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Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden 1561–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1561

Birth Location: Saffron Weldon, Essex, England

Death Date: 28 May 1626

Death Location: Suffolk House Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Surrey

Mother: Margaret Audley

Spouse(s): Katherine Knyvett, Alice Britton, Catherine Knyvett, Mary Dacre

Children(s): John Howard, Theophilus Howard, Francis Howard, Robert Howard, Gertrude Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Alice Howard, Thomas Howard, Catherine Howard, Lord Howard, Margaret Howard, William Howard, Theophilus Howard, Joanna Howard, Mary Howard, Edward Howard

The story of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden began in 1561 in Saffron Weldon, Essex, England. Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden married Alice De Britton, Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett, Katherine Knyvett, Mary Dacre, and had children including Alice Howard, Catherine Howard, Edward Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Francis Howard, Gertrude Howard, Joanna Howard, John Howard, Lord John Edward Howard, Margaret Howard, Mary Howard, Robert Howard, Theophilus Howard, Thomas Howard, William Howard. Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden passed away in 1626 in Suffolk House Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden began in 1561 in Saffron Weldon, Essex, England.
  • Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden married Alice De Britton, Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett, Katherine Knyvett, Mary Dacre, and had children including Alice Howard, Catherine Howard, Edward Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Francis Howard, Gertrude Howard, Joanna Howard, John Howard, Lord John Edward Howard, Margaret Howard, Mary Howard, Robert Howard, Theophilus Howard, Thomas Howard, William Howard.
  • Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden passed away in 1626 in Suffolk House Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Surrey
1536–1572
Birth Location: Corble Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
TS
Margaret Audley
1545–1564
Birth Location: Saffron Walden Parish, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MA

Spouses(s)

Katherine Knyvett
1564–1633
Birth Location: Carlton, Whiltshire
KK
Alice Britton
1566–
Birth Location: –
AB
Catherine Knyvett
1563–1638
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
CK
Mary Dacre
1563–1578
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
MD

Children(s)

John Howard
1585–1675
Birth Location: Saffron Weldon, Essex, England
JH
Theophilus Howard
1584–1640
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
TH
Francis Howard
1590–1632
Birth Location: Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
FH
Robert Howard
1583–1653
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
RH
Gertrude Howard
1585–1585
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
GH
Elizabeth Howard
1586–1658
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
EH
Alice Howard
1587–1587
Birth Location: Ardleigh, Essex, England
AH
Thomas Howard
1587–1669
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
TH
Catherine Howard
1588–1673
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
CH
Lord Howard
1596–1667
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
LH
Margaret Howard
1599–1608
Birth Location: Walden, Essex, England
MH
William Howard
1599–1672
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
WH
Theophilus Howard
1605–1640
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
TH
Joanna Howard
1577–1578
Birth Location: Essex, England
JH
Mary Howard
1578–1578
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
MH
Edward Howard
1597–1675
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
EH

Lord Walden's Ancestors

Self
Lord Walden
1561–1626
Birth Place: Saffron Weldon, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey
1536–1572
Corble Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Margaret Audley
1545–1564
Saffron Walden Parish, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (Howard 1st Earl of) Surrey
1517–1548
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
Countess (Frances de) Vere
1517–1577
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norfolk
1473–1554
Elizabeth Stafford
1497–1558
John Vere
1482–1540
Elizabeth Trussel
1496–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Norfolk
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1497
Edward Stafford
1478–1521
Eleanor Percy
1474–1530

