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Margaret Trafford 1490–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Trafford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 May 1540

Death Location: Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales

Father: Edmund Trafford

Mother: Margaret Savage

Spouse(s): Sir Lancashire

Children(s): William Gerard, Mary Garard, Henry Gerard, Ann Gerard, Pyers Gerard, James Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Peter Gerard, William Gerrard, James Garrard, Ann Gerard, Thomas Garrard, Catherine Gerard, Margaret Gerard, William Gerrard, Henry Gerard, Ann Merrill, Elizabeth Longford, Thomas Gerard, Henry Gerard, Richard Garard, Gentleman William, John Gerard, Thomas Gerard, Peter Gerard, Richard Garrard, Henry Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard

Margaret Trafford was born in 1490 in Trafford, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Trafford And Margaret Savage. Margaret Trafford married Sir Knight Thomas I Gerard Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winwick Esq 1 High Sheriff Of Lancashire, and had children including Ann Agnes Merrill, Ann Gerard, Catherine Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Elizabeth Longford, Gentleman Gerard William, Henry Gerard, Henry Of Rainhett Gerard, James Garrard, James Gerard, John Gerard, Margaret Gerard, Mary Beth Garard, Peter Gerard, Pyers Gerard, Richard Thomas Garard, Richard Thomas Garrard, Thomas Garrard, Thomas Gerard, William Gerard, William Gerrard. Margaret Trafford passed away in 1540 in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales.

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  • Margaret Trafford was born in 1490 in Trafford, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Trafford And Margaret Savage.
  • Margaret Trafford married Sir Knight Thomas I Gerard Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winwick Esq 1 High Sheriff Of Lancashire, and had children including Ann Agnes Merrill, Ann Gerard, Catherine Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Elizabeth Longford, Gentleman Gerard William, Henry Gerard, Henry Of Rainhett Gerard, James Garrard, James Gerard, John Gerard, Margaret Gerard, Mary Beth Garard, Peter Gerard, Pyers Gerard, Richard Thomas Garard, Richard Thomas Garrard, Thomas Garrard, Thomas Gerard, William Gerard, William Gerrard.
  • Margaret Trafford passed away in 1540 in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales.

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Margaret Trafford's Ancestors

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Margaret Trafford
1490–1540
Birth Place: Trafford, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Trafford
1450–1514
Trafford, Lancashire, , England
Margaret Savage
1450–1525
Clifton, Cheshire, , England
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Margaret Trafford's Descendants

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Margaret Trafford (1490–10 May 1540) m. Sir (Knight Thomas I Gerard of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, esq.(1), High Sheriff of) Lancashire (9 January 1488–7 November 1523)
  1. 1. William Gerard 1518–1558 m. Constance Page 1520–1587
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Gerrard 1565–1618 m. Thomas Martin 1562–1673
      1. 1. Francis Martin 1586–1994
      2. 2. William Martin 1580–1623
      3. 3. Thomas Martin 1583–1589
      4. 4. Francis Martin 1583–1589
      5. 5. Thomas Martin 1588–1994
      6. 6. John Martin 1616–1673 m. Maud Marshall 1615–1670
        1. 1. Ann Martin 1620–
        2. 2. Joel Martin 1638–1715
        3. 3. John (Lewis) Martin 1639–
        4. 4. William Martin 1580–1623
        5. 5. Abram Martin 1642–1711 m. Rebecca Bell 1655–1710
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gerard 1540–1599
    3. 3. Catherine Gerard 1545–
    4. 4. Dorothy Gerard 1548–1626
    5. 5. Thomas Gerard 1550–1629
    6. 6. Sidney Gerard 1554–1632
  2. 2. Mary (Beth) Garard 1522–1564
  3. 3. Henry Gerard 1522–1523
  4. 4. Ann Gerard 1520–
  5. 5. Pyers Gerard 1514–1533
  6. 6. James Gerard 1516–1566
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gerard 1520–1564
  8. 8. Peter Gerard 1514–1550
  9. 9. William Gerrard 1525–1600
  10. 10. James Garrard 1520–1521
  11. 11. Ann Gerard 1508–
  12. 12. Thomas Garrard 1508–1533
  13. 13. Catherine Gerard 1504–1564
  14. 14. Margaret Gerard 1514–1580
  15. 15. William Gerrard 1514–1568
  16. 16. Henry (of Rainhett) Gerard 1511–1560
  17. 17. Ann (Agnes) Merrill 1509–1560
  18. 18. Elizabeth Longford 1487–1547
  19. 19. Thomas Gerard 1540–1628
  20. 20. Henry Gerard 1522–1584
  21. 21. Richard (Thomas) Garard 1520–1533
  22. 22. Gentleman (Gerard) William 1518–1558
  23. 23. John Gerard 1515–1550
  24. 24. Thomas Gerard 1512–1558
  25. 25. Peter Gerard 1514–1515
  26. 26. Richard (Thomas) Garrard 1512–1513
  27. 27. Henry Gerard 1522–1584
  28. 28. Elizabeth Gerard 1506–

Margaret Trafford's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Margaret Trafford in Trafford, Lancashire, England
Trafford, Lancashire, England
1540
10 May 1540
Age 50
Death of Margaret Trafford in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales
Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Trafford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1540
    Event Place: Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales

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