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Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield 1545–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Effingham, Surrey, England

Death Date: 14 May 1598

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir England,

Mother: Margaret Effingham

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield began in 1545 in Effingham, Surrey, England. Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield passed away in 1598 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield began in 1545 in Effingham, Surrey, England.
  • Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield passed away in 1598 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir England,
1510–1573
Birth Location: Effingham, Surrey
SE
Margaret Effingham
1515–1581
Birth Location: Coety, Bridgend, Coity, Glamorganshire, Wales
ME

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Lady Sheffield
1545–1598
Birth Place: Effingham, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Lord Admiral William I Howard, Knight of the Garter, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Governor of Calais, Privy Councillor of England,
1510–1573
Effingham, Surrey
Margaret (Gamage, Baroness of) Effingham
1515–1581
Coety, Bridgend, Coity, Glamorganshire, Wales
Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes Howard (Tilney) Duches of) Norfolk
1477–1545
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Lord (Thomas) Gamage
1484–1547
Coety, Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret St) John
1490–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Sheffield's Timeline

8 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
1545
1545
Birth of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Effingham, Surrey, England
Effingham, Surrey, England
1548
1548
Age 3
Birth of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1550
1550
Age 5
Birth of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Lambeth, London, England
Lambeth, London, England
1598
14 May 1598
Age 53
Death of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Lambeth, London, England
Lambeth, London, England
1600
21 Aug 1600
Age 55
Death of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1600
21 August 1600
Age 55
Death of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in England
England
1600
21 August 1600
Age 55
Death of Lady Mary Anne\Ann Margaret Douglas Howard-Douglas-van of Leicester-van Sheffield,* Countess of Leicester, Baroness of Sheffield in Westminster, Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1600
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1600
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1600
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1598
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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