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Lady Elizabeth Fortescue 1530–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 2 June 1602

Death Location: St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb

Father: Faithful Salden

Mother: Anne Reade

Spouse(s): Sir England

Children(s): Jane Bromley

In 1530, Lady Elizabeth Fortescue entered the world in Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England, born to Faithful Adrian Sir Knight Catholic Martyr Fortescue Of Salden And Anne Reade. Lady Elizabeth Fortescue married Sir Knight Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor Of England, and had children including Jane Bromley. Lady Elizabeth Fortescue passed away in 1602 in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Lady Elizabeth Fortescue entered the world in Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England, born to Faithful Adrian Sir Knight Catholic Martyr Fortescue Of Salden And Anne Reade.
  • Lady Elizabeth Fortescue married Sir Knight Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor Of England, and had children including Jane Bromley.
  • Lady Elizabeth Fortescue passed away in 1602 in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb.

Immediate Family

Parents

Faithful Salden
1500–1539
Birth Location: Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England
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Anne Reade
1500–1585
Birth Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir England
1530–1587
Birth Location: Rodd Castle and Hodnet, Nr. Oswestry, Salop
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Children(s)

Jane Bromley
1566–1655
Birth Location: Bromley, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England
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Lady Fortescue's Ancestors

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Lady Fortescue
1530–1602
Birth Place: Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Faithful Adrian Sir Knight (Catholic Martyr ) Fortescue of Salden
1500–1539
Punsborne, Hertfordshire, England
Anne Reade
1500–1585
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Blessed (Sir Adrian Fortescue Knight of "St. John of Jerusalem," Justice Peace Oxford (Catholic) Martyr)
1476–1539
Punsborne, Norfolkshire, England
Anne Stonor
1484–1518
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Fortescue's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Fortescue (1530–2 June 1602) m. Sir (Knight Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor of) England (1530–12 April 1587)
  1. 1. Jane Bromley 1566–1655
    1. 1. Samuel (Dunham) Jr. 1651–1717 m. Mary Harlow 1659–1743
      1. 1. William Dunham 1684–1746 m. Anna Norcut 1677–1758
        1. 1. Martha Dunham 1720–1801 m. Nathaniel Freeman 1718–1761
        2. 2. Mary Dunham 1716–1815
        3. 3. William Dunham 1710–1756
        4. 4. Jonathan Dunham 1715–1740 m. Elizabeth 1715–1782
      2. 2. Samuel (Dunham) III 1681–1761
      3. 3. Mary Dunham 1687–1780
      4. 4. Ebenezer (Dunham) Sr. 1691–1771
      5. 5. Nathaniel (Dunham) Sr. 1698–1779

Lady Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Fortescue in Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England
Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England
1602
2 June 1602
Age 72
Death of Lady Elizabeth Fortescue in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb
St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1602
    Event Place: St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, Gb
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