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Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden 1566–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 April 1644

Death Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Segrave

Mother: Lady Audley

Spouse(s): Alice BRETTON, Catharina Knyvett

Children(s): Charles Howard, Emily Howard, William Howard, Elizabeth Vaux, Robert Howard, Henry Howard, Gertrude Howard, John Howard, Catherine Salisbury), Thomas Berkshire, Anne Hayward, Edward Esrick, Lord Suffolk, Margaret Howard, Joanna Howard, Emily Howard, Henry Howard, Mary Howard, Katherine Howard

The story of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden began in 1566 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden married Alice Bretton, Catharina Knyvett, and had children including Anne Hayward, Catherine Howard Cecil Countess Of Salisbury, Charles Howard, Edward Lord Howard Baron Van Esrick, Elizabeth Vaux, Emily Howard, Gertrude Howard, Henry Howard, Joanna Howard, John Howard, Katherine Howard, Lord Theophile Howard Van Walden Earl Of Suffolk, Margaret Howard, Mary Margaret Howard, Robert Howard, Terrasa Frances Earl, Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire, William Howard. Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden passed away in 1644 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden began in 1566 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden married Alice Bretton, Catharina Knyvett, and had children including Anne Hayward, Catherine Howard Cecil Countess Of Salisbury, Charles Howard, Edward Lord Howard Baron Van Esrick, Elizabeth Vaux, Emily Howard, Gertrude Howard, Henry Howard, Joanna Howard, John Howard, Katherine Howard, Lord Theophile Howard Van Walden Earl Of Suffolk, Margaret Howard, Mary Margaret Howard, Robert Howard, Terrasa Frances Earl, Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire, William Howard.
  • Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden passed away in 1644 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Children(s)

Lord Walden's Ancestors

Self
Lord Walden
1566–1644
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Howard, Knight of the Garter, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 4th Earl of Surrey, 15th Baron Segrave, 14th Baron Mowbray, Earl Marshal, Com , Knight of the Garter, Commander of the English Army in Scotland, 15th Baron of Segrave
1535–1572
Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Audley
1545–1563
Walden Castle, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Howard, Earl, Marshal of England, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 5th Earl of Surrey, 16th Earl of) Oxford,
1517–1547
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Frances DeVere Howard, Countess of) Surrey
1517–1577
Earl Soham Hall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Su
1473–1554
Lady Rchmond
1497–1558
John DUPLICATES
1482–1540
Elisabeth Trussell
1496–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Walden's Descendants

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Lord (Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of) Walden (1566–3 April 1644) m. Alice BRETTON (ABT 1555–8 Sep 1633) m. Catharina Knyvett (1565–8 September 1633)
  1. 1. Charles Howard 1590–1626
  2. 2. Emily Howard 1589–1658
  3. 3. William Howard 1586–1672
  4. 4. Elizabeth Vaux 1586–1658
  5. 5. Robert Howard 1585–1673
  6. 6. Henry Howard 1583–1626
  7. 7. Gertrude Howard 1585–1585
  8. 8. John Howard 1593–1667
  9. 9. Catherine (Howard (Cecil) (Countess of) Salisbury) 1595–1673
  10. 10. Thomas (Howard 1st Earl of) Berkshire 1587–1669 m. Lady (Elizabeth Cecil, Baroness Of) Burghley 1595–1672 m. Elizabeth (Cecil, Countess of Berkshire, Baroness of) Burghley 1593–1672
    1. 1. Sir (Charles Howard, 2nd Earl Of) Berkshire 1615–1679
    2. 2. Thomas, (Sir 3rd Earl of Berkshire, Viscount Andover, Baron of Charleton, Colonel-Regiment of Horse, Howard) DL 1619–1706
    3. 3. James Howard 1621–
    4. 4. (Sir) (HENRY Willem) HOWARD 1622–1663
    5. 5. Willem (Lord Howard van) Charlton 1622–1698
    6. 6. Algernon Howard 1623–
    7. 7. Mary Howard 1643–1673
    8. 8. Anne ((Lady)) Howard 1612–1703
  11. 11. Anne Hayward 1590–1632
  12. 12. Edward (Lord Howard Baron van) Esrick 1597–1675
  13. 13. Lord (Theophile Howard van Walden Earl of) Suffolk 1584–1640
  14. 14. Margaret Howard 1599–1608
  15. 15. Joanna Howard 1577–1578
  16. 16. Emily Howard 1586–1658
  17. 17. Henry Howard 1590–1626
  18. 18. Mary (Margaret) Howard 1578–1608
  19. 19. Katherine Howard 1587–1669

Lord Walden's Timeline

3 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1567
29 January 1567
Age 1
Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden was married in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1644
3 April 1644
Age 78
Death of Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 January 1567
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1644
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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