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Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham 1490–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Congleton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Jun 1556

Death Location: Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Willem Needham

Mother: Isabelle Bromley

Spouse(s): Sir Pauntley

Children(s): Sir Whittington, William Whittington, Anne Whittington-Dauntsey, James Whittington, Alexander Whittington, Lady Whittington, Florence Whittington, Christopher Whittington, Sir Whittington*, Sir Whittington, Elizabeth Whittington, Alice Whittington, Blanch Whittington

In 1490, Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham entered the world in Congleton, Cheshire, England, born to Willem Needham And Isabelle Bromley. Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham married Sir Thomas John Whittington Lord Of Pauntley, and had children including Alexander Whittington, Alice Whittington, Anne Margaret Whittington Dauntsey, Blanch Whittington, Christopher Whittington, Elizabeth Whittington, Florence Elizabeth Mary Whittington, James Whittington, Lady Jane Whittington, Sir Alexander Whittington, Sir Lord Earl Thomas John Of Pauntley Whittington, Sir Robert Whittington, William Whittington. Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham passed away in 1556 in Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England.

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  • In 1490, Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham entered the world in Congleton, Cheshire, England, born to Willem Needham And Isabelle Bromley.
  • Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham married Sir Thomas John Whittington Lord Of Pauntley, and had children including Alexander Whittington, Alice Whittington, Anne Margaret Whittington Dauntsey, Blanch Whittington, Christopher Whittington, Elizabeth Whittington, Florence Elizabeth Mary Whittington, James Whittington, Lady Jane Whittington, Sir Alexander Whittington, Sir Lord Earl Thomas John Of Pauntley Whittington, Sir Robert Whittington, William Whittington.
  • Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham passed away in 1556 in Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Lady Needham's Ancestors

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Lady Needham
1490–1556
Birth Place: Congleton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Willem Needham
1450–1556
Cranach Castle, Cranach, Cheshire, England
Isabelle Bromley
1455–1560
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Needham's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Countess of Pauntley) Needham (1490–4 Jun 1556) m. Sir (Thomas John Whittington, Lord Of) Pauntley (1482–12 Sep 1546)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander) Whittington 1508–1579 m. Margaret Throckmorton 1518–1578
    1. 1. Christopher (Whittington of) Notgrove 1543–1599
    2. 2. William (of Burton) Whittington 1545–1603
    3. 3. Rowland Whittington 1561–
    4. 4. Jane Whittington 1559–1590
    5. 5. George Whittington 1553–1627
    6. 6. Elizabeth Whittington 1554–
    7. 7. Robert Whittington 1562–
    8. 8. Alice Whittington 1551–1613
    9. 9. Mark Whittington 1553–1627
    10. 10. Peter Whittington 1555–1634
    11. 11. Edward Whittington 1560–1632
    12. 12. Sir (Richard) Whittingon 1541–1617 m. Margaret Lynas 1543–1612
      1. 1. John Whittington 1578–1625 m. Bridget (Susan Higford (widow of John) Whittington) 1589–1637
        1. 1. William Whittington 1618–1659 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Weston 1629–1660
      2. 2. Elizabeth Whittington –1651
      3. 3. Elizabeth Whittington 1563–
      4. 4. Constance Whittington 1576–1577
      5. 5. Frances Whittington 1581–1581
      6. 6. Richard WHITTINGTON 1570–
      7. 7. Philip Whittington 1562–1643
      8. 8. Jane Whittington –1617
      9. 9. Rowland Whittington 1565–1623
      10. 10. William Whittington 1570–1646
      11. 11. Margaret Whittington 1577–1651
      12. 12. Henry Whittington 1568–1621
      13. 13. John (H.) Whittington 1565–1643
  2. 2. William Whittington 1488–1580
  3. 3. Anne (Margaret) Whittington-Dauntsey 1513–1584
  4. 4. James Whittington 1514–1578
  5. 5. Alexander Whittington 1511–1586
  6. 6. Lady (Jane) Whittington 1518–1578
  7. 7. Florence (Elizabeth Mary) Whittington 1515–1558
  8. 8. Christopher Whittington 1513–
  9. 9. Sir (Robert) Whittington* 1498–1535
  10. 10. Sir (Lord Earl Thomas John of Pauntley) Whittington 1475–1535
  11. 11. Elizabeth Whittington 1515–1558
  12. 12. Alice Whittington 1519–1578
  13. 13. Blanch Whittington 1525–1594

Lady Needham's Timeline

4 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham in Congleton, Cheshire, England
Congleton, Cheshire, England
1505
1505/1515
Age 15
Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham was married in Solers, Gloucestershire, England X
Solers, Gloucestershire, England X
1510
ABT 1510
Age 20
Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham was married in , , , England
, , , England
1556
4 Jun 1556
Age 66
Death of Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Congleton, Cheshire, England
    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: 1505/1515
    Event Place: Solers, Gloucestershire, England X

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1510
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1556
    Event Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pauntley, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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