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Margaret \ Margery Brereton 1486–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt. 1486

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Hulme, Lancashire, England

Father: Randal\ Sir

Mother: Jane Lady

Spouse(s): Sir Cheshire, Henry Sacherell

Children(s): Sir Holford, Arthur Holford, Christopher Holford, Alice Holford, Brereton Sacherell, Christopher Holford

In 1486, Margaret \ Margery Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Randal Ralph Brereton Sir And Jane Stanley Lady. Margaret \ Margery Brereton married Henry Sacherell, Sir John Holford Sheriff Of Cheshire, and had children including Alice Holford, Arthur Holford, Brereton Sacherell, Christopher Holford, Maud De Davenport, Sir Thomas Holford, Thomas Holford, William Holford. Margaret \ Margery Brereton passed away in 1544 in Hulme, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1486, Margaret \ Margery Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Randal Ralph Brereton Sir And Jane Stanley Lady.
  • Margaret \ Margery Brereton married Henry Sacherell, Sir John Holford Sheriff Of Cheshire, and had children including Alice Holford, Arthur Holford, Brereton Sacherell, Christopher Holford, Maud De Davenport, Sir Thomas Holford, Thomas Holford, William Holford.
  • Margaret \ Margery Brereton passed away in 1544 in Hulme, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Randal\ Sir
1472–1520
Birth Location: Is Coed,Maelor Saesneg,Flintshire,Wales
RS
Jane Lady
1470–1541
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire,England
JL

Spouses(s)

Sir Cheshire
1482–1545
Birth Location: Holford, Cheshire, England
SC
Henry Sacherell
1484–1544
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
HS

Children(s)

Sir Holford
1508–1569
Birth Location: Holford, Cheshire, England
SH
Arthur Holford
1500–
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
AH
Christopher Holford
1518–1581
Birth Location: Of Holford, Cheshire, England
CH
Alice Holford
1512–1575
Birth Location: Holford Hall, Plumley, Knutsford, Cheshire, England
AH
Brereton Sacherell
1524–1583
Birth Location: England
BS
Christopher Holford
1506–
Birth Location: –
CH

Margaret Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Brereton
1486–1544
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Randal\ Ralph Brereton Sir
1472–1520
Is Coed,Maelor Saesneg,Flintshire,Wales
Jane (Stanley) Lady
1470–1541
Brereton, Cheshire,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Brereton's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (\ Margery) Brereton (abt. 1486–1544) m. Sir (John Holford, Sheriff of) Cheshire (1482–1545) m. Henry Sacherell (1484–1544)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Holford 1508–1569 m. Jane Booth 1500–1569 m. Lady (Jane Montgomery) Booth 1500–1569
    1. 1. Mary Holford 1545–
    2. 2. Ellen (Booth) Holford 1540–1585
    3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Holford 1536–1569
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Booth) Holford 1544–1587
    5. 5. John (Booth) Holford 1538–1569
    6. 6. George Holford 1534–1569
    7. 7. Dorothy ((Lady)) Holford 1537–1587
    8. 8. Anne (Booth) Dutton 1540–1635
    9. 9. Nicholas Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1552–
    10. 10. Christopher Holford 1530–1581
    11. 11. Dorothy Bruen 1543–1585
    12. 12. Sir (Christopher Booth) Holford 1525–1582
    13. 13. John (I Dutton of Dutton Massey, son of) Hugh 1538–1608
    14. 14. Catharine Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1530–1778
    15. 15. Anne (Booth) Dutton 1540–1635
    16. 16. Elizabeth (Booth) Holford 1544–1587
    17. 17. John (Booth) Holford 1538–1608
    18. 18. Nicholas Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1552–
    19. 19. Frances Holford –1780
    20. 20. Catharine Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1530–1778
    21. 21. Christopher Holford 1530–1581
    22. 22. Ellen (Booth) Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1540–1570
    23. 23. George Holford 1534–1569
    24. 24. Dorothy Bruen 1543–1585 m. John Bruen 1509–1587
      1. 1. Nicholas Bruen 1565–1626
      2. 2. John (Bruen) Esq 1560–1626
      3. 3. George Bruen 1572–
      4. 4. Thomas (Le) Bruen 1586–
      5. 5. Richard Bruen 1567–
      6. 6. Robert Bruen 1563–
      7. 7. Annie Bruen 1549–
      8. 8. Hamon Bruen 1580–
      9. 9. Dutton Bruen 1582–
      10. 10. Jane Bruen 1577–
      11. 11. Katharine Bruen 1564–
      12. 12. Thomas Bruen 1561–
      13. 13. William Bruen 1574–
      14. 14. Margaret Bruen 1571–
      15. 15. James Bruen 1563–
      16. 16. Mary Bruen 1563–1587
      17. 17. Anna Bruen\Brine 1577–1587
      18. 18. Katherine Bruen 1579–1601
    25. 25. Thomas (Henry) Holford\Holforde\Houlfarde 1536–1569
    26. 26. Lady (Dorothy) Holford 1537–1587
    27. 27. Sir (Christopher Booth) Holford 1525–1582
    28. 28. Mary Priece 1545–
    29. 29. John (I Dutton of Dutton Massey, son of) Hugh 1538–1608
  2. 2. Arthur Holford 1500–
  3. 3. Christopher Holford 1518–1581 m. Margaret Daniell 1535–1579
  4. 4. Alice Holford 1512–1575
  5. 5. Brereton Sacherell 1524–1583
  6. 6. Christopher Holford 1506–

Margaret Brereton's Timeline

3 Records

1486
abt. 1486
Birth of Margaret \ Margery Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England
1540
1540
Age 54
Margaret \ Margery Brereton was married
None
1544
1544
Age 58
Death of Margaret \ Margery Brereton in Hulme, Lancashire, England
Hulme, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1486
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Hulme, Lancashire, England
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