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Lady Margaret Waldegrave 1485–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1485

Birth Location: Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 24 December 1567

Death Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William Waldegrave

Mother: Margaret Waldegrave

Spouse(s): John Bletsoe

Children(s): Margaret John**, Oliver John, Margery Pigott, Alice Elmes

The story of Lady Margaret Waldegrave began in 1485 in Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England. Lady Margaret Waldegrave married John Lord St John Van Bletsoe, and had children including Alice Elmes, Margaret Countess Of Bedford St John, Margery Pigott, Oliver St John. Lady Margaret Waldegrave passed away in 1567 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Waldegrave began in 1485 in Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England.
  • Lady Margaret Waldegrave married John Lord St John Van Bletsoe, and had children including Alice Elmes, Margaret Countess Of Bedford St John, Margery Pigott, Oliver St John.
  • Lady Margaret Waldegrave passed away in 1567 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Lady Waldegrave's Ancestors

Self
Lady Waldegrave
1485–1567
Birth Place: Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Waldegrave
1462–1527
Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
Margaret Waldegrave
1453–1540
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Waldegrave's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Waldegrave (12 Nov 1485–24 December 1567) m. John (Lord St. John van) Bletsoe (18 Dec 1498–27 Aug 1562)
  1. 1. Margaret (Countess of Bedford St.) John** 1533–1562 m. Francis (Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and) Buckinghamshire** 1527–1585 m. Sir (Henry) Grey 1513–1545 m. William Gostwick 1520–1545
    1. 1. Elizabeth Russell 1550–1605 m. Speculation (for Richard Alden de) Scrooby 1551–1620 m. Willem (Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1540–1623 m. George (Alden II de) Scrooby 1557–1619
      1. 1. George Alden 1575–1655 m. Jane (Fowlk Jones) Alden 1580–1664 m. Jane (Of Essex) ff 1574–1626 m. Elizabeth (Daye) ff 1577–1664
        1. 1. John ("Mayflower Compact" Alden Sr.) ff 1599–1687 m. Priscilla (Sara Mayflower) Mullins 1602–1688
        2. 2. Betty (Alden) ff 1591–1602
        3. 3. Catherine (Alden Puritan) Separationist 1611–1695
        4. 4. George Alden 1598–1620
        5. 5. Rachel Alden 1600–1620
        6. 6. Ruth Alden 1600–1674
        7. 7. John (Richard) Allen 1610–1687
        8. 8. Elizabeth Alden 1592–1638
        9. 9. David Alden 1629–1695
        10. 10. George Alden 1598–1620
        11. 11. John Alden 1610–1687
        12. 12. David Alden 1629–1695
        13. 13. Hannah Alden 1610–1703
      2. 2. William Alden 1583–
      3. 3. Edward Bourchier 1590–1637
      4. 4. Elizabeth Allden –1657
      5. 5. Thomas (Alden) ff 1585–
    2. 2. Lord (William Russell 1st Brn of Thrnhaughsq.,) * 1558–1613
    3. 3. Anne (Dudley nee) Russell 1556–1593
    4. 4. Edward (St John) Russell 1551–1572
    5. 5. John ("3rd Baron Russell") Russell 1553–1585
    6. 6. Lord (Francis Russell) Bedford 1553–1603
    7. 7. Margaret Russell 1560–1616
    8. 8. Lady (Janet Russell Of) Scotland 1550–1569
    9. 9. Lord (John) Rushall 1549–1584
    10. 10. James Russell 1562–1604
    11. 11. Francis (William) Russell 1554–1585
    12. 12. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1605
    13. 13. Baron (Henry) Russell 1551–1572
    14. 14. Anne (Dudley nee) Russell 1548–1603
    15. 15. William Rushall 1549–1612
    16. 16. Lady (Janet Russell Of) Scotland 1550–1569
  2. 2. Oliver (St) John 1522–1582
  3. 3. Margery Pigott –1593
  4. 4. Alice Elmes –1607

Lady Waldegrave's Timeline

4 Records

1485
November 1485
Birth of Lady Margaret Waldegrave in Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
1485
12 Nov 1485
Birth of Lady Margaret Waldegrave in Smallbridge, Suffolk, , England
Smallbridge, Suffolk, , England
1485
12 Nov 1485
Birth of Lady Margaret Waldegrave in Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
1567
24 December 1567
Age 82
Death of Lady Margaret Waldegrave in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1485
    Event Place: Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1485
    Event Place: Smallbridge, Suffolk, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1485
    Event Place: Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1567
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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