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Lady Margaret Shelton 1515–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, , England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1587

Death Location: Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Carrow

Mother: Anne, Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Garter

Children(s): Lady Bristol

The story of Lady Margaret Shelton began in 1515 in Shelton, Norfolk, , England. Lady Margaret Shelton married Sir Anthony Heveningham Knight Of The Garter, and had children including Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess Of Bristol. Lady Margaret Shelton passed away in 1587 in Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Shelton began in 1515 in Shelton, Norfolk, , England.
  • Lady Margaret Shelton married Sir Anthony Heveningham Knight Of The Garter, and had children including Lady Abigail Heveningham Countess Of Bristol.
  • Lady Margaret Shelton passed away in 1587 in Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Lady Shelton's Ancestors

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Lady Shelton
1515–1587
Birth Place: Shelton, Norfolk, , England
Parents
Sir John William Shelton II of Carrow
1476–1539
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Anne, (Marchioness of Pembroke) Boleyn
1475–1536
Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Lady Shelton's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Shelton (1515–14 Oct 1587) m. Sir (Anthony Heveningham Knight of the) Garter (1507–22 Nov 1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Abigail Heveningham Countess of) Bristol 1550–1602 m. Lord (George) Digby 1549–1586
    1. 1. John (Digby Earl van) Bristol 1580–1653 m. Beatrix Walcott 1574–1658
      1. 1. Sir (George Digby 2nd Earl of) Bristol 1612–1677 m. Lady (Anne Bristol) Russell 1613–1697

Lady Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Shelton in Shelton, Norfolk, , England
Shelton, Norfolk, , England
1583
11 September 1583
Age 68
Death of Lady Margaret Shelton in Heveningham, Suffolk, England
Heveningham, Suffolk, England
1587
14 Oct 1587
Age 72
Burial of Lady Margaret Shelton in Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1583
    Event Place: Heveningham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1587
    Event Place: Saint Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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