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Helen Ellen Preston 1512 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 14th Nov 1571

Death Location: Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England

Father: Sir Preston

Mother: Lady Thornborough

Spouse(s): JAMES Cunswick

Children(s): Katherine Leyburne, William Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Norfolk, Margaret Stanley, Anna Leybourne, Elizabeth Greystoke, Thomas Leybourne, James Leybourne, Anne Stanley, Isabel Leybourne, Margaret Leybourne, Frances Leybourne, Nicholas Laybourne, Elizabeth Norfolk

In 1512, Helen Ellen Preston entered the world in Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England, born to Sir Thomas Preston and Lady Ann Thornborough. Helen Ellen Preston married JAMES II Lord Leybourne van Cunswick, and had children including Katherine Leyburne, William Lord Monteagle Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Leyburne, Duchess of Norfolk, Margaret Stanley, Anna Leybourne, Elizabeth Greystoke, Thomas De Leybourne, James Leybourne, Anne Stanley, Isabel Leybourne, Margaret Leybourne, Frances Leybourne, Nicholas De Laybourne, Elizabeth Leyburne, Baroness Dacre, Duchess of Norfolk. Helen Ellen Preston passed away in 1571 in Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Helen Ellen Preston entered the world in Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England, born to Sir Thomas Preston and Lady Ann Thornborough.
  • Helen Ellen Preston married JAMES II Lord Leybourne van Cunswick, and had children including Katherine Leyburne, William Lord Monteagle Stanley, Charles Stanley, Elizabeth Leyburne, Duchess of Norfolk, Margaret Stanley, Anna Leybourne, Elizabeth Greystoke, Thomas De Leybourne, James Leybourne, Anne Stanley, Isabel Leybourne, Margaret Leybourne, Frances Leybourne, Nicholas De Laybourne, Elizabeth Leyburne, Baroness Dacre, Duchess of Norfolk.
  • Helen Ellen Preston passed away in 1571 in Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Preston
1475 – 1523
Birth Location: Levens, Wstmrlnd, England
SP
Lady Thornborough
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Hempsfeld, Lancashire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

JAMES Cunswick
1490 – 1548
Birth Location: Cunswick Park, Westmoreland, England
JC

Children(s)

Katherine Leyburne
1520 –
Birth Location: Cunswick, Westmoreland, England
KL
William Stanley
1527 – 1581
Birth Location: –
WS
Charles Stanley
1530 –
Birth Location: Hornby, Lancashire, England
CS
Elizabeth Norfolk
1532 – 1567
Birth Location: Cunswick, Westmoreland, England
EN
Margaret Stanley
1534 –
Birth Location: Hornby, Lancashire, England
MS
Anna Leybourne
1535 – 1570
Birth Location: Cunswick, Westmoreland, England
AL
Elizabeth Greystoke
1535 – 1567
Birth Location: Cunswick,, Westmorland, England
EG
Thomas Leybourne
1539 –
Birth Location: Cunswick, Westmd, England
TL
James Leybourne
1541 –
Birth Location: Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
JL
Anne Stanley
1543 – 1591
Birth Location: Hornby, Lancashire, England
AS
Isabel Leybourne
1543 –
Birth Location: Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
IL
Margaret Leybourne
1550 –
Birth Location: Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
ML
Frances Leybourne
1552 –
Birth Location: Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
FL
Nicholas Laybourne
1560 – 1567
Birth Location: Cunswick, Westmorland,England
NL
Elizabeth Norfolk
1564 – 1639
Birth Location: Gilsland, Cumberland, England
EN

