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Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French 1531–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1531

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Halstead, Essex, England

Father: Sir VI

Mother: Phyllis Waldegrave

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir Esquire

The story of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French began in 1531 in Wethersfield, Essex, England. Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French had children including Sir Thomas Dewarren French Iii Esquire. Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French passed away in 1599 in Halstead, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French began in 1531 in Wethersfield, Essex, England.
  • Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French had children including Sir Thomas Dewarren French Iii Esquire.
  • Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French passed away in 1599 in Halstead, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VI
1503–1545
Birth Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Phyllis Waldegrave
1509–1579
Birth Location: Bures, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Esquire
1550–1613
Birth Location: Pershore, Worcestershire, England
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Lady French's Ancestors

Self
Lady French
1531–1599
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Heigham VI
1503–1545
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Phyllis ((Heigham) Lady) Waldegrave
1509–1579
Bures, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Heigham
1472–1521
Higham, Suffolk, England
Mary Terringham
1476–1506
Terringham, Suffolk, England
Sir (George 👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👑4 🦾🦾 Waldegrave of Smallbridge Esq (Imprisoned in the tower of London and released by Henry VIII.) ***14th) GGF***
1475–1528
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Smallbridge
1500–1574
Margery Walgrave
1500–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Waldegrave
1465–1527
Margery Wentworth
1460–1540

Lady French's Descendants

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Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough,) French (5 Jul 1531–1599)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas deWarren French III,) Esquire 1550–1613
    1. 1. William French 1575– m. Ann Hey 1575–
      1. 1. John (C.) French 1602–1682 m. Margaret Dayes 1605–1666
        1. 1. Mary Langford 1635–1719 m. Capt. (John Martin) II 1645–1734
        2. 2. Ann French –1768

Lady French's Timeline

2 Records

1531
5 Jul 1531
Birth of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French in Wethersfield, Essex, England
Wethersfield, Essex, England
1599
1599
Age 68
Death of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1531
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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