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Lady Elizabeth Briggs 1522 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt 1571

Death Location: Westmoreland, England

Father: Robert Briggs

Mother: Lady Gillot

Spouse(s): Sir Hallinghall

Children(s): Sir Philipson

Lady Elizabeth Briggs was born in 1522 in Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs and Lady Alice "Jennet" Gillot. Lady Elizabeth Briggs married Sir Christopher Philipson, Baron of Crook Castle & Hallinghall, and had children including Sir Miles Lord of Calgrath Hall Philipson. Lady Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1571 in Westmoreland, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Briggs was born in 1522 in Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs and Lady Alice "Jennet" Gillot.
  • Lady Elizabeth Briggs married Sir Christopher Philipson, Baron of Crook Castle & Hallinghall, and had children including Sir Miles Lord of Calgrath Hall Philipson.
  • Lady Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1571 in Westmoreland, England.

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Lady Briggs's Ancestors

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Lady Briggs
1522 – 1571
Birth Place: Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs
1499 – 1548
Benenden, Kent, Ashfordshire, England
Lady (Alice "Jennet") Gillot
1508 – 1590
Calgarth, Westmoreland, England
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Lady Briggs's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Briggs (1522 – abt 1571) m. Sir (Christopher Philipson, Baron of Crook Castle &) Hallinghall (1518 – 21 Aug 1566)
  1. 1. Sir (Miles Lord of Calgrath Hall) Philipson (1540 – 1649) m. Lady (Barbara Sandys,* Baroness) Philipson (1559 – 1585)
    1. 1. Ann (Thouroughgood "Lady Anne" Howard PHILIPSON Fortesque) Arundell (7 June 1577 – 28 June 1637) m. Thomas (** (Count of Arundel) Howard "The Valiant" "Great Hero" Soldier of) Fortune; (1560 – 7 Nov 1639)
      1. 1. Sir (Matthew Arundell) Howard (19 June 1609 – Apr 1659) m. Anne (Evans) Hall (25 Oct 1609 – 1640)
        1. 1. Cornelius (Elphingston) Howard (1637 – 15 Oct 1680) m. Elizabeth (Todd Sisson) Gorsuch (13-May-1641 – 1680)

Lady Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Briggs in Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom
Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
abt 1571
Age 49
Death of Lady Elizabeth Briggs in Westmoreland, England
Westmoreland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Helsfell Hall, Westmorelandshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1571
    Event Place: Westmoreland, England

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