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Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope 1505–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 16 Apr 1587

Death Location: Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Stanhope

Mother: +Lady Bourchier

Spouse(s): Sir Watson, Sir Seymour

Children(s): Jhone \Watson, Edward Hertford, Elizabeth Knightley, Lady Grey, Anne Seymour, Anne Seymour, Henry Seymour, Lady Seymour, Lady Seymour, Maragaret Seymour, Sir Seymour, Anne Unton

The story of Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope began in 1505 in Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England. Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope married Sir Edward Somerset Seymour, Sir Richard Watson, and had children including Anne Seymour, Anne Unton, Edward Seymour, Edward Seymour Earl Of Hertford, Elizabeth Knightley, Henry Lord Seymour, Jhone John Watsone Watson, Lady Jane Seymour, Lady Katherin Seymour Catherine Grey, Lady Mary Seymour, Maragaret Seymour, Sir Edward Seymour. Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope passed away in 1587 in Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope began in 1505 in Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope married Sir Edward Somerset Seymour, Sir Richard Watson, and had children including Anne Seymour, Anne Unton, Edward Seymour, Edward Seymour Earl Of Hertford, Elizabeth Knightley, Henry Lord Seymour, Jhone John Watsone Watson, Lady Jane Seymour, Lady Katherin Seymour Catherine Grey, Lady Mary Seymour, Maragaret Seymour, Sir Edward Seymour.
  • Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope passed away in 1587 in Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lady Stanhope's Ancestors

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Lady Stanhope
1505–1587
Birth Place: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Stanhope
1472–1512
Rampton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
+Lady (Elizabeth) Bourchier
1474–1499
Hartland, Baunton, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Lady Stanhope's Descendants

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Lady (Janet \ Jane) Stanhope (1505–16 Apr 1587) m. Sir (Richard) Watson (1502–1553) m. Sir (Edward Somerset) Seymour (1496–22 January 1552)
  1. 1. Jhone (\ John Watsone) \Watson 1530–1591 m. Lady (Nance (Nan)) Dewar 1536–1592
    1. 1. Andrew ((Mulvaney)) Watson 1562–1604 m. Elspet Andersone 1562–1592
      1. 1. John Watsone 1582–1660 m. Marjory (Smetone) (Smetoun) 1586–1653
        1. 1. James (John Watson \ Watsone , often referred to as Papish Watson or The Popish Printer, merchant turned printer in) Aberdeen 1622–1673 m. Barbara (Bruce) Bruce 1609–1653
  2. 2. Edward (Seymour Earl of) Hertford 1539–1621
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knightley 1547–1602
  4. 4. Lady (Katherin Seymour Catherine) Grey 1540–1593
  5. 5. Anne Seymour 1538–1588 m. Sir (John II Duke of Northumberland Avent) Dudley 1522–1554
    1. 1. Joan ((Johanna)) Advant 1560–1614
    2. 2. Francis Unton 1557–1577
    3. 3. Ambassador (Sir Henry) Unton 1557–1596
    4. 4. Cecilia Unton 1561–1618
    5. 5. Margaret (Anne) Dudley 1552–
    6. 6. Edward Unton 1558–1589
    7. 7. Anne Unton 1556–1596
  6. 6. Anne Seymour 1540–1588
  7. 7. Henry (Lord) Seymour 1532–1588
  8. 8. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1512–1593
  9. 9. Lady (Mary) Seymour 1512–1570
  10. 10. Maragaret Seymour 1527–
  11. 11. Sir (Edward) Seymour 1537–1621
  12. 12. Anne Unton 1538–1588

Lady Stanhope's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope in Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
1587
16 Apr 1587
Age 82
Death of Lady Janet \ Jane Stanhope in Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland
Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1587
    Event Place: Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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