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Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight 1524–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: city, of, London, London, England

Death Date: 25 Sep 1595

Death Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England

Father: Sir Parliament

Mother: Lady Tudor)

Spouse(s): Lady m1542

Children(s): Mary Hopton

The story of Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight began in 1524 in city, of, London, London, England. Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight married Lady Anne Echingham M1542, and had children including Mary Hopton. Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight passed away in 1595 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight began in 1524 in city, of, London, London, England.
  • Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight married Lady Anne Echingham M1542, and had children including Mary Hopton.
  • Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight passed away in 1595 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England.

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Owen Knight's Ancestors

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Owen Knight
1524–1595
Birth Place: city, of, London, London, England
Parents
Sir Arthur Hopton, Knight, Member of Parliament
1489–1555
Witham, Essex, England
Lady (Anne Owen of Cowdray, Sussex (Ancestry of the royal House of) Tudor)
1490–1524
Cowdrey, Oxfordshire, England
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Owen Knight's Descendants

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Owen (Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London,) Knight (1524–25 Sep 1595) m. Lady (Anne Echingham) m1542 (1525–1596)
  1. 1. Mary Hopton 1547–1623 m. William (Bridges 4th Baron) Chandos 1552–1602
    1. 1. Benjamin Bridges 1579–
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Bridge 1596–1670 m. Thomas Whitny 1601–1646
        1. 1. Thomas Whitney 1642–1715 m. Elizabeth Martin 1655–1717

Owen Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight in city, of, London, London, England
city, of, London, London, England
1542
Aug 1542
Age 18
Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight was married in Barsham, Suffolk, England
Barsham, Suffolk, England
1589
23 Aug 1589
Age 65
Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight was married
None
1595
25 Sep 1595
Age 71
Death of Owen Hopton Sir, MP, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: city, of, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1542
    Event Place: Barsham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1589

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1595
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England

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