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Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset 1562–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1562

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 Aug 1591

Death Location: Withyham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Howard

Mother: Lady Norfolk

Spouse(s): Sir Dorset

Children(s):

Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset was born in 1562 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Howard And Lady Margaret Audley X Lady Of Saffron Walden Baroness Of Segrave Amp Mowbray Countess Of Surrey 4Th Duchess Of Norfolk. Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset married Sir Robert Sackville 2Nd Earl Van Dorset. Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset passed away in 1591 in Withyham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset was born in 1562 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Howard And Lady Margaret Audley X Lady Of Saffron Walden Baroness Of Segrave Amp Mowbray Countess Of Surrey 4Th Duchess Of Norfolk.
  • Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset married Sir Robert Sackville 2Nd Earl Van Dorset.
  • Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset passed away in 1591 in Withyham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Dorset's Ancestors

Self
Lady Dorset
1562–1591
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Howard
1538–1572
Kenninghall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Lady (Margaret Audley(X), Lady of Saffron Walden, Baroness of Segrave & Mowbray, Countess of Surrey, 4th Duchess of) Norfolk
1545–1563
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Henry (Howard Earl of) Surrey
1515–1546
HUNSDON, , HERFORDSHIRE, England
Frances
1517–1577
East Soham, Suffolk, England
James (II Lord Leybourne van) Cunswick
1490–1544
Cunswick, Westmoreland
Helen Preston
1505–1557
Cunswick, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Norfolk
1473–1554
Lady Norfolk
1497–1558
Elisabeth Oxford
1496–1527
Lady Pennington
1460–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Marshes
1443–1524
Thomas Marshes
1443–1524
Edward Buckingham
1478–1521
Eleanor Herbert
1482–1530

Lady Dorset's Timeline

4 Records

1562
1 Aug 1562
Birth of Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1562
12 Jul 1562
Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset was baptized in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1579
04 Feb 1579-80
Age 17
Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset was married
None
1591
19 Aug 1591
Age 29
Death of Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess of Dorset in Knole House, Kent, England
Knole House, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1562
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 109/56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1579-80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1591
    Event Place: Knole House, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Withyham, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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