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Henry Thomas Fitzgerald 1562–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: Sep 1597

Death Location: Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

Father: Gerald FitzGerald

Mother: Mabel Browne

Spouse(s): Frances Howard

Children(s): Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Bridget Fitzgerald

Henry Thomas Fitzgerald was born in 1562 in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland, the child of Gerald Edward 11Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Mabel Browne. Henry Thomas Fitzgerald married Frances Countess Of Kildare Howard, and had children including Bridget Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Henry Thomas Fitzgerald passed away in 1597 in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Henry Thomas Fitzgerald was born in 1562 in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland, the child of Gerald Edward 11Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Mabel Browne.
  • Henry Thomas Fitzgerald married Frances Countess Of Kildare Howard, and had children including Bridget Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
  • Henry Thomas Fitzgerald passed away in 1597 in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerald FitzGerald
1525–1585
Birth Location: Maynooth, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
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Mabel Browne
1547–1610
Birth Location: Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Frances Howard
1572–1619
Birth Location: Effingham, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Fitzgerald
1591–1611
Birth Location: Maynooth, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
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Bridget Fitzgerald
1589–1682
Birth Location: Offaly, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
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Henry Fitzgerald's Ancestors

Self
Henry Fitzgerald
1562–1597
Birth Place: Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
Parents
Gerald Edward 11th Earl of Kildare FitzGerald
1525–1585
Maynooth, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Mabel Browne
1547–1610
Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Gerald Og "The Young Marquis" FitzGerald, Knight of the Garter, Lord Justice of Ireland, Lord Deputy of) Ireland,
1487–1534
Maynooth, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Lady (Elizabeth) Grey
1489–1540
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Anthony Browne
1500–1548
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Agnes) Gage
1506–1540
Firle Place, West Firle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gerald Kildare
1450–1513
Alice FitzEustace
1455–1495
Thomas Grey
1456–1501
Cecily Bonville
1460–1529
Anthonie Browne
1445–1505
Lady Plantagenet
1468–1534
John III
1479–1556
Philippa Guildford
1479–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas FitzGerald
1421–1477
Lady Fitzgerald
1410–1486
Sir Eustace
1430–1496
Joan Tapton
1425–1463
John Grey
1432–1461
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
William Bonville
1442–1460
Katherine Neville
1442–1503
Thomas Browne
1402–1460
Eleanor FitzAlan
1415–1469
John Neville
1431–1471
Isabel Ingoldsthrop
1435–1476
William Gage
1456–1497
Agnes Bolney
1455–1501
Sir Guildford
1455–1506

Henry Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Henry (Thomas) Fitzgerald (1562–Sep 1597) m. Frances (Countess of Kildare) Howard (21 Sep 1572–24 Jan 1619)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1591–1611 m. Luke (More 1st Earl Of Fingall Baron Killeen) Plunkett 1589–1637
  2. 2. Bridget Fitzgerald 1589–1682 m. Sir (Nicholas 1st Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland Baron of Turvey Barnewall) MP 1592–1663
    1. 1. Mabel Barnewall 1619–1699 m. Christopher Plunkett 1612–1649
      1. 1. Luke (3rd Earl Of Fingall) Plunket 1639–1684 m. Lady (Margaret) MacCarthy 1640–1702
        1. 1. Elizabeth Plunkett 1662–1729
        2. 2. Helena Plunkett 1665–1692
        3. 3. Luke Plunkett 1676–
        4. 4. Peter (4th Earl Of Fingall) Plunkett 1678–1717
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Plunkett 1648–1697 m. Walter Butler 1637–1700
        1. 1. Lucy Butler 1670–1703
        2. 2. Thomas Butler 1670–1738
    2. 2. Henery Barnewall 1627–1688
    3. 3. Robert (Barnewall) Kingsland 1625–1658
    4. 4. Christopher Barnewall 1620–1663
    5. 5. Eleanor Barnewall 1621–
    6. 6. Matthew Barnewall 1631–1668
    7. 7. Patrick Barnewall 1623–1665
    8. 8. Mary Barnewell 1611–1642
    9. 9. Frances (Barnewall) Kingsland 1625–1642
    10. 10. Francis (Vincent Barnewall) Kingsland 1629–1697
    11. 11. Richard (Kingsland Barnewell) Honourable 1623–1665
    12. 12. Major (Nathaniel Barnewall) Kingsland 1633–1686

Henry Fitzgerald's Timeline

6 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
1562
1562
Birth of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
1562
1562
Birth of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
1597
1 Aug 1597
Age 35
Death of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
1597
Sep 1597
Age 35
Death of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
1597
Sep 1597
Age 35
Death of Henry Thomas Fitzgerald in Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1597
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1597
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1597
    Event Place: Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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