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Lady Elizabeth Willoughby 1556–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Nov 1622

Death Location: Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Hon Willoughby

Mother: Elizabeth Hildyard

Spouse(s): William Knight

Children(s): Benjamin Hickman

Lady Elizabeth Willoughby was born in 1556 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Hon William Willoughby And Elizabeth Hildyard. Lady Elizabeth Willoughby married William Hickman Knight, and had children including Benjamin Hickman. Lady Elizabeth Willoughby passed away in 1622 in Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Willoughby was born in 1556 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Hon William Willoughby And Elizabeth Hildyard.
  • Lady Elizabeth Willoughby married William Hickman Knight, and had children including Benjamin Hickman.
  • Lady Elizabeth Willoughby passed away in 1622 in Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Willoughby's Ancestors

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Lady Willoughby
1556–1622
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Hon William Willoughby
1561–1601
Bures, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Hildyard
1558–1600
Winestead, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Charles Christopher Willoughby 2nd Baron of) Parham
1536–1611
Parham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Clinton
1539–1579
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Richard) Hildyard
1532–1602
Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Margaret Constable
1529–1595
Halsham, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Saye
1512–1584
Elizabeth VIII
1502–1541
Sir Stapleton
1504–1542
Joane Neville
1503–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clinton
1490–1517
Lady Folkstone
1482–1553
Sir Kinlet
1484–1531
Catherine Pershall
1484–1540
Marmaduke Everingham
1470–1545
Lady Ingleby
1472–1525
Ralph Neville
1465–1522
Beatrix Ward
1480–1521

Lady Willoughby's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Willoughby (1556–18 Nov 1622) m. William (Hickman) Knight (16 Jun 1549–25 Sep 1625)
  1. 1. Benjamin Hickman 1575–1619 m. Luci Ocley 1585–1625
    1. 1. Simon Hickman 1600–1660 m. Anne Mitchell 1600–1670
      1. 1. Francis Hickman 1630–1685 m. Elizabeth (Woolston Stroud) L51P-QWQ 1630–1698
        1. 1. Hannah Hickman 1673–1727 m. Robert (Way) Sr 1668–1725

Lady Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Willoughby in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1622
18 Nov 1622
Age 66
Death of Lady Elizabeth Willoughby in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1622
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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