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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): Thomas Ii

Children(s): Edward French

The story of Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French began in 1531 in Wethersfield, Essex, England. Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French married Thomas Edward Ii French The Elder Ii, and had children including Edward French. 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 married Thomas Edward Ii French The Elder Ii, and had children including Edward French.
  • Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough, French passed away in 1599 in Halstead, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VI
1503–1554
Birth Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Phyllis Waldegrave
1508–1579
Birth Location: Smallbridge,Bures,Suffolk,England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Ii
1532–1613
Birth Location: Assington Hall, Arkesden, Essex, England
TI

Children(s)

Edward French
1550–1613
Birth Location: Pershore, Worcestershire, , England
EF

Lady French's Ancestors

Self
Lady French
1531–1599
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Heigham VI
1503–1554
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Phyllis ((Heigham) Lady) Waldegrave
1508–1579
Smallbridge,Bures,Suffolk,England
Grandparents
Sir (George Knight of Shire) Waldegrave
1475–1528
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady French's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham\Higham, Burrough,) French (5 Jul 1531–1599) m. Thomas (Edward II French 'The Elder') Ii (28 Jul 1532–11 Feb 1613 -- or -- 1614)
  1. 1. Edward French 1550–1613 m. Susan Savage 1550–1576
    1. 1. GEORGE (Georgi FRENCH) Sir 1570–1647 m. Elizabeth (Godfrey) Symmes 1605–1668
      1. 1. Mary (Grace) French 1629–1707 m. Col. (George "The Cavalier" Mason Sr., Colonel in the Stafford County Militia,) Sr 1629–1686
        1. 1. George ((Col) Mason II (The) Cavalier) 1660–1716 m. Mary Fowke 1663–1704

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
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