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Henry Somerset 1495–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 26 November 1549

Death Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Charles Somerset

Mother: Elizabeth Somerset

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Somerset

Children(s): Lucy Somerset, Mary Somerset, Jane Mansell, William Somerset, Henry Somerset

In 1495, Henry Somerset entered the world in England, born to Charles Somerset And Elizabeth Somerset. Henry Somerset married Elizabeth Somerset, and had children including Henry Charles Somerset, Jane Mansell, Lucy Beaufort Somerset, Mary Somerset, William Somerset. Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Henry Somerset entered the world in England, born to Charles Somerset And Elizabeth Somerset.
  • Henry Somerset married Elizabeth Somerset, and had children including Henry Charles Somerset, Jane Mansell, Lucy Beaufort Somerset, Mary Somerset, William Somerset.
  • Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Somerset
1460–1526
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Somerset
1476–1507
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Somerset
1500–1565
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Lucy Somerset
1523–1583
Birth Location: Chepstow (Monmouthshire) England
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Mary Somerset
1535–1591
Birth Location: Wales
MS
Jane Mansell
1530–1597
Birth Location: –
JM
William Somerset
1526–1589
Birth Location: England
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Henry Somerset
1531–1598
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
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Henry Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Henry Somerset
1495–1549
Birth Place: England
Parents
Charles Somerset
1460–1526
England
Elizabeth Somerset
1476–1507
England
Grandparents
Henry Beaufort
1440–1447
England
William Herbert
1455–1491
Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary Herbert
–1481
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Somerset's Descendants

1.
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Henry Somerset (1495–26 November 1549) m. Elizabeth Somerset (1500–1565)
  1. 1. Lucy ((Beaufort)) Somerset 1523–1583 m. Sir (John Alexander Neville, 4th Baron) Latimer 1520–1576
    1. 1. Dorothy Cecil 1548–1608 m. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623
      1. 1. William (Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, 3rd Baron of Burghley Earle of) Exeter 1566–1640 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Countess of) Exeter 1578–1654
        1. 1. Diana Cecil 1596–1654 m. Thomas Bruce 1599–1663
        2. 2. Anne Grey 1603–1675 m. Henry (Lord Grey van Groby Earl van) Stamford 1600–1673
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howard 1595–1672 m. Sir (Admiral Thomas Ist Earl of Berkshire) Howard 1581–1669
      2. 2. Diana (Frances) Cecil 1580–1653
      3. 3. Wimbledon (Viscount Cecil Viscount) Wimbledon 1571–1638 m. Theodosia Noel 1573– m. Diana Cecil 1580–1631
        1. 1. Albinia Cecil 1601–1659
        2. 2. Frances Sprigge –1684
        3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby –1661
      4. 4. Christopher Cecil 1576–1576
      5. 5. Margaret Astone 1584–1646 m. Edward Coke 1552–1634
      6. 6. Dorothy Cecil 1577–1613
      7. 7. Richard Cecil 1570–1633
      8. 8. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662
      9. 9. Mary Cecil 1573–1638
      10. 10. Susan Cecil 1574–1575
      11. 11. Catherine Cecil 1567–1567
      12. 12. Lucy (Marchioness of Winchester) Cecil 1567–1614 m. Willem (Paulet Markgraaf van) Winchester 1560–1627
        1. 1. John (Paulet Markgraaf van) Winchester 1598–1675 m. Honora Poulett 1610–1662 m. Jane Savage –1631
      13. 13. David Cecil 1567–
      14. 14. Mildred Cooke 1569–1573 m. Willem (Lord Cecil van) Burghley 1521–1598
        1. 1. Frances (Fransica) Cecil 1556–
        2. 2. Anne ((Countess of Oxford)) Cecil 1556–1588
        3. 3. Marguerite Cissell 1541–
        4. 4. Robert (Cecil 1st Earl of) Salisbury 1563–1612 m. Elisabeth Brooke 1563–1596
        5. 5. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623
        6. 6. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
    2. 2. Lucy Cornwallis 1549–1609 m. Sir (William) Cornwallis 1547–1611
      1. 1. Margaret Cornwall 1573–1633
      2. 2. Elizabeth Lumley 1579–1658 m. William Sandys –1628
      3. 3. John Cornwallis 1573–1594
      4. 4. Thomas Cornwallis 1572–1572
      5. 5. Anne Campbell –1634
    3. 3. Elizabeth Carey 1546–1630 m. John Danvers 1540–1594
      1. 1. Elizabeth Danvers 1567–1640
      2. 2. Henry (Danvers Earl of) Danby 1573–1664
      3. 3. Eleanor Walmrsley –1601
      4. 4. John Danvers 1585–1655
      5. 5. Dorothy Osborne 1590–1650 m. Peter Osborne 1585–1653
        1. 1. Elizabeth Duncombe 1610–
        2. 2. John Osborn 1615–1698 m. Lady (Eleanor) Danvers 1623–1677
        3. 3. Dorothy Temple 1627–1695
        4. 4. Elizabeth Peyton –1642
        5. 5. Henry Osborne 1619–1675
      6. 6. Lucy Baynton –1621
    4. 4. Katherine Percy 1546–1596
  2. 2. Mary Somerset 1535–1591 m. Thomas Percy 1528–1572
  3. 3. Jane Mansell 1530–1597
  4. 4. William Somerset 1526–1589 m. Theophilia (Grace Newton, Countess of) Worcester 1526–1568 m. Christian North 1528–1564
    1. 1. Sir (John Edward Arthur Henry) Plantagenet-Somerset 1539–1611
    2. 2. Edward Somerset 1551–1628
  5. 5. Henry (Charles) Somerset 1531–1598 m. Mary Brayn 1535– m. Christine North –1563
    1. 1. Elizabeth Somerset 1564–
    2. 2. Karel (de) Beaufort-Somerset 1555–

Henry Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Henry Somerset in England
England
1549
26 November 1549
Age 54
Death of Henry Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worcester
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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