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Francis Willoughby 1547–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 16 November 1596

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

Father: Christopher KG

Mother: Lady Tailbois\Willoughby

Spouse(s): Lady Willoughby

Children(s): Lady Wollation

Francis Willoughby was born in 1547 in England, the child of Christopher Willoughby Of Parham 12Th Baron Of Of Eresby Kg And Lady Elizabeth De Tailbois Willoughby. Francis Willoughby married Lady Elizabeth Lyttleton Countess Of Lyttleton Baroness Willoughby, and had children including Lady Margaret Spencer Nee Willoughby Of Wollation. Francis Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Willoughby was born in 1547 in England, the child of Christopher Willoughby Of Parham 12Th Baron Of Of Eresby Kg And Lady Elizabeth De Tailbois Willoughby.
  • Francis Willoughby married Lady Elizabeth Lyttleton Countess Of Lyttleton Baroness Willoughby, and had children including Lady Margaret Spencer Nee Willoughby Of Wollation.
  • Francis Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher KG
1500–1539
Birth Location: Somerset, England
CK
Lady Tailbois\Willoughby
1502–1546
Birth Location: Kyme, Lincolnshire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Lady Willoughby
1546–1594
Birth Location: Frankley, Worcestershire, England
LW

Children(s)

Lady Wollation
1571–1597
Birth Location: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
LW

Francis Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Francis Willoughby
1547–1596
Birth Place: England
Parents
Christopher Willoughby of Parham 12th Baron of of Eresby, KG
1500–1539
Somerset, England
Lady (Elizabeth de) Tailbois\Willoughby
1502–1546
Kyme, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher Willoughby
1453–1499
Margaret Jenney
1460–1515
George (Sir Knight Talboys (9th Baron) Kyme)
1460–1538
Kyme, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Gascoigne
1471–1559
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Gascoigne
1445–1487
Margaret Percy
1450–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Willoughby's Descendants

1.
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Francis Willoughby (1547–16 November 1596) m. Lady (Elizabeth Lyttleton, Countess of Lyttleton, Baroness) Willoughby (1546–4 June 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Spencer nee' Willoughby of) Wollation 1571–1597 m. Robert (Spencer\ Baron Spencer of Wormleighton Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627
    1. 1. Sir (John Spencer, Lord Mayor of) London 1590–1610 m. Elizabeth Wynn 1590–1611
      1. 1. Ellinor Spencer 1620–1698 m. John Minor 1600–1698
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Spencer) Minor 1640–1703 m. Edmund (Mickleburrough Sen. Mickelborough) * 1599–1690

Francis Willoughby's Timeline

13 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Francis Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire
1547
1547
Birth of Francis Willoughby in England
England
1565
1565
Age 18
Francis Willoughby was married in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1565
1565
Age 18
Francis Willoughby was married in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
1573
12 Apr 1573
Age 26
Francis Willoughby was married in Dewberry, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dewberry, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1573
12 April 1573
Age 26
Francis Willoughby was married in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1576
1576
Age 29
Francis Willoughby was married in Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
1580
15 Nov 1580
Age 33
Francis Willoughby was married in Huggate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Huggate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
15 Nov 1590
Age 43
Francis Willoughby was married in Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
1595
Aug 1595
Age 48
Francis Willoughby was married in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
1596
16 November 1596
Age 49
Death of Francis Willoughby in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
1596
16 November 1596
Age 49
Death of Francis Willoughby in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1638
1638
Age 91
Francis Willoughby was married in Wollaton Nottinghamshire England
Wollaton Nottinghamshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Dewberry, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 April 1573
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Huggate, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Huggate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1590
    Event Place: Huggate, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1595
    Event Place: Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Wollaton Nottinghamshire England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1596
    Event Place: Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1596
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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