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Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness 1545–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 December 1608

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: William K.G.

Mother: Margaret Gamage

Spouse(s): Robert Leicester, John Sheffield, Edward Stafford, John Sheffield

Children(s): Robert Dudley, Edmund Mulgrave, Elizabeth Sheffield

The story of Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness began in 1545 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness married Edward Stafford, John Baron Sheffield, John Sheffield, Robert Dudley 1St Earl Of Leicester Earl Of Leicester, and had children including Edmund Sheffield Earl Of Mulgrave, Elizabeth Sheffield, Robert Dudley. Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness began in 1545 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness married Edward Stafford, John Baron Sheffield, John Sheffield, Robert Dudley 1St Earl Of Leicester Earl Of Leicester, and had children including Edmund Sheffield Earl Of Mulgrave, Elizabeth Sheffield, Robert Dudley.
  • Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Baroness's Ancestors

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Lady Baroness
1545–1608
Birth Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Howard, 1st Baron of Effingham K.G.
1510–1573
Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Gamage
1515–1581
Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas
1473–1554
Norfolk, England
Agnes (Anne Howard) (Paulet)
1477–1601
Benyington Castle, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Gamage
1484–1513
Lady (Margaret Saint) John
1486–1562
Great-Grandparents
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Katherine Moletns
–1465
Sir John
1450–1525
Lady Morgan
1462–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Baroness's Descendants

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Lady (Douglas (Howard) Sheffield,) Baroness (1545–11 December 1608) m. Robert (Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Earl of) Leicester (24 Jun 1532–4 Sep 1588) m. John Sheffield (Abt 1538–10 December 1568) m. Edward Stafford (1552–1605) m. John (Baron) Sheffield (1538–10 December 1568)
  1. 1. Robert Dudley 1574–1649
  2. 2. Edmund (Sheffield Earl of) Mulgrave 1564–1646 m. Ursula Tyrwhitt 1553–1617
    1. 1. Mary Sheffield 1587–1619
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sheffield 1565–1601 m. Thomas Butler 1532–1614
    1. 1. Richard Butler –1597
    2. 2. Elizabeth Butler 1593–1628
    3. 3. Thomas Boteler 1585–1606
    4. 4. James Boteler 1583–1589
    5. 5. John Power 1597–1661
    6. 6. Pierce Butler 1555–1601

Lady Baroness's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1608
11 December 1608
Age 63
Death of Lady Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, Baroness in Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1608
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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