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Margaret Bourchier 1509–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Death Date: 20 December 1561

Death Location: Hengrave, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Johan Donnington

Mother: Elisabeth Pye

Spouse(s): Thomas Kytson

Children(s): Frances **, Thomas Hengrave

In 1509, Margaret Bourchier entered the world in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England, born to Johan Donnington And Elisabeth Pye. Margaret Bourchier married Thomas I Kytson, and had children including Frances Catherine Kitson Spencer Baroness Spencer Lady, Thomas Lord Kytson Van Hengrave. Margaret Bourchier passed away in 1561 in Hengrave, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Margaret Bourchier entered the world in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England, born to Johan Donnington And Elisabeth Pye.
  • Margaret Bourchier married Thomas I Kytson, and had children including Frances Catherine Kitson Spencer Baroness Spencer Lady, Thomas Lord Kytson Van Hengrave.
  • Margaret Bourchier passed away in 1561 in Hengrave, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Donnington
1480–1540
Birth Location: Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
JD
Elisabeth Pye
1490–1552
Birth Location: –
EP

Spouses(s)

Thomas Kytson
1485–1540
Birth Location: Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
TK

Children(s)

Frances **
1525–1585
Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk
F*
Thomas Hengrave
1540–1602
Birth Location: Hengrave Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
TH

Margaret Bourchier's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bourchier
1509–1561
Birth Place: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Parents
Johan Donnington
1480–1540
Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Pye
1490–1552
Grandparents
Henry Donington
1445–1540
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Pye
1447–1495
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bourchier's Descendants

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Margaret Bourchier (1509–20 December 1561) m. Thomas (I) Kytson (1485–11 September 1540)
  1. 1. Frances (Catherine Kitson (Spencer), Baroness Spencer Lady) ** 1525–1585 m. Sir (Knight John Spencer of Althorp (High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, MP)) III 1517–1586
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne\Ann Anna\Annah Le Despencer\Spencer\Spenser-Carew\Carewe\Carey\Cary-Fairfax-Leyburne-Stanley-Compton-Sackville,, Plantagenet York, "The) Elder" 1538–1617
    2. 2. Edward (Sallare) Spencer 1532–1610 m. Edna Fanklin 1532–1580
      1. 1. Cecelia Spencer 1555–1648
    3. 3. Richard ((Sir)) Spencer 1559–1624
    4. 4. Ella Spencer 1543–1543
    5. 5. Margaret Elrington 1546–1626
    6. 6. Alice Spencer 1559–1637
    7. 7. William Spencer 1555–1609
    8. 8. Mary Spencer 1550–1590
    9. 9. Michael Knight 1546–1658
    10. 10. Sir (John III Baron Spencer of Althorpe Spencer) Knight 1546–1599
    11. 11. Lady (Katharine) Spencer 1545–1639 m. Thomas London 1545–1625 m. Sir (Thomas Richard Ralph Leigh Sir) Knight 1545–1625
      1. 1. Elizabeth Laye 1577–1616
      2. 2. Thomas Leigh 1566–1627
      3. 3. John Leigh 1575–1630
      4. 4. Frances Leigh –1591
      5. 5. Margaret Leigh 1562–1635
      6. 6. Alice Leigh 1578–1668
      7. 7. Katherine Leigh 1573–1598
      8. 8. Sir (John Leigh "of) Stoneleigh" 1575–1626
      9. 9. Thomas Leigh 1566–1623
      10. 10. Francis –1615
      11. 11. Sir (John) Leigh 1577–1608
      12. 12. Katherine Leigh 1573–1598
      13. 13. Ferdinando Leigh –1591
    12. 12. Sir (Nicholas (Colonel)) deSpencer 1546–1598
    13. 13. Elizabeth (Carey) Eure 1552–1618 m. George Carey 1547–1603
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cary 1576–1635 m. Thomas Berkeley 1575–1611
        1. 1. George Berkeley 1601–1658
        2. 2. Theophila Coke 1596–1643
        3. 3. Henry Berkeley 1611–1612
    14. 14. Thomas Spencer 1553–1586
    15. 15. Robert (Spencer Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton –1627
  2. 2. Thomas (Lord Kytson van) Hengrave 1540–1602

Margaret Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Margaret Bourchier in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
1561
20 December 1561
Age 52
Death of Margaret Bourchier in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1561
    Event Place: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hengrave, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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