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Lady Margaret Lygon 1553–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jun 1617

Death Location: Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Worcestershire

Mother: Eleanor Dennis

Spouse(s): Sir Somersetshire

Children(s): Edward Sir, Sir Berkeley, Maurits Bruton

In 1553, Lady Margaret Lygon entered the world in Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Beauchamp Lygon I Sheriff Of Worcestershire And Eleanor Dennis. Lady Margaret Lygon married Sir Henry De Berkeley Lygon I Of Bruton Somersetshire, and had children including Edward Berkeley Sir, Maurits Sir Berkeley Van Bruton, Sir Henry Berkeley. Lady Margaret Lygon passed away in 1617 in Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Lady Margaret Lygon entered the world in Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Beauchamp Lygon I Sheriff Of Worcestershire And Eleanor Dennis.
  • Lady Margaret Lygon married Sir Henry De Berkeley Lygon I Of Bruton Somersetshire, and had children including Edward Berkeley Sir, Maurits Sir Berkeley Van Bruton, Sir Henry Berkeley.
  • Lady Margaret Lygon passed away in 1617 in Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Lygon's Ancestors

Self
Lady Lygon
1553–1617
Birth Place: Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Beauchamp LYGON I Sheriff of Worcestershire
1535–1567
Arle Court, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Dennis
–1560
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Beauchamp Lygon I, Sheriff of) Worcestershire
1517–1567
Madresfield, Worcester, England
Lady (Eleanor) Dennis
1512–1560
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, UK
William Dennis
1470–1534
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Berkeley
1474–
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Templar
1496–1556
Lady Baroness
1500–1542
William* Gloucestershire
1470–1533
Anne* Berkeley
1474–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Baron
1464–1512
Margery Arrell
1468–1513

Lady Lygon's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Lygon (1553–Jun 1617) m. Sir (Henry De Berkeley (Lygon) I of Bruton,) Somersetshire (1531–7 September 1601)
  1. 1. Edward (Berkeley) Sir 1581–1653 m. Margaret Holland 1585–1654 m. Jane Berkeley 1593–1625
    1. 1. Katherine (“Kathleen” Berkeley of) Pill 1605–1641 m. James (E) Frampton 1598–1655
      1. 1. Catheren Frampton 1623–1717 m. George (William) Daubeny 1616–1690
        1. 1. Elizabeth Daubeney 1657–1720 m. William Plowman 1647–1712
        2. 2. James Daubeney 1660–1660
        3. 3. Jane Daubeney 1658–
    2. 2. Edward Berkeley 1618–1670
    3. 3. Phillipa Berkeley 1600–
    4. 4. Dorothy Berkley 1614–1668
    5. 5. Frances Berkeley 1624–1674
    6. 6. Captain (Edward) Berkeley 1598–1669
    7. 7. Jane Berkeley 1593–1625 m. Edward (Berkeley) Sir 1581–1653
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Page) Berkeley 1595–1625
    9. 9. Isabella (Sibella Berkeley Felgate) Beech 1595–1625
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane) Page 1614–1640
    11. 11. Sarah Berkeley 1615–
    12. 12. Sarah Martiau 1629–1695
    13. 13. Mary (Jane) Martiau 1628–1657
    14. 14. Richard Martiau 1630–1640
    15. 15. Isabella (Sibella Felgate) Beech 1595–1625
    16. 16. Henry Berkeley –1622
  2. 2. Sir (Henry) Berkeley 1580–1667
  3. 3. Maurits (Sir Berkeley van) Bruton 1575–1617

Lady Lygon's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Lady Margaret Lygon in Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1617
Jun 1617
Age 64
Death of Lady Margaret Lygon in Brentford, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
Brentford, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Arle, Madresfield, Worcestershire, England., Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bruton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 129

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1617
    Event Place: Brentford, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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