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Lady Margaret Williams 1521–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Thame (Oxfordshire) England

Death Date: December 1599

Death Location: Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire

Father: Sir (1503)

Mother: Lady Bledlow

Spouse(s): Henry Rycote

Children(s): Sir Ostend, Sir Rycote, Sir Parliament, Sir Ostend, Sir I, Lady Poulett\Paulet\Paulett, Sir Munster, Sir Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse, Catherine Norreys

Lady Margaret Williams was born in 1521 in Thame (Oxfordshire) England, the child of Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams William Williams Treasurer Of The Court Of Augmentation Master Of The 1503 And Lady Elizabeth Of Thame Baroness Williams Of London Bledlow. Lady Margaret Williams married Henry Norris 1St Baron Norreys 1St Baron Norreys Of Rycote, and had children including Catherine Johnson Norreys, Lady Catharine Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse Johnson Poulett Paulet Paulett, Sir Captain William Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse I, Sir Eadward Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse, Sir John Norreys Lord Of Rycote, Sir Knight Edward Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse I Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Gov Of Ostend English Member Of Parliament, Sir Knight Edward I Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Norris Norreys Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Gov Of Ostend, Sir Knight Edward I Norris Norreys Gov Of Ostend, Sir Thomas Norreys Norris Earl Of Munster. Lady Margaret Williams passed away in 1599 in Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire.

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  • Lady Margaret Williams was born in 1521 in Thame (Oxfordshire) England, the child of Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams William Williams Treasurer Of The Court Of Augmentation Master Of The 1503 And Lady Elizabeth Of Thame Baroness Williams Of London Bledlow.
  • Lady Margaret Williams married Henry Norris 1St Baron Norreys 1St Baron Norreys Of Rycote, and had children including Catherine Johnson Norreys, Lady Catharine Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse Johnson Poulett Paulet Paulett, Sir Captain William Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse I, Sir Eadward Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse, Sir John Norreys Lord Of Rycote, Sir Knight Edward Norreys Norris Nourse Nurse I Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Gov Of Ostend English Member Of Parliament, Sir Knight Edward I Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Norris Norreys Baron And Vicar Of Tetbury Gov Of Ostend, Sir Knight Edward I Norris Norreys Gov Of Ostend, Sir Thomas Norreys Norris Earl Of Munster.
  • Lady Margaret Williams passed away in 1599 in Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire.

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Lady Williams's Ancestors

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Lady Williams
1521–1599
Birth Place: Thame (Oxfordshire) England
Parents
Sir Baron John Edward Gryffens Gryffen Wyllyams\William\Williams - Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation - Master of the (1503)
1503–1559
Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Thame (Baroness Williams of London)) Bledlow
1506–1556
London, Middlesex, England
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Lady Williams's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Williams (15 Oct 1521–December 1599) m. Henry (Norris 1st Baron Norreys, 1st Baron Norreys of) Rycote (Jan 1525–27 June 1601)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Edward I Norris Norreys, Gov. of) Ostend 1565–1601 m. Baroness (Elizabeth Norris) Norreys 1571–1621
    1. 1. Mary Norris –1620 m. Isaac Allerton 1586–1658
      1. 1. Mary Allerton 1616–1699 m. Thomas Cushman 1608–1690
        1. 1. Eleazer (Robert) Cushman 1656–1733 m. Elizabeth Coombs 1662–1723
  2. 2. Sir (John Norreys - Lord of) Rycote 1547–1597
  3. 3. Sir (Knight Edward Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse, I - Baron and Vicar of Tetbury - Gov. of Ostend - English Member of) Parliament 1550–1603
  4. 4. Sir (Knight Edward I Baron and Vicar of Tetbury NORRIS Norreys, Baron and Vicar of Tetbury, Gov. of) Ostend 1551–1601
  5. 5. Sir (Captain William Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse,) I 1548–1579
  6. 6. Lady (Catharine (Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse)Johnson -) Poulett\Paulet\Paulett 1553–1602
  7. 7. Sir (Thomas Norreys (Norris), Earl of) Munster 1547–1597
  8. 8. Sir (Eadward) Norreys\Norris\Nourse\Nurse 1550–1606
  9. 9. Catherine (Johnson) Norreys 1553–1593

Lady Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1521
15 Oct 1521
Birth of Lady Margaret Williams in Thame (Oxfordshire) England
Thame (Oxfordshire) England
1599
December 1599
Age 78
Death of Lady Margaret Williams in Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire
Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Thame (Oxfordshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1599
    Event Place: Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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