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Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield 1538–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1538

Birth Location: Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1590

Death Location: Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Sheffield

Mother: Anne Baroness

Spouse(s): Denzell Holles

Children(s): John Houghton

In 1538, Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield entered the world in Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Edmund Sheffield 1St Baron Of Sheffield And Anne Baroness Sheffield Of Buterwick De Vere Brock Baroness. Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield married Denzell Holles, and had children including John I Holles Earl Van Clare Baron Houghton Van Houghton. Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield passed away in 1590 in Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield entered the world in Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Edmund Sheffield 1St Baron Of Sheffield And Anne Baroness Sheffield Of Buterwick De Vere Brock Baroness.
  • Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield married Denzell Holles, and had children including John I Holles Earl Van Clare Baron Houghton Van Houghton.
  • Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield passed away in 1590 in Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England.

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Lady Sheffield's Ancestors

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Lady Sheffield
1538–1590
Birth Place: Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield
1521–1549
Butterwick, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Anne ("Baroness Sheffield of Buterwick" de Vere Brock) Baroness
1522–1571
Earls, Colne, Essex, England
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Lady Sheffield's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor Baroness) Sheffield (About 1538–12 Apr 1590) m. Denzell Holles (1536–12 Apr 1590)
  1. 1. John (I Holles Earl van Clare Baron Houghton van) Houghton 1564–1637 m. Ann Stanhope 1575–1651
    1. 1. Samuel Hollis 1610–1645 m. Abigail Drew 1610– m. Abigail Drew 1610–
      1. 1. John Hollis 1645–1700 m. Elizabeth Hollis 1638–1701
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hollis 1669–
    2. 2. John Holles 1595–1666
    3. 3. Arabella Wentworth –1631
    4. 4. Denzil Holles 1599–1680
    5. 5. Eleanor Fitzwilliam –1681
    6. 6. Francis Holles –1622

Lady Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1538
About 1538
Birth of Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield in Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
1590
12 Apr 1590
Age 52
Death of Lady Eleanor Baroness Sheffield in Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1538
    Event Place: Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1590
    Event Place: Irby on Humber, Lincolnshire, England

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