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Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer 1527–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1586

Death Location: Tawstock, North Devon District, Devon, England

Father: Sir Kitson

Mother: Margaret Donington

Spouse(s): Sir Bourchier

Children(s): William, Bath

In 1527, Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Kitson And Margaret Donington. Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer married Sir John Lord Fitzwarine 2Nd Earl Of Bath Bourchier, and had children including William Lord Bourchier 3Rd Earl Of Bath. Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer passed away in 1586 in Tawstock, North Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Kitson And Margaret Donington.
  • Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer married Sir John Lord Fitzwarine 2Nd Earl Of Bath Bourchier, and had children including William Lord Bourchier 3Rd Earl Of Bath.
  • Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer passed away in 1586 in Tawstock, North Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kitson
1485–1540
Birth Location: Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
SK
Margaret Donington
1509–1561
Birth Location: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
MD

Spouses(s)

Sir Bourchier
1529–1556
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
SB

Children(s)

William, Bath
1555–1623
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
WB

Katherine Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Spencer
1527–1586
Birth Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Kitson
1485–1540
Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Margaret Donington
1509–1561
Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Grandparents
John Donnington
1485–1540
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire
Lady (Elizabeth) Pye
1490–1552
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Katherine (Frances Kitson Baroness) Spencer (1527–8 Nov 1586) m. Sir (John Lord Fitzwarine, 2nd Earl Of Bath) Bourchier (27 Jul 1529–28 Feb 1556)
  1. 1. William, (Lord Bourchier, 3rd Earl of) Bath 1555–1623 m. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1605
    1. 1. Edward (Bourchier 4th Lord-Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1590–1636 m. Dorothea (St.) John 1601–1632
      1. 1. John Boutcher 1624–1679 m. Lady (Jeanne Ann) Cleves 1627–1667 m. Anne Biddle 1631–1680
        1. 1. Ann (Martha) Boutcher 1650–1737 m. Vincent Rongnion 1645–1713
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Bourchier 1626–1670
      3. 3. Lady (Dorothy) Bourchier-Grey 1626–1660
      4. 4. Willem (Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1624–1689
      5. 5. John Bourchier 1630–1631
      6. 6. Lady (Anne(Cranfield)) Bourchier 1628–1662
      7. 7. William Bourchier 1595–1684
      8. 8. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
      9. 9. WILLIAM (Bradsher) BEZER 1595–1684
      10. 10. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
      11. 11. Francis Bourchier 1629–1662
      12. 12. Edward Burcher 1600–1664
      13. 13. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
      14. 14. William Bourchier 1595–1682
      15. 15. William (Edward Bezer) (Bourchier) 1613–1664
      16. 16. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
      17. 17. Edward Bezer 1611–1664
      18. 18. Edward Beezer 1595–1664

Katherine Spencer's Timeline

5 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer in Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
1545
1545
Age 18
Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer was married in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1548
11 Dec 1548
Age 21
Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer was married in Halstead, Essex, , England
Halstead, Essex, , England
1558
1558
Age 31
Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1586
8 Nov 1586
Age 59
Death of Katherine Frances Kitson Baroness Spencer in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestors William Vermeer
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Southacre, Norf., Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811
    [2] Ancestors William Vermeer
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tawstock, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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