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Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash 1565–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 23 Jun 1596

Death Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert* Forth

Mother: Martha Box

Spouse(s): Henry Blacknashe

Children(s): William Townsend

Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash was born in 1565 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Forth And Martha Box. Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash married Henry Townsend Esquire Of Blacknashe, and had children including William Thomas Townsend. Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash passed away in 1596 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash was born in 1565 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Forth And Martha Box.
  • Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash married Henry Townsend Esquire Of Blacknashe, and had children including William Thomas Townsend.
  • Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash passed away in 1596 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

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Margaret Ash's Ancestors

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Margaret Ash
1565–1596
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert* Forth
1540–1595
London, London, England
Martha Box
1545–1589
London, Middlesex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Ash's Descendants

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Margaret (Forthe Lady of Brecon) Ash (1565–23 Jun 1596) m. Henry (Townsend Esquire of) Blacknashe (31 May 1568–22 Aug 1625)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Townsend 1594–1677 m. Mary Newgate 1598–1692
    1. 1. Elizabeth Townsend 1644–1705 m. Samuel (Merriam) * 1643–1705
      1. 1. Hannah Merriam 1682–1730 m. Nathaniel (Marston) Fox 1684–1765
        1. 1. David Fox 1717–1758 m. Mary Colburn 1721–1761

Margaret Ash's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1596
23 Jun 1596
Age 31
Death of Margaret Forthe Lady of Brecon Ash in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

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