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Margaret Clifford 1497–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 25 November 1540

Death Location: Widdrington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: Henry KB

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Hendrik Cumberland, Henry Widdrington

Children(s): Elizabeth Clifford, Ingeram Clifford, Jane Clifford, Maud Clifford, Robert CLIFFORD, Thomas Clifford, Sir Cumberland, Catherine Clifford, Dorothy Widdrington, John Widdrington

Margaret Clifford was born in 1497 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, the child of Henry Algernon 5Th Earl Of Northumberland Percy Kg Kb And Lady Catherine Spencer. Margaret Clifford married Hendrik Cumberland, Henry Widdrington, and had children including Catherine Clifford, Dorothy Widdrington, Elizabeth Clifford, Ingeram Clifford, Jane Clifford, John Widdrington, Maud Clifford, Robert De Clifford, Sir Arthur Henry Clifford Of Cumberland, Thomas Clifford. Margaret Clifford passed away in 1540 in Widdrington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Clifford was born in 1497 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, the child of Henry Algernon 5Th Earl Of Northumberland Percy Kg Kb And Lady Catherine Spencer.
  • Margaret Clifford married Hendrik Cumberland, Henry Widdrington, and had children including Catherine Clifford, Dorothy Widdrington, Elizabeth Clifford, Ingeram Clifford, Jane Clifford, John Widdrington, Maud Clifford, Robert De Clifford, Sir Arthur Henry Clifford Of Cumberland, Thomas Clifford.
  • Margaret Clifford passed away in 1540 in Widdrington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Clifford's Ancestors

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Margaret Clifford
1497–1540
Birth Place: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Parents
Henry Algernon 5th Earl of Northumberland Percy KG KB
1477–1527
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Lady (Catherine) Spencer
1477–1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Percy
1449–1489
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Maud (Daughter of 1st Earl of Pembroke) Herbert
1453–1485
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert Of SpencerCombe) Spencer
1430–1502
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanor Countess Of Ormond And Wiltshire) Beaufort
1431–1501
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry IX
1421–1461
Lady Poynings
1421–1484
William KG
1423–1469
Lady Devereux
1430–1486
Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455
Eleanor Beauchamp
1408–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1393–1455
Eleanor Neville
1398–1472
Sir Herbert
1382–1445
Gwladys Gam
1388–1454
Sir III
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1412–1459
Sir Beauchamp
1382–1439
Lady Berkeley
1386–1422

Margaret Clifford's Descendants

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Margaret Clifford (1497–25 November 1540) m. Hendrik Cumberland (1493–22 September 1542) m. Henry Widdrington (1476–26 August 1518)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Clifford 1515–1569
  2. 2. Ingeram Clifford 1520–1579
  3. 3. Jane Clifford 1525–1625
  4. 4. Maud Clifford 1523–1557
  5. 5. Robert (de) CLIFFORD 1520–
  6. 6. Thomas Clifford 1526–1572
  7. 7. Sir (Arthur Henry Clifford of) Cumberland 1520–1570 m. Eleanor Clifford 1519–1547
    1. 1. Francis (François 4th Earl Of Cumberland) Clifford 1559–1641 m. Grisold Hughes 1565–1613
      1. 1. Henry (Hendrik Clifford 5th Earl of) Cumberland 1591–1643 m. Lady (Frances Countess Cumberland) Cecil 1593–1644
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brampton 1613–1661 m. Richard (Do Cornwall) Earl 1621–1694
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Countess Of Derby) Clifford 1540–1632
    3. 3. Henry Clifford 1538–1541
    4. 4. Lord (Charles) Clifford 1538–1541
    5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Clifford 1547–1641
    6. 6. Jane (Lady Clifford) (Grey) 1537–1554
    7. 7. Lady (Joan) Clifford 1535–1596
    8. 8. Catherine Seymour 1538–1568
  8. 8. Catherine Clifford 1513–1598 m. Sir (Richard Roger) Cholmley 1516–1579 m. Lord (John 8th Baron Of Bolton le) Scrope 1510–1549
    1. 1. Helen Scrope 1545–1578
    2. 2. Bridget Scrope 1546–1573
    3. 3. John (Le Scrope) Scrope 1532–1591
    4. 4. Edward (Le) Scrope 1538–
    5. 5. John leScrope 1540–1547
    6. 6. Thomas Scrope 1538–
    7. 7. Joan Scrope 1549–
    8. 8. Adrian (Le Scrope) KB 1524–1577 m. Ursula Ludlow 1547–1613
      1. 1. Robert Scrope 1569–1630
      2. 2. Barbara Scrope 1572–1573
    9. 9. George Scrope 1536–1592
    10. 10. Henry (9th Baron Scrope of Bolton) LeScrope 1534–1592
    11. 11. Francis Cholmeley 1550–1579
    12. 12. John Cholmley 1554–
    13. 13. Elizabeth Cholmeley 1553–1558
    14. 14. Henry Cholmley 1552–
    15. 15. Margaret Cholmley 1556–
    16. 16. Margaret Scrope 1531–1631 m. John Constable 1527–1579
      1. 1. Henry Burton 1557–1607
      2. 2. Bridget (Scrope) Constable 1548–1648
      3. 3. Eleanor (Scrope) Constable 1545–1645
      4. 4. Francis Constable 1546–1607
      5. 5. Joan Constable 1549–1649
      6. 6. John Constable 1550–
      7. 7. Joseph Constable 1542–
      8. 8. Ralph Constable 1544–
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Dakins) Constable 1545–1610
  9. 9. Dorothy Widdrington 1510–1560 m. Robert (5th Baron Ogle Ogle) II 1510–1545
    1. 1. Margery Ogle 1532–1566
    2. 2. Robert Ogle 1529–1562
    3. 3. Barbara Ogle 1530–1600
    4. 4. Dorothy Ogle 1541–1581 m. Sir (Thomas) Forster 1530–1580
      1. 1. Nicholas Forster 1561–1613
  10. 10. John Widdrington 1507–1568

Margaret Clifford's Timeline

4 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1497
1497
Birth of Margaret Clifford in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
1540
25 November 1540
Age 43
Death of Margaret Clifford in Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
25 November 1540
Age 43
Death of Margaret Clifford in Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1540
    Event Place: Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1540
    Event Place: Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Widdrington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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