cocke 1596–1596
      16. 16. Moses (Cox) Sr 1594–1687 m. Alice Wise 1620–1657 m. Prudence Marston 1622–1689
        1. 1. Moses (Cox) II 1649–
        2. 2. John Cox 1638–1657
        3. 3. Sarah Cox 1642–1682
        4. 4. Mary Cox 1644–1707
        5. 5. Rachel Cox 1642–1707 m. Thomas Rawlings 1641–1706 m. John Godfrey 1632–1697
      17. 17. William (Cocke) Cox 1597–1656 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hutchens 1612–1665
        1. 1. John Cox 1620–1712
        2. 2. Henry (Richard) Cox 1626–1695
        3. 3. JOHN ("FARLEY OF HARROWATTOCKS" COX (Coxe)) SR 1630–1692 m. Mrs Craddock 1640–1682 m. Mary (Elam Kennon) (Cannon) 1645–1693
        4. 4. William Cox 1625–1690
    11. 11. Lady (Allice ( Lady of Steeple Ashton Jamestown Resident )) Cox 1590–1665 m. Luke (Crawford) Boyse 1575–1626
      1. 1. Lady (Jonet (Chyna)) Boyse 1600–1650 m. Richard Kennon 1600–1696
        1. 1. John (Samuel) Kennon 1625–1654 m. Elizabeth (Blair) Bolling 1625–1705

Elizabeth Walsingham's Timeline

3 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Elizabeth Walsingham in Horton, Northamptonshire, England
Horton, Northamptonshire, England
1596
JUL 1596
Age 63
Burial of Elizabeth Walsingham in Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
1596
21 JUL 1596
Age 63
Death of Elizabeth Walsingham in Tower of London, Middlesex, England
Tower of London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Horton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 July 2019, 23:25), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRB2-1KH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 August 2019, 00:40), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LR7Y-9DF
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, history of parliament on line
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Jan 2000 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 17 February 2019, 19:53), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LX34-81K

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUL 1596
    Event Place: Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 July 2019, 23:25), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRB2-1KH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2017), Elizabeth Walsingham Wentworth, ; Burial, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 August 2019, 00:40), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LR7Y-9DF
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, history of parliament on line
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Jan 2000 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 9GC0-8R
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 August 2019, 00:40), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LR7Y-9DF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, history of parliament on line
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Jan 2000 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1596
    Event Place: Tower of London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 July 2019, 23:25), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRB2-1KH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2017), Elizabeth Walsingham Wentworth, ; Burial, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 August 2019, 00:40), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LR7Y-9DF
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, history of parliament on line
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Jan 2000 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 17 February 2019, 19:53), entry for Elizabeth Walsingham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LX34-81K
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