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Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald 1510 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1510 / 10 Jan 1511

Birth Location: Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland

Father: Marquis Fitzgerald

Mother: Lady Zouche

Spouse(s): Jenico Preston

Children(s): Lord Preston

Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston was born in 1510 in Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Marquis Gerald Fitzgerald and Lady Elizabeth La Zouche. Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston married Jenico E J Preston, and had children including Lord Christopher Preston. Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston passed away in 1595 in Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston was born in 1510 in Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Marquis Gerald Fitzgerald and Lady Elizabeth La Zouche.
  • Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston married Jenico E J Preston, and had children including Lord Christopher Preston.
  • Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston passed away in 1595 in Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marquis Fitzgerald
1487 – 1534
Birth Location: Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
MF
Lady Zouche
1483 – 1517
Birth Location: Codnor Castle, Derbyshire, England
LZ

Spouses(s)

Jenico Preston
1502 – 1560
Birth Location: Stamullen, Meath, Ireland
JP

Children(s)

Lord Preston
1537 –
Birth Location: Gormanston Castle (now a Franciscan college), Meath, Ireland
LP

Lady Fitzgerald's Ancestors

Self
Lady Fitzgerald
1510 – 1595
Birth Place: Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Marquis Gerald Fitzgerald
1487 – 1534
Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Lady (Elizabeth La) Zouche
1483 – 1517
Codnor Castle, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Gerald Fitzgerald
1455 – 1513
County Kildare, Ireland
Alison Eustice
– 1495
Lord (John) Zouche
1440 – 1551
Harringsworth (Northamptonshire) England
Lady (Elizabeth St.) John
1448 – 1516
Bletsoe (Bedford) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine "The Fair") Fitzgerald (11 Jan 1510 / 10 Jan 1511 – 1595) m. Jenico (E J) Preston (11 Jan 1502 – 15 Feb 1560)
  1. 1. Lord (Christopher) Preston (1537 – 1599_-_1600) m. Lady (Catherine) FitzWilliam (1548 – 1584)
    1. 1. Mary Preston (1589 – 1616) m. Sir (Cahir Roe Rua "Charles the Red" Charles) O'Doherty (1587 – 1608)
      1. 1. Michael (Mor) O'Dochartaigh (1605 – 1692) m. Siobhan McConnalogue (1610 – 1692)
        1. 1. Liam (( William)) O'Dougherty (1645 – 1692) m. Sila O'Cleary (1650 – 1693)
        2. 2. Michael ("Mor") O'Daugherty (1690 – 13 October 1761) m. Catherine Rodgers (1692 – 1719)

Lady Fitzgerald's Timeline

6 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston in Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
1510
11 Jan 1510 / 10 Jan 1511
Birth of Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston in Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
1591
Abt 1591
Age 81
Death of Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston in Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland
Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland
1591
19 Dec 1591
Age 81
Burial of Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston in Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
1595
1595
Age 85
Death of Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston in Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland
Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland
1911
October 1911
Age 401
Lady Catherine "The Fair" Fitzgerald , of Kildare, Viscount Gormanston was married in Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1510 / 10 Jan 1511
    Event Place: Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1911
    Event Place: Kensington, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1591
    Event Place: Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 142P/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Gormanston, Stamullin, Meath, barony of Upper Duleek, Leinster (Drogheda) Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1591
    Event Place: Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 142P/1
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