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Lady Dorothy Ferrers 1519 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1595

Death Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Ferrers

Mother: Lady Pigott

Spouse(s): Sir Cockayne

Children(s): Sir Cockayne

Lady Dorothy Ferrers was born in 1519 in Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Humphrey Ferrers and Lady Margaret Pigott. Lady Dorothy Ferrers married Sir Thomas Cockayne, and had children including Sir Edward Cockayne. Lady Dorothy Ferrers passed away in 1595 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy Ferrers was born in 1519 in Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Humphrey Ferrers and Lady Margaret Pigott.
  • Lady Dorothy Ferrers married Sir Thomas Cockayne, and had children including Sir Edward Cockayne.
  • Lady Dorothy Ferrers passed away in 1595 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ferrers
1493 – 1553
Birth Location: Tamworth, Tamworth Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Lady Pigott
1487 – 1531
Birth Location: Tamworth, Tamworth Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Cockayne
1519 – 1593
Birth Location: Ashbourne Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England -Ashbourne Hall is a Manor house originally built by the Cockayne family in the 13th century in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.
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Children(s)

Sir Cockayne
1551 – 1606
Birth Location: Ashbourne Hall, Ashbourne, Derby,Derbyshire, England
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Lady Ferrers's Ancestors

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Lady Ferrers
1519 – 1595
Birth Place: Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Humphrey Ferrers
1493 – 1553
Tamworth, Tamworth Borough, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Pigott
1487 – 1531
Tamworth, Tamworth Borough, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Ferrers
1461 –
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Dorothy) Harper
1465 –
Rushall, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Ferrers's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothy) Ferrers (1519 – 21 Dec 1595) m. Sir (Thomas) Cockayne (1519 – 1593)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward) Cockayne (1551 – 11 October 1606) m. Margery Hollingworth (1550 – abt 1582)
    1. 1. Mary Cockayne (Abt 1564 – 1606) m. John Boothe (Abt 1566 – 1598) m. John (Henrie) Booth (29 September 1570 – Abt. May 1593)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Sarah) Booth (1598 – 8 April 1667) m. Sir (Thomas Joseph) Brandon (1574 – 1667)
        1. 1. James (Thomas) Brandon (1619 – 17 Jul 1690) m. Kathlene O'Flannery (1578 – 8 Apr 1667)

Lady Ferrers's Timeline

5 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Lady Dorothy Ferrers in Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
1519
1519
Birth of Lady Dorothy Ferrers in Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
1595
21 Dec 1595
Age 76
Death of Lady Dorothy Ferrers in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
1595
23 Dec 1595
Age 76
Burial of Lady Dorothy Ferrers in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1595
1595
Age 76
Lady Dorothy Ferrers - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
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