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Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady 1518–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 03 Aug 1578

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Pauntley

Mother: Margaret Needham

Spouse(s): Sir Bodenham

Children(s): Lady Machen

In 1518, Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady entered the world in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas John Whittington Lord Of Pauntley And Margaret Needham. Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady married Sir Knight Roger Ratherwas Bodenham, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Bodenham Baroness Machen. Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady passed away in 1578 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady entered the world in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas John Whittington Lord Of Pauntley And Margaret Needham.
  • Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady married Sir Knight Roger Ratherwas Bodenham, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Bodenham Baroness Machen.
  • Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady passed away in 1578 in Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretha Lady's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha Lady
1518–1578
Birth Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas John Whittington, Lord of Pauntley
1482–1545
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Needham
1490–1556
England
Grandparents
John Whittington
1458–1525
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Croft
1462–1527
Castle Croft, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Robert (Needham Sherrif of) Shropshire
1476–1556
Cranage, Cheshire, England
Dame (Agnes) Mainwaring
1478–1560
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Whittington
1432–1470
Elizabeth younger
1433–1496
Richard I
1427–1509
Eleanor Cornwall
1435–1519
William Needham
1430–1498
Isabel Bromley
1437–1489
John Mainwaring
1448–1495
Maud Legh
1451–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Whittington
1405–1440
Elizabeth Harescombe
1410–1500
Renfred Arundell
1396–1443
Joan Colshull
1402–1497
William Croft
1393–1433
Margaret Walwyn
1395–1439
Edmund Cornewall
1382–1437
Elizabeth Barre
1403–1468
Thomas Needham
1400–1463
Mathilde Brereton
1402–1438
John Bromley
1409–1488
Joane Hexstall
1420–1469
William Esq.
1415–1476
Ellen Butler
1425–1470
Robert Legh
1410–1479
Isabella Stanely
1413–1475

Margaretha Lady's Descendants

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Margaretha (Jane Whittington,) Lady (1518–03 Aug 1578) m. Sir (Knight Roger Ratherwas) Bodenham (1512–04 Dec 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Bodenham, Baroness) Machen 1538–1636 m. Thomas Morgan 1534–1608 m. Sir (Thomas "The Pirate" Morgan of Machen and Tredegar, Baron Morgan, Sheriff of London,) MP 1534–1604
    1. 1. Sir (John Morgan of) Langston 1560–1621
    2. 2. Frances (Catharine) Morgan 1557–1615
    3. 3. Edward Morgan 1560–1561
    4. 4. William (George) Morgan 1571–1629
    5. 5. Jane Morgan 1574–1602
    6. 6. Elizabeth Morgan 1572–1638
    7. 7. Thomas Morgan 1584–1626
    8. 8. John Morgan 1564–1610
    9. 9. Margaret Morgan 1580–1650
    10. 10. Edward Morgan 1562–1653
    11. 11. David Morgan 1566–1653
    12. 12. Anne Morgan 1578–1640
    13. 13. Blanch Morgan 1568–1661
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Ann) Morgan 1570–1647
    15. 15. Sir (Thomas III Baronet) Morgan 1562–1647
    16. 16. William (Morgan of) Tredegar 1560–1653
    17. 17. Lady (Blanch "Anne") Morgan 1568–1591 m. Edward Lewis 1554–1595 m. Sir (Edward 'Lord llysalybont' Lewis II) II 1525–1595
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lewis 1582–1605 m. Edmond (William) Ridley 1580–1618
        1. 1. Peter Ridley 1615–1670 m. Ann Prime 1621–1694
        2. 2. Christopher (Peter) Ridly 1600–1670 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Pryme 1605–1660

Margaretha Lady's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England
1578
1578
Age 60
Death of Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
1578
03 Aug 1578
Age 60
Burial of Margaretha Jane Whittington, Lady in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1578
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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