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Katherine Brereton 1467–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1467

Birth Location: Brewerton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: Andrew Brereton

Mother: Agnes Legh

Spouse(s): William Bower, Thomas Smith

Children(s): Thomas Bower, Andrew Bower, Johann Bower, Maud Bower, Lawrence Smith, Anne Bowyer

Katherine Brereton was born in 1467 in Brewerton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Andrew Brereton And Agnes De Legh. Katherine Brereton married Thomas Smith, William Bower, and had children including Andrew Bower, Anne Bowyer, Johann Bower, Lawrence Smith, Maud Bower, Thomas Bury Bower. Katherine Brereton passed away in 1549 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Brereton was born in 1467 in Brewerton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Andrew Brereton And Agnes De Legh.
  • Katherine Brereton married Thomas Smith, William Bower, and had children including Andrew Bower, Anne Bowyer, Johann Bower, Lawrence Smith, Maud Bower, Thomas Bury Bower.
  • Katherine Brereton passed away in 1549 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Brereton
1448–1527
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Agnes Legh
1456–1478
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Bower
1476–1541
Birth Location: Knypersley, Staffordshire, England
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Thomas Smith
1468–1538
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
TS

Children(s)

Thomas Bower
1516–1542
Birth Location: England
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Andrew Bower
1496–
Birth Location: –
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Johann Bower
1497–1542
Birth Location: –
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Maud Bower
1499–
Birth Location: Knypersley Hall, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, Pirehill, North Staffordshire, West Midlands
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Lawrence Smith
1494–1545
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Anne Bowyer
1495–1530
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Brereton
1467–1549
Birth Place: Brewerton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Andrew Brereton
1448–1527
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Agnes (de) Legh
1456–1478
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William (VII) Brereton
1413–1484
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Philippa (de) Hulse
1411–1463
Oxton & Brunstath, Cheshire, England
Robert (V de) Legh
1410–1478
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabel (de) Stanley
1409–1460
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1390–1460
Alice Corbet
1389–1458
Hugh Hulse
1372–1415
Margery Domville
1373–1443
Robert deLegh
1382–1415
Matilda Norley
1388–1478
William Stanley
1386–1425
Margaret Arderne
1362–1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1350–1426
Angella Venables
1370–1442
John Corbet
1355–1389
Hugh Hulse
1342–1407
Ellen Bruyn
1345–1390
John Domville
1322–1394
Cecily Mobberley
1314–1400
Robert Legh
1362–1408
Isabel Belgrave
1365–1420
Adam Norley
1360–1390
Margery Waleton
1360–
William Stanley
1360–1428
Margarey Hooton
1364–1430
John Arderne
1327–1379
Cecily Bredbury
1327–1387

Katherine Brereton's Descendants

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Katherine Brereton (1467–1549) m. William Bower (Apr 1476–1541) m. Thomas Smith (1468–1538)
  1. 1. Thomas (Bury) Bower 1516–1542 m. Elizabeth Goodman 1500–1568
    1. 1. Judith (Bury) Bower 1534–1573 m. Ralph Woodcock 1519–1586
      1. 1. Ursula Woodcock 1566–1612 m. John Culpepper 1565–1635
        1. 1. John Culpepper 1606–1674 m. Sarah Mayo 1608–1683 m. Mary –1675
        2. 2. Thomas Culpeper 1602–1652
        3. 3. Cicely Culpepper 1604–1664
        4. 4. Frances Culpeper 1608–
        5. 5. Mary Culpeper 1611–1714
      2. 2. Elizabeth Woodcock 1551–1608
      3. 3. Thomas Woodcock 1556–1600
      4. 4. Michael Woodcock 1562–
      5. 5. Robert Woodcock 1566–
      6. 6. Margery Woodcock 1568–
      7. 7. Sara Woodcock 1570–
    2. 2. Cicely Bower 1536–1577 m. Wilfrey Walker 1529–1620
      1. 1. William Walker 1565–1638 m. Isabel Wood 1601–1638 m. Sarah Snow 1622–1700
        1. 1. Joseph Walker 1599–1683 m. Hannah Philbrick 1602–1664
        2. 2. Deborah Walker 1631–1713
      2. 2. Mary Walker 1565–
      3. 3. Alice Walker 1563–
      4. 4. Agnes Walker 1574–1663
      5. 5. John Walker 1573–
      6. 6. Helen Walker 1570–1572
      7. 7. Roberte Walker 1576–
    3. 3. Dorothy Bower 1538–
    4. 4. Thomas Bower 1532–
    5. 5. Richard Bower 1542–
  2. 2. Andrew Bower 1496–
  3. 3. Johann Bower 1497–1542
  4. 4. Maud Bower 1499–
  5. 5. Lawrence Smith 1494–1545
  6. 6. Anne Bowyer 1495–1530

Katherine Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1467
1467
Birth of Katherine Brereton in Brewerton, Yorkshire, England
Brewerton, Yorkshire, England
1549
1549
Age 82
Death of Katherine Brereton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1467
    Event Place: Brewerton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
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