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Katherine Sheldon 1529–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Dudley, Shropshire, England

Father: William Sheldon

Mother: Mary Willington

Spouse(s): Edmund Plowden

Children(s): Mary Plowden

Katherine Sheldon was born in 1529 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Sheldon And Mary Willington. Katherine Sheldon married Edmund Plowden, and had children including Mary Plowden. Katherine Sheldon passed away in 1586 in Dudley, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Sheldon was born in 1529 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Sheldon And Mary Willington.
  • Katherine Sheldon married Edmund Plowden, and had children including Mary Plowden.
  • Katherine Sheldon passed away in 1586 in Dudley, Shropshire, England.

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Katherine Sheldon's Ancestors

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Katherine Sheldon
1529–1586
Birth Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Sheldon
1505–1570
Berley, Worcestershire, England
Mary Willington
1510–1553
Barcheston, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William Willington
1487–1555
Barcheston, Warwickshire, England
Anne Littleton
1489–1520
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Littleton
1448–1516
Alice Winnesbury
1452–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Judge
1421–1481
Joan Burley
1425–1504
William Winnesbury
1426–

Katherine Sheldon's Descendants

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Katherine Sheldon (1529–1586) m. Edmund Plowden (1518–6 Feb 1584)
  1. 1. Mary Plowden 1548–1593 m. Richard White 1554–1614
    1. 1. Lydia White 1587–1701 m. Thomas Leonard 1577–1638
      1. 1. John Leonard 1615–1676 m. Sarah Heald 1621–1711
        1. 1. Martha Leonard 1649–1704 m. Benjamin Waite 1644–1704

Katherine Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Katherine Sheldon in Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
1586
1586
Age 57
Death of Katherine Sheldon in Dudley, Shropshire, England
Dudley, Shropshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Dudley, Shropshire, England

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