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Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley 1554–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1554

Birth Location: Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 27 April 1619

Death Location: Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: Philip Hall

Mother: Margaret Dethick

Spouse(s): Sir Council

Children(s): Lady Ashley

In 1554, Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley entered the world in Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England, born to Philip Okeover Of Okeover Hall And Margaret Elizabeth Dethick. Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley married Sir Anthony Ashley Ii Knight 1St Baronet Of Wimborne St Giles Secretary To The Privy Council, and had children including Anne Ashley, Lady Countess Anne Elizabeth Ashley. Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley passed away in 1619 in Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley entered the world in Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England, born to Philip Okeover Of Okeover Hall And Margaret Elizabeth Dethick.
  • Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley married Sir Anthony Ashley Ii Knight 1St Baronet Of Wimborne St Giles Secretary To The Privy Council, and had children including Anne Ashley, Lady Countess Anne Elizabeth Ashley.
  • Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley passed away in 1619 in Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Ashley's Ancestors

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Lady Ashley
1554–1619
Birth Place: Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Philip Okeover , of Okeover Hall
1527–1604
Okeover, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Margaret (Elizabeth) Dethick
1533–1606
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Humphrey Okeover , of Okeover) Hall
1470–1538
Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Bradborne
1502–1545
Newhall, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Ashley's Descendants

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Lady (Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness) Ashley (abt 1554–27 April 1619) m. Sir (Anthony Ashley , II, Knight, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St. Giles, Secretary to the Privy) Council (11 Jul 1561–17 Feb 1627)
  1. 1. Lady (Countess Anne Elizabeth) Ashley 1595–1628 m. Sir (John Rockburne Cooper , II, Baronet of) Rockbourne 1599–1770
    1. 1. Sir (Anthony Ashley-Cooper , 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Chancellor of the) Exchequer 1621–1683 m. Nancy Peters 1662–
      1. 1. Robert (Reuben Cooper) II 1654–1732 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Howard 1680–1703
        1. 1. Benjamin (O.) Cooper 1701–1907 m. Elizabeth (Augusta) Cannon 1710–1751

Lady Ashley's Timeline

4 Records

1554
abt 1554
Birth of Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley in Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
1574
1574
Age 20
Birth of Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley in Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
1619
27 April 1619
Age 65
Death of Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
1628
20 Jul 1628
Age 74
Death of Lady Jane Okeover , Countess of Shaftsbury, Baroness Ashley in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1554
    Event Place: Okeover Hall, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1628
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1619
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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