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Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke 1563–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1563

Birth Location: Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 7 Oct 1640

Death Location: Greystoke, Eden District, Cumbria, England

Father: Thomas Howard

Mother: Lady Walden

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Dacre

Children(s): Sir Howard, Charles Howard, Frances Howard, John Howard, Thomas Howard, Robert Howard, Anne Howard, Margaret Howard, William Howard, Mary Howard, Mary Howard, James Howard, Charles Howard, Francis Howard, Catherine Howard

In 1563, Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke entered the world in Walden, Essex, England, born to Thomas Howard And Lady Margareth Audley Of Walden. Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke married Elisabeth Dacre, and had children including Anne Howard, Catherine Howard, Charles Howard, Frances Howard, Francis Howard, James Howard, John Howard, Margaret Howard, Mary Elizabeth Howard, Mary Howard, Robert Howard, Sir Philip Howard, Thomas Howard, William Howard. Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke passed away in 1640 in Greystoke, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke entered the world in Walden, Essex, England, born to Thomas Howard And Lady Margareth Audley Of Walden.
  • Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke married Elisabeth Dacre, and had children including Anne Howard, Catherine Howard, Charles Howard, Frances Howard, Francis Howard, James Howard, John Howard, Margaret Howard, Mary Elizabeth Howard, Mary Howard, Robert Howard, Sir Philip Howard, Thomas Howard, William Howard.
  • Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke passed away in 1640 in Greystoke, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lord Greystoke's Ancestors

Self
Lord Greystoke
1563–1640
Birth Place: Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Howard
1536–1572
Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Lady (Margareth Audley of) Walden
1535–1564
Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Henry (Howard Earl of) Surrey
1517–1547
London, Middlesex, England
Lady (Frances) DeVere
1517–1577
East Soham, Suffolk, England
Sir (Thomas) Audley
1488–1558
Earls Colne, Essex, England
Margaret (Christina) Barnardiston
1482–1538
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norfolk
–1572
Sir Vere
1490–1540
Elizabeth Kibblestone
1494–1527
Sir AUDLEY
1453–1503
Margaret Wydeville
1454–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir DeVere
1442–1513
Lady Scrope
1468–1537
Sir Trussell
1468–1499
Margaretha Dunn
1472–1498
Ralph Audley
1420–1490
Agnes Stradling
1424–1480
Richard (Wydeville
1385–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1416–1472

Lord Greystoke's Descendants

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Lord (William Howard Earl of) Greystoke (19 Dec 1563–7 Oct 1640) m. Elisabeth Dacre (12 Nov 1564–9 Oct 1639)
  1. 1. Sir (Philip) Howard 1581–1612 m. Margaret Carryl 1585–1648
    1. 1. Phillip Howard 1607–1645 m. Elizabeth 1610–
      1. 1. George Howard 1628–1662 m. Alice Keyser 1630–1707
        1. 1. Edmund Howard 1655–1713 m. Margaret Dent 1662–1715
    2. 2. Sir (William Howard 1st Viscount of) Bindon 1603–1643
    3. 3. John Howard 1604–1645
    4. 4. Alethea Howard 1602–1677
    5. 5. Maria Howard 1612–1665
    6. 6. Elizabeth Howard 1609–
  2. 2. Charles Howard 1590–1652
  3. 3. Frances Howard 1623–1683
  4. 4. John Howard 1600–1600
  5. 5. Thomas Howard 1596–1643
  6. 6. Robert Howard 1597–
  7. 7. Anne Howard 1595–1596
  8. 8. Margaret Howard 1593–1625
  9. 9. William Howard 1589–1644
  10. 10. Mary Howard 1604–1652
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1587–1637
  12. 12. James Howard 1602–1652
  13. 13. Charles Howard 1583–1665
  14. 14. Francis Howard 1588–1659
  15. 15. Catherine Howard 1585–1586

Lord Greystoke's Timeline

2 Records

1563
19 Dec 1563
Birth of Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke in Walden, Essex, England
Walden, Essex, England
1640
7 Oct 1640
Age 77
Death of Lord William Howard Earl of Greystoke in Naworth Castle, Greystoke, Cumberland, England
Naworth Castle, Greystoke, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1563
    Event Place: Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1640
    Event Place: Naworth Castle, Greystoke, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greystoke, Eden District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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