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Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol 1550–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Garter

Mother: Lady Shelton

Spouse(s): Lord Digby

Children(s): John Bristol

Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol was born in 1550 in Shelton, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Anthony Heveningham Knight Of The Garter And Lady Margaret Shelton. Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol married Lord George Digby, and had children including John Digby Earl Van Bristol. Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol passed away in 1602 in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol was born in 1550 in Shelton, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Anthony Heveningham Knight Of The Garter And Lady Margaret Shelton.
  • Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol married Lord George Digby, and had children including John Digby Earl Van Bristol.
  • Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol passed away in 1602 in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England.

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Lady Bristol's Ancestors

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Lady Bristol
1550–1602
Birth Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Anthony Heveningham Knight of the Garter
1507–1557
Shelton, Norfolk, , England
Lady (Margaret) Shelton
1515–1587
Shelton, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
John (Heveningham Knight) Sir
1473–1536
Ketteringham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Alice (Duvall) Heveningham
1486–1540
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Sir (John William Shelton II of) Carrow
1476–1539
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Anne, (Marchioness of Pembroke) Boleyn
1475–1536
Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bristol's Descendants

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Lady (Abigail Heveningham Countess of) Bristol (1550–1602) m. Lord (George) Digby (6 Nov 1549–4 Feb 1586)
  1. 1. John (Digby Earl van) Bristol 1580–1653 m. Beatrix Walcott 1574–1658
    1. 1. Sir (George Digby 2nd Earl of) Bristol 1612–1677 m. Lady (Anne Bristol) Russell 1613–1697

Lady Bristol's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol in Shelton, Norfolk, England
Shelton, Norfolk, England
1602
1602
Age 52
Death of Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess of Bristol in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England

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