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Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer 1519–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 September 1593

Death Location: Ludgershall, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire

Mother: Susan Spencer

Spouse(s): Richard Brydges, Simon Platt, Phillip Cockerham

Children(s): Frances Brydges, Anthony Brydges, Alice Cockram, George Platt, Agnes Platt, Elizabeth Platt, Joan Platt, John Platt, Richard Platt, Robert Platt, Sarah Platt, Simon Platt

The story of Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer began in 1519 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer married Phillip Cockerham, Richard Brydges, Simon Platt, and had children including Agnes Platt, Alice Cockram, Anthony Brydges, Elizabeth Platt, Frances Brydges, George Platt, Joan Platt, John Platt, Richard Platt, Robert Platt, Sarah Platt, Simon Platt. Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer passed away in 1593 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer began in 1519 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer married Phillip Cockerham, Richard Brydges, Simon Platt, and had children including Agnes Platt, Alice Cockram, Anthony Brydges, Elizabeth Platt, Frances Brydges, George Platt, Joan Platt, John Platt, Richard Platt, Robert Platt, Sarah Platt, Simon Platt.
  • Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer passed away in 1593 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lady Spencer's Ancestors

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Lady Spencer
1519–1593
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1501–1532
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Susan Spencer
1498–1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Spencer
1460–1522
Lady (Isabel Graunt) Spencer
1474–1530
Snitterfield, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Spencer's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Jane) Spencer (1519–29 September 1593) m. Richard Brydges (1497–1 August 1558) m. Simon Platt (1530–12 April 1594) m. Phillip Cockerham (1519–)
  1. 1. Frances Brydges 1544–1585 m. Sir (Nicholas "Edward" Stephens) ^* 1555–1611
    1. 1. Dorothy Stephens 1582–1643 m. Sir (Thomas H) Yates 1570–1658
      1. 1. John ((the Recusant)) Yates\Yate 1612–1654 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tattershall 1613–1664
        1. 1. George Yates 1640–1691 m. Mary Wells 1631–1698
        2. 2. John Yate 1634–1671
    2. 2. Anne Stephens 1575–1657
  2. 2. Anthony Brydges 1544–1617
  3. 3. Alice Cockram 1545–1645
  4. 4. George Platt 1572–1609
  5. 5. Agnes Platt 1567–1609
  6. 6. Elizabeth Platt 1571–1594
  7. 7. Joan Platt 1561–1563
  8. 8. John Platt 1563–1597
  9. 9. Richard Platt 1569–1570
  10. 10. Robert Platt 1565–
  11. 11. Sarah Platt 1575–1608
  12. 12. Simon Platt 1566–1591

Lady Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1593
29 September 1593
Age 74
Death of Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1593
    Event Place: Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludgershall, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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