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Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford 1614 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1614

Birth Location: Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 29 Dec 1680

Death Location: Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England

Father: Thomas Arundel

Mother: Althea Talbot

Spouse(s): Lady STAFFORD

Children(s): Isabella Stafford-Howard, (Lord Stafford), Lord Stafford-Howard, Isabel Howard, Francis Howard, Hon. Castle, Alethea Howard, Anastasia Howard, Ursula Stafford-Howard, Mary Howard, Hon. Castle, Helena Howard, William Howard

The story of Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford began in 1614 in Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford married Lady Mary STAFFORD, Baroness of STAFFORD, and had children including Isabella Theresa Lucy Stafford-Howard, (Lord ) Henry Stafford-Howard (1st Earl of Stafford), Lord Henry Stafford-Howard, Isabel Stafford Howard, Francis Stafford Howard, Hon. John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD Castle, Alethea Stafford Howard, Anastasia Stafford Howard, Ursula Stafford-Howard, Mary Howard, Hon. John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD Castle, Helena Howard, William Howard. Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford passed away in 1680 in Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford began in 1614 in Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
  • Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford married Lady Mary STAFFORD, Baroness of STAFFORD, and had children including Isabella Theresa Lucy Stafford-Howard, (Lord ) Henry Stafford-Howard (1st Earl of Stafford), Lord Henry Stafford-Howard, Isabel Stafford Howard, Francis Stafford Howard, Hon. John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD Castle, Alethea Stafford Howard, Anastasia Stafford Howard, Ursula Stafford-Howard, Mary Howard, Hon. John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD Castle, Helena Howard, William Howard.
  • Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford passed away in 1680 in Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Arundel
1585 – 1646
Birth Location: Finchingfield, Essex
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Althea Talbot
1581 – 1654
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire
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Spouses(s)

Lady STAFFORD
1619 – 1694
Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Isabella Stafford-Howard
1644 – 1691
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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(Lord Stafford)
1648 – 1719
Birth Location: –
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Lord Stafford-Howard
1648 – 1719
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Isabel Howard
1650 – 1691
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Francis Howard
1652 – 1692
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Hon. Castle
1654 – 1714
Birth Location: Westminster, London, London, England
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Alethea Howard
1654 –
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Anastasia Howard
1655 – 1717
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Ursula Stafford-Howard
1656 – 1720
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Mary Howard
1658 –
Birth Location: Westminster, Greater London, England
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Hon. Castle
1660 – 1714
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
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Helena Howard
1660 – 1714
Birth Location: Westminster, Greater London, England
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William Howard
– 1682
Birth Location: –
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Lord Stafford's Ancestors

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Lord Stafford
1614 – 1680
Birth Place: Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas Howard Earl van Arundel
1585 – 1646
Finchingfield, Essex
Althea Talbot
1581 – 1654
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Grandparents
Sir (Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, 16th Baron) Segrave,
1557 – 1595
Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Anne, (Countess of Arundel Lebourn) Dacre
1557 – 1630
Gilsland, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Edward (Gilbert) Talbot
1552 – 1616
Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Cavendish, Talbot, Countess of) Shrewsbury
1548 – 1632
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Suffolk
1536 – 1572
Mary FitzAlan
1540 – 1557
Knight Castle
1526 – 1566
George Shrewsbury
1528 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Oxford,
1517 – 1547
Lady Surrey
1517 – 1577
Sir Arundel*
1512 – 1580
Catharina Grey
1516 – 1542
Sir Dacre
1500 – 1563
Lady Talbot
1502 – 1581

Lord Stafford's Descendants

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Lord (William Howard, 1st Viscount) Stafford (30 April 1614 – 29 Dec 1680) m. Lady (Mary STAFFORD, Baroness of) STAFFORD (1619 – 13 January 1694)
  1. 1. Isabella (Theresa Lucy) Stafford-Howard (1644 – 2 Sep 1691)
  2. 2. (Lord () Henry Stafford-Howard (1st Earl of) Stafford) (1648 – 27 Apr 1719)
  3. 3. Lord (Henry) Stafford-Howard (1648 – 27 May 1719) m. Claudine (Charlotte DE) Gramont (Abt 1665 – 14 May 1739)
  4. 4. Isabel (Stafford) Howard (1650 – 05 Sep 1691)
  5. 5. Francis (Stafford) Howard (1652 – 1692) m. Eleanor (Countess of Stanford) Stanford (1653 – May 1742)
    1. 1. Henry Stafford-Howard (abt 1675 – 26 May 1743) m. Mary (Berkeley of) Specheley (abt 1671 – 7 Jan 1705) m. Grace Hosegood (1680 – 28 Sep 1766)
      1. 1. Hugh (H Stafford of) Mayne ( – 1783)
      2. 2. John Stafford-Howard (13 Mar 1708/1709 – ) m. Dorothy Stone (1703 – ) m. Mary (Howard nee) (Meadway) (4 Jan 1697 – 1769)
        1. 1. John Howard (1738 – )
        2. 2. Henry Howard (1741 – )
        3. 3. William Howard (24 1723 – abt 1793) m. Elizabeth Clement (Abt. 1725 – )
      3. 3. Henry Howard (7 May 1710 – 1705)
      4. 4. William Howard (19 May 1713 – 1763)
      5. 5. Nathaniel Howard (6 Mar 1714 – 23 Oct 1715)
      6. 6. Thomas Howard (29 Aug 1717 – 1780)
      7. 7. George Howard (13 Dec 1719 – 1761)
      8. 8. Phillip Howard (16 May 1695 – 17 Aug 1743)
      9. 9. Mary HOWARD (03 Nov 1696 – 30 Jun 1769)
      10. 10. Patience Howard (1698 – 7 Mar 1728)
      11. 11. Joan Howard (1700 – UNKNOWN)
    2. 2. Catherine Howard (1678 – 1729)
    3. 3. Edward Howard (8 Dec 1708 – )
    4. 4. Hariott Howard (8 Dec 1711 – )
  6. 6. Hon. (John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD) Castle (1654 – 11 November 1714)
  7. 7. Alethea (Stafford) Howard (1654 – )
  8. 8. Anastasia (Stafford) Howard (1655 – 1717)
  9. 9. Ursula Stafford-Howard (ABT 1656 – 14 Sep 1720)
  10. 10. Mary Howard (1658 – )
  11. 11. Hon. (John STAFFORD-HOWARD of STAFFORD) Castle (1660 – 11 Nov 1714)
  12. 12. Helena Howard (1660 – 11 Nov 1714)
  13. 13. William Howard ( – 1682)

Lord Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1614
30 April 1614
Birth of Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford in Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England
1680
29 Dec 1680
Age 66
Death of Lord William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford in Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England
Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1614
    Event Place: Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0697-0-707

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Beheaded Tower Hill,Stepney,Middlesex,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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