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Lady Elizabeth Cheney 1505–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1556

Death Location: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Cheney

Mother: Anne Parr

Spouse(s): Thomas Vaux

Children(s): *Joan Vaux

The story of Lady Elizabeth Cheney began in 1505 in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Lady Elizabeth Cheney married Thomas Sir Knight Of Harrowden De Vaux, and had children including Joan Vaux. Lady Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1556 in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Cheney began in 1505 in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Lady Elizabeth Cheney married Thomas Sir Knight Of Harrowden De Vaux, and had children including Joan Vaux.
  • Lady Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1556 in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cheney
1448–1513
Birth Location: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Anne Parr
1476–1513
Birth Location: Kendal Castle, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Vaux
1509–1556
Birth Location: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, Olde England
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Children(s)

*Joan Vaux
1539–1611
Birth Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
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Lady Cheney's Ancestors

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Lady Cheney
1505–1556
Birth Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas of Irthlingborough Cheney
1448–1513
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne Parr
1476–1513
Kendal Castle, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
William (Parr 1st Baron of Kendal 2nd cousin of Henry 5th Baron Fitzhugh) Parr
1434–1483
Kendall, , Westmoreland, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Ravensworth Countess of Lindsay) Fitzhugh
1453–1513
Ravensworth,,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Parr
1411–1464
Alice Tunstall
1405–1445
Henry ##12
1429–1472
Alice ##12
1417–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merbury
1386–1438
Alice Pembridge
1382–1415
Sir Tunstall
1386–1431
Eleanor FitzHugh
1395–1457
William Fitzhugh
1398–1452

Lady Cheney's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Cheney (1505–20 Nov 1556) m. Thomas ("Sir Knight of Harrowden" de) Vaux (25 Apr 1509–Oct 1556)
  1. 1. *Joan Vaux 1539–1611 m. *Thomas Whatlock 1530–1609
    1. 1. Lady (Martha) Whatlock 1568–1643 m. Sir (William "Henry") SCOTT 1560–1624
      1. 1. Ursula Scott 1596–1676 m. Richard Kimball 1595–1675
        1. 1. Benjamin (Corner) Kimball 1637–1696 m. Mary (Mercy) Hazeltine 1642–1707

Lady Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Cheney in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
1556
20 Nov 1556
Age 51
Death of Lady Elizabeth Cheney in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1556
    Event Place: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
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