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Margaret Browning 1520–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Mar 1599

Death Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: James Browning

Mother: Joan Tovey

Spouse(s): Thomas Foster, Thomas Forster

Children(s): Thomas Foster, Joyce Foster, Richard Foster, William Foster, Andrew Gilston, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Humphrey Foster, James Foster, Mychaell Foster, Henry Forster

The story of Margaret Browning began in 1520 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Margaret Browning married Thomas Forster, Thomas Foster, and had children including Andrew Foster Of Gilston, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Henry Forster, Humphrey Foster, James Foster, Joyce Foster, Mychaell Foster, Richard Foster, Thomas Foster, William Foster. Margaret Browning passed away in 1599 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Browning began in 1520 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret Browning married Thomas Forster, Thomas Foster, and had children including Andrew Foster Of Gilston, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Henry Forster, Humphrey Foster, James Foster, Joyce Foster, Mychaell Foster, Richard Foster, Thomas Foster, William Foster.
  • Margaret Browning passed away in 1599 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Browning
1495–1550
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
JB
Joan Tovey
1523–1623
Birth Location: of Essex, England
JT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Foster
1523–1571
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
TF
Thomas Forster
1530–1599
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
TF

Children(s)

Thomas Foster
1548–1612
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
TF
Joyce Foster
1547–
Birth Location: Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
JF
Richard Foster
1549–
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
RF
William Foster
1551–1618
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
WF
Andrew Gilston
1552–1621
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
AG
Anne Foster
1553–
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
AF
Elizabeth Foster
1556–1593
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
EF
Humphrey Foster
1559–
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshires, England
HF
James Foster
1561–
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
JF
Mychaell Foster
1563–
Birth Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
MF
Henry Forster
–1571
Birth Location: –
HF

Margaret Browning's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Browning
1520–1599
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James William Browning
1495–1550
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Joan Tovey
1523–1623
of Essex, England
Grandparents
James (Wellington) Browning
1470–1533
Leigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cowan
1470–1530
Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex, England
John Tovey
1501–1581
Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Parsons
1501–1581
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Browning
1435–1508
Anne
1436–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Browning
1400–1443
Alice Burton
1410–1443
Samuel Codrington
1419–1445
Anne Stephens
1416–1444

Margaret Browning's Descendants

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Margaret Browning (1520–2 Mar 1599) m. Thomas Foster (10 Aug 1523–15 Nov 1571) m. Thomas Forster (1530–1599)
  1. 1. Thomas Foster 1548–1612 m. Susan Foster 1548–1625 m. Susan 1554–1612
    1. 1. Susan Forster 1565–1614 m. Thomas Brooke 1561–1612
      1. 1. John Brooke 1605–1677 m. Judith Winsmore 1606–
        1. 1. Mary Brooke 1637–1707 m. Hugh Sherwood 1632–1710
      2. 2. Thomas Brooke 1599–1665
      3. 3. Richard Brooke 1601–
      4. 4. Robert (Brooke) Sr. 1602–1655 m. Mary Baker 1607–1634 m. Mary Mainwaring 1606–1663
      5. 5. Susan Brooke 1603–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Brooke 1606–
      7. 7. William Brooke 1607–
      8. 8. Frances Brooke 1608–
      9. 9. Humphrey Brooke 1609–
      10. 10. Charles Brooke 1610–
      11. 11. Benjamin Brooke 1612–
  2. 2. Joyce Foster 1547–
  3. 3. Richard Foster 1549–
  4. 4. William Foster 1551–1618
  5. 5. Andrew (Foster of) Gilston 1552–1621 m. Margery Elliot 1554–1612
  6. 6. Anne Foster 1553–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Foster 1556–1593 m. George Elliot 1561–1613
  8. 8. Humphrey Foster 1559–
  9. 9. James Foster 1561–
  10. 10. Mychaell Foster 1563–
  11. 11. Henry Forster –1571

Margaret Browning's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Margaret Browning in Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1599
7 Jan 1599
Age 79
Death of Margaret Browning in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1599
2 Mar 1599
Age 79
Burial of Margaret Browning in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Browning, person ID LBQM-PSJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1599
    Event Place: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Browning, person ID LBQM-PSJ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1599
    Event Place: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Browning, person ID LBQM-PSJ.
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