Helen Preston's Ancestors

Self
Helen Preston
1512 – 1571
Birth Place: Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Preston
1475 – 1523
Levens, Wstmrlnd, England
Lady (Ann) Thornborough
1487 – 1524
Hempsfeld, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Preston's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Ellen) Preston (1512 – 14th Nov 1571) m. JAMES (II Lord Leybourne van) Cunswick (1490 – 20 August 1548)
  1. 1. Katherine Leyburne (about 1520 – )
  2. 2. William (Lord Monteagle) Stanley (1527 – 1581)
  3. 3. Charles Stanley (1530 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Leyburne, Duchess of) Norfolk (1532 – 04 Sep 1567)
  5. 5. Margaret Stanley (1534 – )
  6. 6. Anna Leybourne (1535 – 4 September 1570) m. William (Stanley 3rd Baron) Monteagle (1528 – 10 November 1581)
    1. 1. Anne Stanley (1543 – 1591)
    2. 2. Sarah (Ingram) Stanley (1543 – 1591)
    3. 3. Beatrice Stanley (1550 – )
    4. 4. Beatrice Stanley (1550 – )
    5. 5. Mary Stanley (1555 – 1570)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Stanley (1555 – 12 June 1585)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Stanley (1555 – 12 June 1585)
    8. 8. Mary Stanley (1555 – 1570)
    9. 9. Richard Stanley (1558 – 1649)
    10. 10. Thomas Stanley (ABT 1558 – 12 JUN 1585)
    11. 11. Lady (Elisabeth Stanley (Parker) Baroness) Monteagle (01 Jan 1558 – 12 Jun 1585)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Stanley) (Parker) (1 Jan 1558 – abt 1618) m. Sir (Edward Parker Lord) Morley (1552 – 1 Apr 1618)
      1. 1. William Parker (16 Jun 1560 – 24 Sep 1618 Will Proved 04 Dec 1619)
      2. 2. John Parker (1563 – 12 SEP 1612)
      3. 3. Margery Parker (1568 – abt 1779)
      4. 4. Margaret (Hannah) Parker (19 Nov 1571 – 14 Jul 1650)
      5. 5. Mary Parker (1574 – abt 1779)
      6. 6. Mary Parker (1574 – 1596)
      7. 7. Willem ((13th Baron Lord Morley) "m. Elizabeth TRESHAM" PARKER) (*10GGF) (1 Jan 1575 – 1 July 1622) m. Elisabeth ((Baroness\Lady) "Mrs Wm PARKER" TRESHAM (Parker of Monteagle and Morley)) (*10GGM) (08 Nov 1573 – 2 Jan 1648)
        1. 1. William ((Sir) "m. Jane CRUIKSHANKS" PARKER Jr\II) (*10gu) (1590 – 1690)
        2. 2. Henry ((14th Baron of Morley) PARKER) (*9gu) (1590 – 5 Oct 1655)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Parker (1595 – abt 1664)
        4. 4. Robert (PARKER) (*9gu) (1600 – abt 1686)
        5. 5. Henry ((14th Baron Morley and 5th Baron Monteagle) PARKER) (*10gu) (Abt. 1600 – 10 May 1655)
        6. 6. Frances (PARKER) (*9ga) (1 Jan 1600 – abt 1650)
        7. 7. Sir (Henry) Parker (Abt. Jan 1601 – 10 May 1655)
        8. 8. Elizabeth ((Lady of Waddington, Yorkshire) "Mrs. Jonathan JENNINGS" PARKER) (*9ga) (Jan 1604 – 9 Jun 1700)
        9. 9. Catharina Parker (1605 – 1645) m. John (Savage (2nd Earl Rivers Viscount) Colchester) (25 Feb 1602 – 10 Oct 1654)
        10. 10. Catharina ("Mrs\Earl John SAVAGE - (of Macclesfield Granted 2nd Earl of Rivers from Mothers hereditart Est & Viscount) PARKER) (*10ga) (1605 – 1645)
        11. 11. Charles (PARKER) (*9gu) (1606 – 1622)
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Susannah (Lady of Waddington, Yorkshire) PARKER) (*10ga) (abt 1606 – 1700)
        13. 13. Elizabeth (Susannah "m. Edward CRANFIELD" PARKER) (*10ga) (3 Aug 1606 – 1683)
        14. 14. John (PARKER) (*9gu) (1609 – 3 Jul 1673)
        15. 15. Mary (PARKER) (*9ga) (1609 – 1674)
        16. 16. Thomas ((Deacon) PARKER) (*9gu) (11 Mar 1609 – 12 Aug 1683)
        17. 17. William ((Capt) PARKER) (*10gu) (21 April 1610 – 24 July 1673)
        18. 18. Ralph (PARKER) (*10gu) (1618 – 21 Dec 1686)
        19. 19. Elizabeth Parker ( – abt 1697)
      8. 8. Mary Parker (1577 – 1596)
      9. 9. Charles Parker, (About 1577 – )
      10. 10. Geroge (Giles) Parker (1578 – 1670)
      11. 11. Geroge (Giles) Parker (1578 – 01 Jul 1622)
      12. 12. William (Earl Of Morley) Parker (02 Oct 1580 – 1662)
      13. 13. William (Ofmorley Hanbury) Parker (1581 – 1662 OR Nansemond, VA)
      14. 14. Charles Parker (Abt 1581 – 1670)
      15. 15. Elizabeth Parker (1583 – 1617)
      16. 16. Frances Richards (1583 – 20 September 1654)
      17. 17. Frances Parker (1583 – 1617)
      18. 18. HENRY (PARKER 13th Baron) Morley (1 Jan 1584 – 8 May 1634)
      19. 19. John Parker (Apr 1585 – 12 Sep 1612)
      20. 20. William Morley
    13. 13. William Stanley (1562 – 1607)
    14. 14. William Stoner (1562 – 12 Dec 1897)
    15. 15. Thomas Stanley (1570 – 12 JUN 1585)
    16. 16. Thomas Stanley (1570 – DECEASED)
    17. 17. Sarah (Ingram) Stanley
  7. 7. Elizabeth Greystoke (ABT 1535 – 24 SEP 1567)
  8. 8. Thomas (De) Leybourne (1539 – )
  9. 9. James Leybourne (ABT 1541 – DECEASED)
  10. 10. Anne Stanley (1543 – 1591)
  11. 11. Isabel Leybourne (ABT 1543 – DECEASED)
  12. 12. Margaret Leybourne (ABT 1550 – DECEASED)
  13. 13. Frances Leybourne (ABT 1552 – DECEASED)
  14. 14. Nicholas (De) Laybourne (1560 – 17 Nov 1567)
  15. 15. Elizabeth (Leyburne, Baroness Dacre, Duchess of) Norfolk (12 November 1564 – 9 Oct 1639)

Helen Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Helen Ellen Preston in Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England
Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England
1571
14th Nov 1571
Age 59
Death of Helen Ellen Preston in Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England
Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Cunswick, Kendal, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14th Nov 1571
    Event Place: Preston Patrick, Westmoreland, England
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