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Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady 1538–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Plymouth, Devon, , England

Father: Lady GGM

Mother: Willaim Drake

Spouse(s): Sir GGF

Children(s): Sir Drake, Major Sr

Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady was born in 1538 in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Lady Mary Elizabeth Mylwaye Drake 15Th Ggm And Willaim Drake. Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady married Sir Edmund Drake 14Th Ggf, and had children including Major Joseph Raleigh Croshaw Sr, Sir William John Drake. Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady passed away in 1557 in Plymouth, Devon, , England.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady was born in 1538 in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Lady Mary Elizabeth Mylwaye Drake 15Th Ggm And Willaim Drake.
  • Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady married Sir Edmund Drake 14Th Ggf, and had children including Major Joseph Raleigh Croshaw Sr, Sir William John Drake.
  • Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady passed away in 1557 in Plymouth, Devon, , England.

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Gertrude Lady's Ancestors

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Gertrude Lady
1538–1557
Birth Place: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
Lady Mary Elizabeth Mylwaye Drake 15th GGM
1520–1573
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Willaim Drake
1518–1585
Ashe by Axminster, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Mylwaye
1500–1555
Ashe, Devon, England
Florence (Trelawney) Lady
1502–1589
Launceton, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Malet
1470–1555
Joane
1480–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Lady's Descendants

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Gertrude (Elizabeth Fortescue) Lady (1538–1557) m. Sir (Edmund Drake 14th) GGF (1520–1566)
  1. 1. Sir (William John) Drake 1553–1616
  2. 2. Major (Joseph Raleigh Croshaw) Sr 1547–1613

Gertrude Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady in Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
1557
1557
Age 19
Death of Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue Lady in Plymouth, Devon, , England
Plymouth, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, , England

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