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Margaret Hanah Towers 1554–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: of Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 2 Dec 1615

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Francise Towers

Mother: Lady Home

Spouse(s): Richard Gilson

Children(s): William Gilson

The story of Margaret Hanah Towers began in 1554 in of Ashby, Leicestershire, England. Margaret Hanah Towers married Richard Gilson, and had children including William Gilson. Margaret Hanah Towers passed away in 1615 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Hanah Towers began in 1554 in of Ashby, Leicestershire, England.
  • Margaret Hanah Towers married Richard Gilson, and had children including William Gilson.
  • Margaret Hanah Towers passed away in 1615 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Towers's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Towers
1554–1615
Birth Place: of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Francise Towers
1529–1665
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
Lady (Helen) Home
1536–1586
Wedderburn Castle,Scot
Grandparents
John Towers
1500–1529
Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Katherine Gunter
1500–1544
Chilworth Manor, St Martha On Hill, Surrey, England
Lord (George Canmore) Home
1514–1547
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Janet Dyet
1503–1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
Sir Home
1490–1516
Agnes Bothwell
1472–1557
Lord Dirleton
1475–1505
Lady Dirleton
1482–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Home
1399–1468
Lord Dirleton
–1502
Lady Seton
–1493
Sir Morton
1487–1548
Lady Balfour
1460–1520

Margaret Towers's Descendants

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Margaret (Hanah) Towers (1554–2 Dec 1615) m. Richard Gilson (1550–24 Aug 1616)
  1. 1. William Gilson 1572–1639 m. Lady (Francis Hannah) Tower 1577–1649
    1. 1. Hannah ((H.Tower) Gilson \) Gillson 1599–1658 m. Sir (John Richard) Damon 1590–1636
      1. 1. Jane ((Plympton)) Dummer 1626–1680 m. Sgt. (John Plympton , of) Deerfield 1620–1677
        1. 1. Marah Plimpton 1643–1736 m. Nathaniel (Johnson) (twin?) 1640–1698
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Damon 1600–1684 m. John (William) Plympton 1595–1670
        1. 1. Sgt. (John Plympton , of) Deerfield 1620–1677 m. Jane ((Plympton)) Dummer 1626–1680

Margaret Towers's Timeline

5 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Margaret Hanah Towers in of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
of Ashby, Leicestershire, England
1612
1612
Age 58
Death of Margaret Hanah Towers in England
England
1615
abt 1615
Age 61
Death of Margaret Hanah Towers in England
England
1615
abt 1615
Age 61
Death of Margaret Hanah Towers in England
England
1615
2 Dec 1615
Age 61
Burial of Margaret Hanah Towers in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: of Ashby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1615
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1615
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 3011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1615
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 3011

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