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Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy 1532–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Mar 1597

Death Location: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir London

Mother: Lady Stanley

Spouse(s): Sir Childress

Children(s): Sir Childress

The story of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy began in 1532 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy married Sir Hugh Childress, and had children including Sir William Hugh Childress. Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy passed away in 1597 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy began in 1532 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy married Sir Hugh Childress, and had children including Sir William Hugh Childress.
  • Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy passed away in 1597 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir London
1510–1541
Birth Location: Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
SL
Lady Stanley
1500–1597
Birth Location: Hooton, Cheshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir Childress
1500–1571
Birth Location: East Retford, Yorkshire, England
SC

Children(s)

Sir Childress
1555–1645
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
SC

Lady Hardy's Ancestors

Self
Lady Hardy
1532–1597
Birth Place: Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John de Hardy , Lord Mayor of London
1510–1541
Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary Margaret de) Stanley
1500–1597
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
George Stanley
1460–1503
Knowsley, England
Lady (Joan de STRANGE , Lady of) Knockin
1463–1514
Knockin, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Eleanor Neville
–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Hardy's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret "Maude" Retford) Hardy (1532–22 Mar 1597) m. Sir (Hugh) Childress (Mar 1500–14 Aug 1571)
  1. 1. Sir (William Hugh) Childress 1555–1645 m. Anne Webster 1560–1645
    1. 1. William (Hugh) Childers 1599–1645 m. Anne Ramsden 1604–1624
      1. 1. Susanna Childress 1618–1699 m. John (Greenhaugh , Governor of the Isle of) Man 1614–1696
        1. 1. Eliza Cottrell 1650–1660 m. Benjamin Hatcher 1644–1750

Lady Hardy's Timeline

12 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1515
Abt. 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1516
1516
Birth of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1516
1516
Birth of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in England
England
1532
1532
Birth of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 39
Death of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
1571
25 May 1571
Age 39
Burial of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
1597
Abt 1597
Age 65
Death of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
1597
22 Mar 1597
Age 65
Burial of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1612
1612
Age 80
Death of Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
1788
24 Nov 1788
Age 256
Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy was baptized in Feltwell, Norfolk, England
Feltwell, Norfolk, England
1788
24 Nov 1788
Age 256
Lady Margaret "Maude" Retford Hardy was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1515
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Feltwell, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Feltwell St Mary

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP791
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1597
    Event Place: East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GreA001Ms10231
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1571
    Event Place: Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP791
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1597
    Event Place: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GreA001Ms10231
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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