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Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton 1531–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Maxwell Houghton

Mother: Margaret Elliot

Spouse(s): Sir Dunham, Sir II

Children(s): Joan Downes, George Downes, Isabell Houghton, Margaret King

In 1531, Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton entered the world in Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Maxwell Houghton And Margaret Elliot. Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton married Sir Reverend Thomas King Kinge Kynge Ii, Sir Richard Downe Dunham, and had children including George Hugh Downes, Isabell Houghton, Joan Downes, Margaret King. Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton passed away in 1585 in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton entered the world in Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Maxwell Houghton And Margaret Elliot.
  • Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton married Sir Reverend Thomas King Kinge Kynge Ii, Sir Richard Downe Dunham, and had children including George Hugh Downes, Isabell Houghton, Joan Downes, Margaret King.
  • Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton passed away in 1585 in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lady Houghton's Ancestors

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Lady Houghton
1531–1585
Birth Place: Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Maxwell Houghton
1511–1580
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Elliot
1513–1692
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Houghton's Descendants

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Lady (Roberta (Downes)) Houghton (1531–1585) m. Sir (Richard Downe) Dunham (1531–1619) m. Sir (Reverend Thomas King Kinge Kynge) II (1533–12 May 1602)
  1. 1. Joan Downes 1553–1586
    1. 1. Sir (John Joseph “Mayflower” Morse) Moore 1576–1646 m. Mary (A) Brewer 1553–1609
      1. 1. Thomas (William Moore. English immigrant to Massachusetts in) 1635. 1599–1637 m. Bettres (Bishop-Moore or) More 1594–1688 m. Abigail (Phinney) (IM) 1600–1686 m. Ann More 1604–1656
        1. 1. Richard (West) Moore 1620–1676 m. Mary Moore 1620–1680
        2. 2. Isaac Moore 1625–1670
  2. 2. George (Hugh) Downes 1554–1655
  3. 3. Isabell Houghton 1554–1596
  4. 4. Margaret King 1552–1585

Lady Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton in Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
1585
Age 54
Death of Lady Roberta (Downes) Houghton in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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