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Elizabeth de Witham 1508 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Witham, Essex, England

Death Date: 7 Apr 1573

Death Location: Witham, Essex, England

Father: Christopher Witham

Mother: Lady Bedingfield

Spouse(s): John Westwood

Children(s): Thomas Oldbury, Sir OLDBURY, Nicholas Browne, Richard Browne, Henry Browne, Andrew Browne, William Browne, Elizabeth Oldbury, Alice Oldbury, Katherine Browne, John Westwood, Arthur Westwood, Harry Oldbury

Elizabeth de Witham was born in 1508 in Witham, Essex, England, the child of Christopher Witham and Lady Agnes Bedingfield. Elizabeth de Witham married John Oldbury of Westwood, and had children including Thomas Edward Oldbury, Sir John OLDBURY, Nicholas Browne, Richard Browne, Henry Browne, Andrew Browne, William Browne, Elizabeth Oldbury, Alice Elizabeth Oldbury, Katherine Browne, John Westwood, Arthur Westwood, Harry Joseph Oldbury. Elizabeth de Witham passed away in 1573 in Witham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth de Witham was born in 1508 in Witham, Essex, England, the child of Christopher Witham and Lady Agnes Bedingfield.
  • Elizabeth de Witham married John Oldbury of Westwood, and had children including Thomas Edward Oldbury, Sir John OLDBURY, Nicholas Browne, Richard Browne, Henry Browne, Andrew Browne, William Browne, Elizabeth Oldbury, Alice Elizabeth Oldbury, Katherine Browne, John Westwood, Arthur Westwood, Harry Joseph Oldbury.
  • Elizabeth de Witham passed away in 1573 in Witham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Witham
1457 – 1516
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
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Lady Bedingfield
1484 – 1581
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

John Westwood
1509 – 1558
Birth Location: Oldbury, Shropshire, England
JW

Children(s)

Thomas Oldbury
1524 – 1535
Birth Location: London, England
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Sir OLDBURY
1525 – 1555
Birth Location: Oldbury, Shropshire, England, UK
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Nicholas Browne
1526 –
Birth Location: West, Sussex, England
NB
Richard Browne
1528 –
Birth Location: West, Sussex, England
RB
Henry Browne
1530 – 1596
Birth Location: West Hoathly, Essex, England
HB
Andrew Browne
1532 –
Birth Location: West, Sussex, England
AB
William Browne
1534 – 1613
Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, England
WB
Elizabeth Oldbury
1535 – 1620
Birth Location: Oldbury, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
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Alice Oldbury
1535 – 1620
Birth Location: Oldbury, Shropshire, England
AO
Katherine Browne
1536 –
Birth Location: West, Sussex, England
KB
John Westwood
– 1786
Birth Location: –
JW
Arthur Westwood
Birth Location: –
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Harry Oldbury
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Witham's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Witham
1508 – 1573
Birth Place: Witham, Essex, England
Parents
Christopher Witham
1457 – 1516
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Bedingfield
1484 – 1581
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Witham's Descendants

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Elizabeth (de) Witham (1508 – 7 Apr 1573) m. John (Oldbury of) Westwood (1509 – Mar 1558)
  1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Oldbury (1524 – Mar 1535)
  2. 2. Sir (John) OLDBURY (1525 – 1555) m. Alice (Oldbury) (1530 – 1551)
    1. 1. John Oldbury (1545 – 1575)
    2. 2. John (III) Oldbury (1545 – 1575)
    3. 3. John Oldbury (1545 – 1575)
    4. 4. John (III) Oldbury (1545 – 1575)
    5. 5. John Oldbury (1545 – 1575)
    6. 6. William Oldbury (1548 – 1575)
    7. 7. (Sir) (Richard Westwood of) Oldbury (1550 – Nov 1639) m. Dorothie (Richard of) Oldbury (1555 – 26 Dec 1607)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Oldbury (1571 – 1608) m. Christopher Woodward (1569 – 22 Mar 1622)
        1. 1. Christopher (Woodward) 10GG (1569 – 22 Mar 1621) m. Lady (Lee Anne De) Willoughby (Abt. 1550 – 28 Feb 1625)
        2. 2. John Woodward (1580 – 5 Oct 1677)
        3. 3. Henry Woodward (1595 – after 1624)
        4. 4. Thomas Woodward (1600 – 5 Oct 1677)
        5. 5. Christopher Woodward (1569 – Mar 1622)
        6. 6. Christopher Woodward (1570 – 25 Aug 1627)
        7. 7. John Woodward (10 Apr 1593 – )
        8. 8. William Woodward (1594 – 12 Jan 1612)
        9. 9. Christopher Woodward (1594 – 25 Aug 1627)
        10. 10. Alice Woodward (1595 – )
        11. 11. Jane Woodward (1599 – )
        12. 12. Maria Woodward (1 Apr 1599 – )
        13. 13. Huntington Woodward (1600 – )
        14. 14. Thomas Woodward (1600 – 5 Oct 1677)
        15. 15. John Woodward (1603 – )
        16. 16. Henry (Dorchester) Woodward (22 Mar 1606 – )
        17. 17. Ellen Woodward (1607 – )
        18. 18. Edward Woodward (1610 – 7 Oct 1706)
        19. 19. Edward Woodward (1610 – 7 Oct 1706)
        20. 20. William Woodward (1611 – )
        21. 21. Henry Woodward (1618 – )
        22. 22. William (Henry) Bellman (2 Jan 1927 – 9 Mar 2005)
      2. 2. Alice (Elizabeth) Oldbury (1571 – 14 Aug 1620)
      3. 3. William Oldbury (Jan 1571 – Jul 1648)
      4. 4. Richard Oldbury (Mar 1575 – Abt 1650)
      5. 5. John Oldbury (1578 – Jul 1648)
      6. 6. Richard Oldbury (Mar 1575 – )
    8. 8. Jease Oldbury (1550 – )
    9. 9. Richard Oldbury (1550 – 1571)
    10. 10. Edward (of Oldbury) Westwood (1555 – Nov 1639)
  3. 3. Nicholas Browne (1526 – )
  4. 4. Richard Browne (1528 – )
  5. 5. Henry Browne (Abt. 1530 – 27 Jan 1596)
  6. 6. Andrew Browne (1532 – )
  7. 7. William Browne (1 Feb 1534 – 14 Nov 1613)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Oldbury (1535 – 14 Aug 1620)
  9. 9. Alice (Elizabeth) Oldbury (1535 – 14 Aug 1620)
  10. 10. Katherine Browne (1536 – )
  11. 11. John Westwood ( – abt 1786)
  12. 12. Arthur Westwood
  13. 13. Harry (Joseph) Oldbury

Elizabeth Witham's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Elizabeth de Witham in Witham, Essex, England
Witham, Essex, England
1573
7 Apr 1573
Age 65
Death of Elizabeth de Witham in Witham, Essex, England
Witham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Witham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Witham, Essex, England
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