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Lady Elizabeth Hungerford 1438 – 1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1438

Birth Location: Holwell, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 12 May 1493

Death Location: Castle Holwell, Devon, England

Father: Robert Hungerford

Mother: Margaret Botreaux

Spouse(s): John Halighwell

Children(s): Sir Halighwell

The story of Lady Elizabeth Hungerford began in 1438 in Holwell, Bedfordshire, England. Lady Elizabeth Hungerford married John de Halighwell, and had children including Sir Knight Richard Halighwell. Lady Elizabeth Hungerford passed away in 1493 in Castle Holwell, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Hungerford began in 1438 in Holwell, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Lady Elizabeth Hungerford married John de Halighwell, and had children including Sir Knight Richard Halighwell.
  • Lady Elizabeth Hungerford passed away in 1493 in Castle Holwell, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hungerford
1409 – 1459
Birth Location: Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England
RH
Margaret Botreaux
1406 – 1478
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
MB

Spouses(s)

John Halighwell
1435 – 1500
Birth Location: Castle Hill, Devon, England, United Kingdom
JH

Children(s)

Sir Halighwell
1460 – 1506
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
SH

Lady Hungerford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Hungerford
1438 – 1493
Birth Place: Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Hungerford
1409 – 1459
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England
Margaret Botreaux
1406 – 1478
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
William Botreaux
1489 – 1562
Elizabeth (de) Beaumont
1489 – 1588
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Hungerford's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth) Hungerford (1438 – 12 May 1493) m. John (de) Halighwell (1435 – 24 Apr 1500)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Richard) Halighwell (1460 – 24 Jul 1506) m. Jane Norbury (1460 – 24 Oct 1564) m. Johanna Troughton (1458 – Abt 1558)
    1. 1. Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell (1486 – 24 Oct 1558) m. Edmund Bray (1484 – 18 Oct 1539)
      1. 1. Anne Bray (21 Mar 1501 – 1 Nov 1558) m. George Brooke (Abt 1497 – 29 Sep 1558)
      2. 2. Griswold Bray (1503 – )
      3. 3. Edmund Braye (1504 – 1 Dec 1558) m. Beatrice Shirley (1512 – 1558)
      4. 4. Mary Bray (1505 – )
      5. 5. Jane Bray (1507 – 1539)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bray (1507 – 1574) m. Henry Phillips (1509 – Abt 1575) m. Ralph Verney (Abt 1510 – 26 Apr 1546) m. Richard Catesby (Abt 1488 – 8 Mar 1553)
      7. 7. Richard Bray (1508 – 18 Nov 1557) m. Joan Saunders (Abt 1498 – Aft 1579)
      8. 8. Reginald Bray (1509 – ) m. Anne Monington (1501 – 15 Nov 1569)
        1. 1. Edmund Bray (1526 – 29 Nov 1620) m. Agnes Harman (1537 – Abt 1600)
        2. 2. Richard Bray (1541 – )
        3. 3. Ralph Bray (1543 – )
        4. 4. Oliver Bray (1545 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Bray (1549 – Abt 1638) m. elinor bray (Abt 1550 – ) m. Ellen Alton (1542 – Abt 1642)
        6. 6. Reginald Bray (1555 – 18 Oct 1583) m. Anne Vaux (1556 – 7 May 1619)
      9. 9. Ellen Braye (1513 – 1573)
      10. 10. Frideswide Bray (1516 – 1574) m. Percival Hart (1496 – 21 May 1580)
        1. 1. Henry Hart (Abt 1530 – 1613) m. Cecily Bowes (Abt 1539 – )
        2. 2. George Hart (1533 – 16 Jul 1587) m. Elizabeth Bowes (Abt 1535 – )
        3. 3. Catherine (Alice) Harte (1536 – 1585)
        4. 4. Catherine Hart (1540 – 1602) m. Thomas Willoughby (1537 – 3 Feb 1594)
        5. 5. Henry Hart (1542 – )
        6. 6. Jane Harte (Abt 1542 – ) m. Eustace Clovell (Abt 1540 – 12 Nov 1589)
        7. 7. Ann Hart (Abt 1545 – 29 Sep 1594) m. Augustine Dyke (Abt 1545 – ) m. Edward Hall (Abt 1530 – )
        8. 8. Francis Harte (Abt 1545 – )
        9. 9. Clemence Harte (1546 – )
        10. 10. John Harte (1547 – )
      11. 11. Mary Bray (1518 – 1569)
      12. 12. Joan Bray (1521 – 26 Mar 1569) m. Thomas (John Walter) Thorne (1524 – 5 Dec 1570)
      13. 13. John Braye (1523 – 19 Nov 1557) m. Joan Troughton (Abt 1510 – 1538) m. Ann Talbot (1524 – 3 Feb 1584)
      14. 14. Dorothy Bray (1524 – 31 Oct 1605) m. Edmund Brydges (1520 – 11 Mar 1573)
      15. 15. Frances Bray (1525 – 27 May 1592) m. Thomas Lyffeld (1519 – 1544) m. Thomas Lyfield (1519 – 14 Dec 1613)
      16. 16. Thomas Bray (1528 – 16 Feb 1590)
      17. 17. Elisabeth Bray (1533 – 1558)

Lady Hungerford's Timeline

2 Records

1438
1438
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Hungerford in Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
1493
12 May 1493
Age 55
Death of Lady Elizabeth Hungerford in Castle Holwell, Devon, England
Castle Holwell, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1438
    Event Place: Holwell, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1493
    Event Place: Castle Holwell, Devon, England
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