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Francis Willoughby 1547–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1596

Death Location: Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England

Father: Hand Sir

Mother: Lady Wollaton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lyttleton

Children(s): Margaret WILLOUGHBY, Bridget Willoughby, Frances Willoughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Abigail Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby, Willoughby None

Francis Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England, the child of Hand Maiden Of Clemence Henry Willoughby Baron Of Wollaton Sheriff And Justice Of Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Warwickshire Sir And Lady Anne Grey Lady Of Groby Baroness Willoughby Of Wollaton. Francis Willoughby married Elizabeth Lyttleton, and had children including Abigail Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Frances Cisca Willoughby, Margaret Willoughby, Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby. Francis Willoughby passed away in 1596 in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England.

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  • Francis Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England, the child of Hand Maiden Of Clemence Henry Willoughby Baron Of Wollaton Sheriff And Justice Of Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Warwickshire Sir And Lady Anne Grey Lady Of Groby Baroness Willoughby Of Wollaton.
  • Francis Willoughby married Elizabeth Lyttleton, and had children including Abigail Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Frances Cisca Willoughby, Margaret Willoughby, Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby.
  • Francis Willoughby passed away in 1596 in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England.

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Francis Willoughby's Ancestors

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Francis Willoughby
1547–1596
Birth Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Parents
Hand Maiden of Clemence (Henry) Willoughby, Baron of Wollaton, Sheriff and Justice of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire Sir
1517–1549
Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Anne Grey, Lady of Groby, Baroness Willoughby of) Wollaton
1520–1548
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret Margaretha Wotton, Marchioness of Dorset, Baroness) Grey
1500–1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Willoughby's Descendants

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Francis Willoughby (1547–16 Nov 1596) m. Elizabeth Lyttleton (1546–1594)
  1. 1. Margaret WILLOUGHBY 1571–1597 m. Robert SPENCER 1570–1627
    1. 1. William Spencer 1591–1636 m. Penelope Wriothesley 1598–1667
      1. 1. Margaret Spencer 1627–1693 m. Anthony (Ashley) Cooper 1621–1683
        1. 1. Penelope (Ashley) Cooper 1647–1711 m. Peter Massie 1639–1719
        2. 2. Lucretia Cooper 1639–
        3. 3. Lucretia Ashley 1639–1686
        4. 4. George Cooper 1650–
        5. 5. John Cooper 1681–1763
        6. 6. Anthony Cooper 1699–
        7. 7. Lucretia Cooper 1639–
        8. 8. Lucretia Ashley 1639–1686
        9. 9. George Cooper 1650–
        10. 10. John Cooper 1681–1763
        11. 11. Anthony Cooper 1699–
        12. 12. Anthony (Ashley) Cooper 1652–1699
        13. 13. Penelope (Ashley) Cooper 1656–1732
      2. 2. Henry SPENCER 1620–1643
      3. 3. Robert SPENCER 1630–1679
    2. 2. Mary Spencer 1588–1658
    3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1589–1618
    4. 4. John Spencer 1590–1610
    5. 5. Richard Spencer 1593–1667
    6. 6. Edward Spencer 1594–1656
    7. 7. Margaret Spencer 1597–1613
    8. 8. William Spencer 1630–1643
    9. 9. John Spencer 1638–1684
  2. 2. Bridget Willoughby 1566–1629
  3. 3. Frances (Cisca) Willoughby 1572–1665
  4. 4. Dorothy Willoughby 1574–1638
  5. 5. Abigail Willoughby 1576–1654
  6. 6. Winifred Willoughby 1578–
  7. 7. Willoughby 1580–

Francis Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Francis Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England
1596
16 Nov 1596
Age 49
Death of Francis Willoughby in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England
Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, , England

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