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Lady Margaret Standish 1527–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1593

Death Location: Standish, Lancashire, England

Father: Ralph Standish

Mother: Lady Mynne

Spouse(s): Richard Cowper, Sir Shaw

Children(s): Lady Cowper

In 1527, Lady Margaret Standish entered the world in Standish, Lancashire, , England, born to Ralph Standish And Lady Alice Mynne. Lady Margaret Standish married Richard Cowper, Robt Cowper, Sir Robert Shaw, and had children including Lady Margaret Cowper. Lady Margaret Standish passed away in 1593 in Standish, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Lady Margaret Standish entered the world in Standish, Lancashire, , England, born to Ralph Standish And Lady Alice Mynne.
  • Lady Margaret Standish married Richard Cowper, Robt Cowper, Sir Robert Shaw, and had children including Lady Margaret Cowper.
  • Lady Margaret Standish passed away in 1593 in Standish, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Standish
1501–1538
Birth Location: Standish with Langtree, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Lady Mynne
1503–1537
Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Cowper
1520–1626
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Sir Shaw
1523–1553
Birth Location: Standish, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Cowper
1545–1636
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Lady Standish's Ancestors

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Lady Standish
1527–1593
Birth Place: Standish, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Ralph Standish
1501–1538
Standish with Langtree, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Lady (Alice) Mynne
1503–1537
Standish, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Standish's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Standish (1527–3 Oct 1593) m. Richard Cowper (1520–8 May 1626) m. Sir (Robert) Shaw (1523–1553)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Cowper 1545–1636 m. Robert (Shevington) Shaw 1540–1634
    1. 1. Ellen (Shaw of) Standish 1570–1643 m. Ralph (Prescott of) Shevington 1567–1609
      1. 1. John (Prescott-First Settler of Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1604–1681 m. Mary Gawkroger-Platts 1607–1688
        1. 1. Mary (Marie Prescott of Sowerby) Bridge 1629–1705 m. Thomas (Sawyer) Sr. 1616–1706

Lady Standish's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Lady Margaret Standish in Standish, Lancashire, , England
Standish, Lancashire, , England
1593
3 Oct 1593
Age 66
Death of Lady Margaret Standish in Standish, Lancashire, England
Standish, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1593
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
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