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Lord Sir Knight William Howard 1510 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1510

Birth Location: Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Jan 1573

Death Location: Hampton Court, England

Father: Lord Howard

Mother: Lady Tilney

Spouse(s): Lady Gamage

Children(s): Lord Howard, Lord Howard, Lady Howard

In 1510, Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy entered the world in Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir Thomas Howard and Lady Agnes Tilney. Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy married Lady Margaret 'Margery' de Gamage, and had children including Lord Sir Charles ''Howard of Effingham'' Howard, Lord Sir Knight William Howard, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Howard. Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy passed away in 1573 in Hampton Court, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy entered the world in Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir Thomas Howard and Lady Agnes Tilney.
  • Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy married Lady Margaret 'Margery' de Gamage, and had children including Lord Sir Charles ''Howard of Effingham'' Howard, Lord Sir Knight William Howard, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Howard.
  • Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy passed away in 1573 in Hampton Court, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Howard's Ancestors

Self
Lord Howard
1510 – 1573
Birth Place: Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Sir Thomas Howard
1443 – 1524
Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Tilney
1480 – 1545
Skirbeck, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Howard
1425 – 1485
Lady (Catharina de) Moleyns
Hugh Tilney
Eleanor Tailboys
Great-Grandparents
Sir Howard
1385 – 1436
Margaret Mowbray
Walter Tailboys
1391 – 1444
Alice Cheyney
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Howard
1366 – 1437
Lady Tendring
– 1426
Lord Mowbray
1366 – 1399
Lady Fitzalan
1366 – 1425

Lord Howard's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight William) Howard (December 1510 – 12 Jan 1573) m. Lady (Margaret 'Margery' de) Gamage (1518 – 18 May 1581)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Charles ''Howard of Effingham'') Howard (14 Dec 1536 – 14 Dec 1624) m. Lady (Catherine) Carey (15 Jul 1541 – 25 Feb 1602)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Susanne) Howard (1575 – 23 Jul 1638) m. James Radcliffe (1571 – 1632)
      1. 1. John (Thomas "Yeoman of Quaker Farm") Ratcliff (20 Oct 1588 – abt 1624) m. Rachel (Susannah) Cox (1595 – bef. 18 January 1640)
        1. 1. Richard Ratcliff (1618 – 26 Apr 1675) m. Lady (Alice) Rawsthorne (1618 – 5 Sep 1670)
  2. 2. Lord (Sir Knight William) Howard (1538 – 1 September 1600) m. Lady (Joanne) Rippingale (Oct 18 1550 – 1579)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Howard (1571 – 6 Sep 1650?) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Lock (1580 – 1650)
      1. 1. Colonel (Thomas) Hayward (1 Jan 1601 – 1681) m. Susanna Towne (20 Oct 1603 – 30 Apr 1664)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Hayward (1639 – 15 October 1701) m. Elizabeth Corning (1640 – About 1719)
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas) Howard (10 Oct 1542 – 11 December 1608) m. Sir (Robert) Dudley (24 June 1533 – 1653)

Lord Howard's Timeline

15 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Stanton-by-Bridge, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Stanton-by-Bridge, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
1510
December 1510
Birth of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Effingham, Surrey, England
Effingham, Surrey, England
1510
December 1510
Birth of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Effingham, Surrey, England
Effingham, Surrey, England
1510
December 1510
Birth of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Age 3
Birth of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Effingham, Surrey
Effingham, Surrey
1572
21 Jan 1572
Age 62
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England
Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England
1573
12 Jan 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
1573
1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton-Court Castle, Herefordshire
Hampton-Court Castle, Herefordshire
1573
21 January 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton Court Palace, England
Hampton Court Palace, England
1573
12 January 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton, Herefordshire, England
Hampton, Herefordshire, England
1573
11 Jan 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England
Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England
1573
12 Jan 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
1573
11 Jan 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in England
England
1573
12 Jan 1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Hampton Court, England
Hampton Court, England
1573
26 Jan 1573
Age 63
Burial of Lord Sir Knight William Howard ​, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet​, ​Knight of the Garter,​ Privy Councillor​, Lord Privy in Shimpling, Norfolk, England
Shimpling, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1510
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1510
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Stanton-by-Bridge, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Effingham, Surrey

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1510
    Event Place: Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of Effingham
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2163646

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Hampton-Court Castle, Herefordshire

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1573
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1573
    Event Place: Hampton, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1572
    Event Place: Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Beheaded for adultery on Tower Green London Lambeth, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1573
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Hampton Court, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 77

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Shimpling, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1900
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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