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Margaret Butler 1515 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1515

Birth Location: Ormond, Kerry, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: 17 May 1578

Death Location: Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Butler

Mother: Marion Willes

Spouse(s): Ruairi Leix

Children(s): Callogh Mordha), Catherine O'More

The story of Margaret Butler began in 1515 in Ormond, Kerry, Munster, Ireland, with parents Edmund Butler and Marion Willes. As an adult, Margaret Butler wed Ruairi Caoch (Rory) O'More of Leix. Their household included Callogh O'Moore (O Mordha) and Catherine O'More. Margaret Butler's life came to an end in 1578 in Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Edmund Butler
1500 – 1551
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
EB
Marion Willes
1503 – 1555
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
MW

Spouses(s)

Ruairi Leix
1537 – 1578
Birth Location: Leix, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
RL

Children(s)

Callogh Mordha)
1569 – 1618
Birth Location: Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
CM
Catherine O'More
1540 – 1613
Birth Location: Abbeyleix, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
CO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1515
    Event Place: Ormond, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 17 Mar
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1638
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 May 1578
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1577
    Event Place: Hadstock, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960
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