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Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson 1523–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 November 1586

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Kytson

Mother: Lady Bouchier

Spouse(s): Edmund Crofts, John II

Children(s): Margaret Southwell, Elizabeth Eure, Thomas Spencer, Alice Egerton, William Spencer, Anne Fairfax, John III, Sir Spencer

In 1523, Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas I Kytson And Lady Margaret Countess Of Bath Donington Bouchier. Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson married Edmund William Crofts, John Spencer Ii, and had children including Alice Egerton, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth Carey Eure, John Spencer Iii, Margaret Crofts Southwell, Sir Richard Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer. Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson passed away in 1586 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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LK

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Biography

  • In 1523, Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson entered the world in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas I Kytson And Lady Margaret Countess Of Bath Donington Bouchier.
  • Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson married Edmund William Crofts, John Spencer Ii, and had children including Alice Egerton, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth Carey Eure, John Spencer Iii, Margaret Crofts Southwell, Sir Richard Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson passed away in 1586 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kytson
1485–1540
Birth Location: Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
TK
Lady Bouchier
1509–1561
Birth Location: Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England or Stoke Newington, London, Engalnd
LB

Spouses(s)

Edmund Crofts
1520–1558
Birth Location: West Stow, Suffolk, England
EC
John II
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
JI

Children(s)

Margaret Southwell
1545–1617
Birth Location: Bluntisham Cum Earith, Huntingdon, England
MS
Elizabeth Eure
1549–1618
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
EE
Thomas Spencer
1553–1586
Birth Location: England
TS
Alice Egerton
1559–1637
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
AE
William Spencer
–1609
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
WS
Anne Fairfax
1540–1618
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
AF
John III
1546–1599
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
JI
Sir Spencer
1559–1624
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SS

Lady Kitson's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kitson
1523–1586
Birth Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas I Kytson
1485–1540
Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret "Countess of Bath" Donington) Bouchier
1509–1561
Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England or Stoke Newington, London, Engalnd
Grandparents
Sir (John Donington of Hadon) Hall
1483–1540
Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Pye
1487–1552
Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Kitson's Descendants

1.
LK
Lady (Elizabeth Penelope) Kitson (1523–8 November 1586) m. Edmund (William) Crofts (1520–14 Feb 1558) m. John (Spencer) II (1517–8 November 1586)
  1. 1. Margaret (Crofts) Southwell 1545–1617 m. John (Southwell of Barham) Hall 1538–1612
    1. 1. Ursula (Southwell) Richardson 1570–1624 m. Thomas (Richardson) IV 1565–1634
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Verch) Thomas* 1587–1630 m. Francis Wyman 1592–1658
        1. 1. Evan (Ap) John 1600–1665 m. Jane (verch Richards (DESC\King Edward, III - Eleanor) Plantagenet) 1610–1710
        2. 2. Francis Wyman 1619–1699
      2. 2. Ezekiel Richardson 1602–1647
      3. 3. Susanna Richardson 1591–1661
      4. 4. Edward Richardson 1610–1647
      5. 5. James Richardson 1600–1630
      6. 6. George Richardson 1605–1647
      7. 7. George Richardson 1605–
      8. 8. Thomas (Smeaton) Richardson 1605–
      9. 9. Margaret Richardson 1607–1651
      10. 10. Thomas Richardson –1601
      11. 11. Samuel Richardson 1603–1658
      12. 12. George Richardson 1595–
      13. 13. Samuel Richardson 1595–1670
      14. 14. Susanna Richardson 1609–1616
      15. 15. Susan Richardson 1602–
      16. 16. Ezekial Richardson 1591–1647
      17. 17. John Richardson 1596–1630
      18. 18. Edward Richardson 1605–1685
      19. 19. John Richardson –1634
      20. 20. Thomas Richardson 1608–1651
      21. 21. Lady (Ursula) Richardson 1590–1657
      22. 22. Thomas Richardson 1590–1615
      23. 23. Elizabeth Richardson 1607–1655
      24. 24. Lawrence Richardson 1606–1666
      25. 25. Elizabeth (Jane Richardson) GG10LT 1593–1630
      26. 26. Mary Richardson 1589–1656
    2. 2. Frances Southwell 1564–
    3. 3. Anne Southwell 1576–
    4. 4. Mary Branthwayt 1575–
    5. 5. Robert Southwell 1572–1629
    6. 6. Eleanor Southwell 1582–
    7. 7. John Southwell 1571–1571
    8. 8. Richard Southwell 1573–1641
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Carey) Eure 1549–1618
  3. 3. Thomas Spencer 1553–1586
  4. 4. Alice Egerton 1559–1637
  5. 5. William Spencer –1609
  6. 6. Anne Fairfax 1540–1618
  7. 7. John (Spencer) III 1546–1599
  8. 8. Sir (Richard) Spencer 1559–1624

Lady Kitson's Timeline

7 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson in Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1532
1532
Age 9
Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson was married in Little Saxham, Westley, England, United Kingdom
Little Saxham, Westley, England, United Kingdom
1536
1536
Age 13
Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson was married in Saxham Street, Suffolk, England
Saxham Street, Suffolk, England
1538
ABT. 1538
Age 15
Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson was married in St Juliot, Cornwall, England
St Juliot, Cornwall, England
1540
1540
Age 17
Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson was married in Little Saxham, Suffolk, , England
Little Saxham, Suffolk, , England
1557
ABT 1557
Age 34
Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson was married in Bardwell, Suffolk, England
Bardwell, Suffolk, England
1586
8 November 1586
Age 63
Death of Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson in Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Little Saxham, Westley, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Saxham Street, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT. 1538
    Event Place: St Juliot, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Little Saxham, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1557
    Event Place: Bardwell, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1586
    Event Place: Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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