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Margaret Willoughby 1571 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571

Birth Location: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1597

Death Location: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Elizabeth Willoughby

Spouse(s): Sir Baron

Children(s): Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir Spencer, Sir Spencer, Sir Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer

Margaret Willoughby was born in 1571 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Willoughby and Elizabeth Willoughby. Margaret Willoughby married Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron, and had children including Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir William Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Sir Edward Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer. Margaret Willoughby passed away in 1597 in Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Willoughby was born in 1571 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Willoughby and Elizabeth Willoughby.
  • Margaret Willoughby married Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron, and had children including Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir William Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Sir Edward Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer.
  • Margaret Willoughby passed away in 1597 in Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Margaret Willoughby's Ancestors

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Margaret Willoughby
1571 – 1597
Birth Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Willoughby
1547 – 1596
Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Willoughby
1545 – 1594
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Willoughby's Descendants

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Margaret Willoughby (1571 – 17 Aug 1597) m. Sir (Robert Spencer, 1st) Baron (1570 – 25 Oct 1627)
  1. 1. Mary Spencer (24 Aug 1588 – 14 Jul 1658) m. Richard Anderson (23 Jan 1585 – 1661)
    1. 1. Robert Anderson (1618 – Abt. 1700)
  2. 2. Randolph Spencer (1590 – 22 Jul 1658)
  3. 3. John Spencer (06 Dec 1590 – 16 Aug 1610)
  4. 4. Sir (William) Spencer (Dec 1591 – 19 Dec 1636)
  5. 5. Sir (Richard) Spencer (21 Oct 1593 – 01 Nov 1667)
  6. 6. Sir (Edward) Spencer (02 Mar 1594 – 16 Feb 1656)
  7. 7. Margaret Spencer (14 Aug 1597 – 06 Dec 1613)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer

Margaret Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1571
1571
Birth of Margaret Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
1597
17 Aug 1597
Age 26
Death of Margaret Willoughby in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2768.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJV
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1597
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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