Lord Walden's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of) Walden (24 Aug 1561–28 May 1626) m. Katherine Knyvett (Nov. 12th 1564–8 Sep 1633) m. Alice (de) Britton (Abt 1566–) m. Catherine (Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady) Knyvett (Abt 1563–8 Sep 1638) m. Mary Dacre (4 Jul 1563–1578)
  1. 1. John Howard 1585–1675 m. Anna Larkin 1599– m. Jane (Anna) Wright 1605–1681
    1. 1. Robert Howard 1624–1698 m. Rachel Mott 1630–1713 m. Helen 1624–1676
      1. 1. John Howard 1685–1772 m. Mary Harrison 1689–
        1. 1. Mary Howard 1730– m. John Harrold 1720–1758
        2. 2. John Howard –1779
        3. 3. Samuel Hayward 1734–1747
        4. 4. John Hayward –1768
        5. 5. Thomas Hayward 1736–
        6. 6. William Hayward 1738–
      2. 2. Hannah Howard 1693–
      3. 3. Mery Howard –1657
      4. 4. Christian Howard –1698
      5. 5. Thomas Howard –1658
    2. 2. Ann Howard 1626–
    3. 3. Franciscus Howard –1636
    4. 4. Mercy Howard –1636
    5. 5. Hessie (Louise) Howard 1620–
  2. 2. Theophilus Howard 1584–1640 m. Elizabeth (Hume, Countess of) Dunbar 1599–1633
    1. 1. Lady (Francis) Howard 1630–1677 m. Sir (Edward Villiers Viscount Grandison van) Limerick 1620–1689
      1. 1. Anne (Frances) Villiers 1654–1688 m. Hans (Willem) Bentinck 1649–1709
        1. 1. Henry Bentinck 1682–1726 m. Elizabeth Noel 1688–1737
        2. 2. Mary Bentinck 1679–1679 m. Algernon Capell 1670–1710 m. Conyers Darcy –1758
        3. 3. Willem Bentinck 1681–1688
        4. 4. Anna (Margaretha) Bentinck 1683–1763 m. Arend (Van) Wassenaer 1669–1721
        5. 5. Frances (Williamina) Bentinck 1684–1712 m. William Byron 1669–1736
        6. 6. Eleonora (Sophia) Bentinck 1687–
        7. 7. Isabella Bentinck 1688–1728 m. Evelyn Pierrepont 1665–1726
      2. 2. Katherine Villiers 1647–1733
      3. 3. Barbara Villiers 1649–1708
      4. 4. Frances (de) Villiers 1650–1688
      5. 5. Edward Villiers 1656–1711
      6. 6. Elizabeth Villiers 1657–1733
      7. 7. Henry Villiers 1658–1707
      8. 8. Henrietta Villiers 1659–1720
      9. 9. Mary Villiers 1670–1753
    2. 2. Henry Howard 1517–1709
    3. 3. Anne Howard 1610–1679 m. Thomas Walsingham 1617–1691
      1. 1. Barbara Walsingham 1644–1734
      2. 2. James Walsingham 1646–1728
      3. 3. Elizabeth Walsingham 1647–1733
      4. 4. Anne Walsingham 1649–1680 m. Richard Parsons 1656–1703
      5. 5. Frances Walsingham 1651–1728
      6. 6. Thomas Walsingham 1651–
      7. 7. Mary Walsingham 1653–1733
      8. 8. Arabella Walsingham –1683
      9. 9. Osmond Walsingham 1659–1659
      10. 10. Katherine Walsingham 1660–1733
      11. 11. Dorothy Walsingham –1663
    4. 4. James Howard –1688
    5. 5. Katherine Howard 1621–1650
    6. 6. Thomas Howard 1621–1698
    7. 7. Margaret Howard 1622–1689
    8. 8. Elizabeth Howard –1705
    9. 9. George Howard 1625–1691
    10. 10. Robert Howard 1633–
  3. 3. Francis Howard 1590–1632 m. Sir (Robert Carr 1st and last Earl of Somerset, 1st Viscount Rochester, Keeper of Westminster Palace,Privy Counsellor, Treasurer) of 1587–1645 m. Robert Devereux 1591–1646
    1. 1. Anne Carr 1615–1684 m. Lord (William Russell, First Duke of Bedford, KG,) PC 1616–1700
      1. 1. Lord (William) Russell 1639–1683 m. Lady (Rachel) Wriothesley 1637–1723
        1. 1. Lord (Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford) KG 1680–1711 m. Elizabeth Howland 1682–1724
        2. 2. Elizabeth Vaughan 1665–
        3. 3. Rachel Russell 1674–1723
        4. 4. Catharine Russell 1676–1711
      2. 2. Francis Russell 1638–1678
      3. 3. Ann Russell 1641–1642
      4. 4. Sara Russell 1642–
      5. 5. Robert Russell 1643–1713
      6. 6. Thomas Russell 1645–
      7. 7. James Russell 1648–1712
      8. 8. Diana Russell 1652–1701
      9. 9. George Russell 1653–1692
      10. 10. Elizabeth Russell 1654–1654
      11. 11. Margaret Russell 1656–1702
      12. 12. Catharine Russell 1658–
  4. 4. Robert Howard 1583–1653
  5. 5. Gertrude Howard 1585–1585
  6. 6. Elizabeth Howard 1586–1658
  7. 7. Alice Howard 1587–1587
  8. 8. Thomas Howard 1587–1669
  9. 9. Catherine Howard 1588–1673
  10. 10. Lord (John Edward) Howard 1596–1667
  11. 11. Margaret Howard 1599–1608
  12. 12. William Howard 1599–1672
  13. 13. Theophilus Howard 1605–1640
  14. 14. Joanna Howard 1577–1578
  15. 15. Mary Howard 1578–1578
  16. 16. Edward Howard 1597–1675

Lord Walden's Timeline

2 Records

1561
24 Aug 1561
Birth of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden in Saffron Weldon, Essex, England
Saffron Weldon, Essex, England
1626
28 May 1626
Age 65
Death of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden in Suffolk House Middlesex, England
Suffolk House Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Saffron Weldon, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1626
    Event Place: Suffolk House Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1672
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden, person ID LRZY-DS4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden, person ID LRZY-DS4.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden, person ID LRZY-DS4.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden, person ID LRZY-DS4.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden, person ID LRZY-DS4.
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