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Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton 1540–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1540

Birth Location: Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 June 1614

Death Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, England

Father: Henry Northampton

Mother: Lady Surrey

Spouse(s): Mary Hussey

Children(s): Elizabeth Howard

In 1540, Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton entered the world in Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Howard Earl Of Northampton And Lady Frances Devere Of Surrey. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton married Mary Hussey, and had children including Elizabeth Howard. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton passed away in 1614 in Dover, Dover District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton entered the world in Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Howard Earl Of Northampton And Lady Frances Devere Of Surrey.
  • Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton married Mary Hussey, and had children including Elizabeth Howard.
  • Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton passed away in 1614 in Dover, Dover District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Hampton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Hampton
1540–1614
Birth Place: Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Howard Earl Of Northampton
1517–1546
Londen
Lady (Frances deVere of) Surrey
1517–1577
East Soham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1473–1554
Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Howard
1497–1558
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
John (van Vere Earl van) Oxford
1490–1539
Oxfordshire
Elisabeth Trussell
1496–1525
Kibblestone, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Lady Surrey
1442–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Suffolk
1422–1485
Lady Moleyns
1424–1465
Frederick Lincolnshire
1420–1447
Elizabeth Cambridgeshire
1420–1473

Henry Hampton's Descendants

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Henry (Howard 1st Earl of) Hampton (25 February 1540–15 June 1614) m. Mary Hussey (About 1540–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Howard 1430– m. Henry Wentworth 1429–1483
    1. 1. Margaret Wentworth 1453–1540 m. Sir (William) Waldegrave 1462–1527
      1. 1. Agnes (le) Hunt 1495–1530 m. William (Lyncolne Le) Hunt 1485–1552
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Hunt 1530–1606 m. Alice Pollarde 1540–1571
      2. 2. Dorothy Spring –1564
      3. 3. Margaret (St) John 1485–1564
      4. 4. George Waldegrave 1483–1528 m. Lady (Anne Drury \) Jermyn 1484–1572
        1. 1. Anne Waldegrave 1506–1590 m. Sir (Clement) Heigham 1495–1571 m. Henry (de) Bures 1502–1528

Henry Hampton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
25 February 1540
Birth of Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton in Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1614
15 June 1614
Age 74
Death of Henry Howard 1st Earl of Hampton in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1540
    Event Place: Shottesham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1614
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Dover District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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