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Lettice Burke 1619–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 25 Sep 1655

Death Location: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England

Father: Henry Shirley

Mother: Dorothy Shirley

Spouse(s): William Burgh, William Burke

Children(s): Richard Burke, John Burke

In 1619, Lettice Burke entered the world in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, born to Henry Shirley And Dorothy Shirley. Lettice Burke married William Burke, William Fitzaldhelm Or De Burgh, and had children including John Burke, Richard Burke. Lettice Burke passed away in 1655 in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1619, Lettice Burke entered the world in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, born to Henry Shirley And Dorothy Shirley.
  • Lettice Burke married William Burke, William Fitzaldhelm Or De Burgh, and had children including John Burke, Richard Burke.
  • Lettice Burke passed away in 1655 in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Shirley
1596–1633
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Dorothy Shirley
1600–1636
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

William Burgh
1593–1687
Birth Location: County Galway, Ireland
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William Burke
1610–1687
Birth Location: Clanmories, Galway, Ireland
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Children(s)

Richard Burke
1639–1708
Birth Location: Galway, Ireland
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John Burke
1642–1722
Birth Location: –
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Lettice Burke's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Burke
1619–1655
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Henry Shirley
1596–1633
Leicestershire, England
Dorothy Shirley
1600–1636
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Sir (George Shirley, 1st) Baronet
1559–1622
Staunton Harold Hall, Leicestershire County, England
Frances (Berkeley) Shirley
1560–1595
Yate, Gloucestershire, , England
Robert (Devereux 2nd Earl of) Essex
1566–1601
Netherwood, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Walsingham Countess of) Essex
1567–1632
Scadbury Park, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shirley
1533–1570
Baroness Lovett
1537–1582
Walter Essex
1539–1576
Lettice Leicester
1543–1634
Sir State
1530–1590
Saint Barbe
1532–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joan FERMOR
1519–1586
Sir Devereux
1516–1547
Dorothea Hastings
1520–1566
Sir Plymout
1514–1596
Lady Chamber,
1524–1568
Sir Barbe)
1504–1567

Lettice Burke's Descendants

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Lettice Burke (1619–25 Sep 1655) m. William (Fitzaldhelm or De) Burgh (15 JUL 1593–01 Oct 1687) m. William Burke (1610–3 October 1687)
  1. 1. Richard Burke 1639–1708 m. Elizabeth Butler 1640–1668
    1. 1. John Bourke 1661–1698 m. Ann Hutchens 1677–1743 m. Mary tugwell 1661–1686
      1. 1. Henry Burk 1697–1777 m. Judith Clarke 1687–1723 m. Lettice (Love Downing) Dannelly 1688–1732 m. Mary Tugwell 1661–1686 m. Elizabeth Guest 1684– m. Judith Clark 1714–1814
        1. 1. John Burk 1720–1790 m. Margaret Grant 1745–1786
  2. 2. John Burke 1642–1722

Lettice Burke's Timeline

2 Records

1619
1619
Birth of Lettice Burke in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1655
25 Sep 1655
Age 36
Death of Lettice Burke in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1655
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England
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