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Lady Margaret Ethel Cole 1476 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England

Death Date: 9 Nov 1554

Death Location: Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England

Father: Sir Cole

Mother: Thomasina WALCOTT

Spouse(s): Sir Sheriff

Children(s): Sir Drake, Lady Drake

The story of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole began in 1476 in Ashe, Dorset, England. Lady Margaret Ethel Cole married Sir Knight John Drake V, Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff, and had children including Sir John Drake, Lady Sybil Drake. Lady Margaret Ethel Cole passed away in 1554 in Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole began in 1476 in Ashe, Dorset, England.
  • Lady Margaret Ethel Cole married Sir Knight John Drake V, Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff, and had children including Sir John Drake, Lady Sybil Drake.
  • Lady Margaret Ethel Cole passed away in 1554 in Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cole
1463 – 1543
Birth Location: Slade, Devon, England or North Tawton, Devon, England or Ashe, Devon, England
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Thomasina WALCOTT
1465 – 1547
Birth Location: Slade, Devon, England or Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Sheriff
1448 – 1554
Birth Location: Otterton, East Devon District, Devon, England
SS

Children(s)

Sir Drake
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Drake
1516 – 1575
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Cole's Ancestors

Self
Lady Cole
1476 – 1554
Birth Place: Ashe, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir Knight Lord John Cole
1463 – 1543
Slade, Devon, England or North Tawton, Devon, England or Ashe, Devon, England
Thomasina WALCOTT
1465 – 1547
Slade, Devon, England or Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cole's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret Ethel) Cole (1476 – 9 Nov 1554) m. Sir (Knight John Drake V, Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High) Sheriff (ABT 1448 TO ABT 1459 – 9 Nov 1554)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Drake (1502 – 4 Oct 1558) m. Lady (Amye) Grenville (1504 – 18 Feb 1577)
    1. 1. Sir (William Edward) Drake (25 Aug 1526 – 13 Sep 1555) m. Joan Ann (1520 – 23 Sep 1573)
      1. 1. Major (Joseph Raleigh) Croshaw (1517 – 22 Nov 1604) m. Unity (Ursula) Blundell (1520 – 1570) m. Katherine Graves (1547 or 1549 or 1561 – 1607)
        1. 1. Capt (Joseph Raleigh 'Ancient Planter" Croshaw 'Ancient) Planter" (4 Dec 1570 – 22 Nov 1624) m. Joan\Johanna Bellame (1538 – 1620) m. Rachel ('Matachanna') Powhatan (1600 or 1605 – 1646)
      2. 2. Lord (Sir William) Drake (1553 – 3 Nov 1616) m. Lady (Phillippa) Denys (26 March 1561 – 4 October 1655)
        1. 1. Sir (Capt John) Drake (1585 – 17 August 1659) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Rogers (1600 – 7 Oct 1681) m. Lettice Shakespeare (June 1583 – 10 Nov 1623)
  2. 2. Lady (Sybil) Drake (Abt. 1516 – 07 Mar 1575) m. Lord (John I) Northend (1512 – 13 Jan 1605)
    1. 1. Johannes (John Ezekial Northend of) Hunsley (15 May 1532 – 1608) m. Margaret (Mary) Brockesbanke (1532 – Aft. 1554)
      1. 1. Alice Northend (1555 – 9 Aug 1622) m. Lord (Christopher) Tower (1550 – 1612)
        1. 1. Lady (Francis Hannah) Tower (1577 – 1649) m. William Gilson (10 May 1572 – 1 February 1639)
        2. 2. Agnes Northend (1575 – 1604) m. John (Charles) Emery (1572 – 25 Jun 1627) m. Sir (John) Emery (1572 – Bef. 25 Jun 1627)

Lady Cole's Timeline

5 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole in Exmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
Exmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
1476
1476
Birth of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole in Ashe, Dorset, England
Ashe, Dorset, England
1554
9 Nov 1554
Age 78
Death of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
1554
9 Nov 1554
Age 78
Death of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole in Ashe,Exmouth,Devon,England
Ashe,Exmouth,Devon,England
1554
9 Nov 1554
Age 78
Death of Lady Margaret Ethel Cole in Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England
Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Exmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Ashe, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1554
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1554
    Event Place: Ashe,Exmouth,Devon,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1554
    Event Place: Ashe, Exmouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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