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Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton 1502–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1502

Birth Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 3 August 1562

Death Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Burgh

Spouse(s): Lady Beaumont

Children(s): Sir Fenton, Edward Fenton, Elizabeth Fenton, Gertrude Fenton, James Fenton, Sir Fenton, Sir Fenton, Sir Fenton, Katherine Hester

In 1502, Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton entered the world in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, born to Thomas Charles Fenton Sr And Elizabeth Ann Lady Ravensworth De Burgh. Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton married Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont, and had children including Edward The Navigator Fenton, Elizabeth Catherine Fenton, Gertrude Fenton, James Fenton, Katherine Fenton Hester, Sir Anthony Fenton, Sir Geoffrey Fenton, Sir Henry Fenton, Sir John Fenton. Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton passed away in 1562 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton entered the world in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, born to Thomas Charles Fenton Sr And Elizabeth Ann Lady Ravensworth De Burgh.
  • Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton married Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont, and had children including Edward The Navigator Fenton, Elizabeth Catherine Fenton, Gertrude Fenton, James Fenton, Katherine Fenton Hester, Sir Anthony Fenton, Sir Geoffrey Fenton, Sir Henry Fenton, Sir John Fenton.
  • Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton passed away in 1562 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Sir Fenton's Ancestors

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Sir Fenton
1502–1562
Birth Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Charles Fenton Sr
1476–1536
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Ann Lady Ravensworth De) Burgh
1460–1507
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph Fenton
1450–1540
Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellinor Neville
1434–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fenton's Descendants

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Sir (Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury) Fenton (23 September 1502–3 August 1562) m. Lady (Cecilia Cecily) Beaumont (12 September 1504–6 June 1574)
  1. 1. Sir (Geoffrey) Fenton 1539–1608 m. Lady (Alice) Weston 1541–1631
    1. 1. Catherine Fenton 1571–1630 m. Sir (Richard Boyle 2nd Earl of) Cork\Boile 1566–1643
      1. 1. Joan Boyle 1611–1656 m. George FitzGerald 1611–1660
        1. 1. Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1641–1698 m. Callaghan (3rd Earl Clancarty 5th Viscount Muskerry) MacCarthy 1635–1676 m. Sir (William) Davys 1629–1687
        2. 2. Eleanor Fitzgerald 1636–1681 m. Walter Borrowes 1620–1685
        3. 3. Wentworth (Thomas 17th Earl Of Kildare) Fitzgerald 1634–1664 m. Elizabeth Hollis 1638–1666
      2. 2. Robert (Father Of Chemistry) Boyle 1627–1691
      3. 3. Katherine (Viscountess Ranelagh) Boyle 1615–1691 m. Arthur (2nd Viscount Ranelagh) Jones 1608–1669
        1. 1. Arthur (Isaac) Jones 1630–1692
      4. 4. Roger Boyle 1606–1615
      5. 5. Mary (Countess Of Warwick) Boyle 1624–1678 m. Charles (4th Earl Of Warwick Rich The Honourable Charles) Rich 1623–1673
        1. 1. Lord (Charles) Rich 1643–1664 m. Lady (Anne Countess Of Exeter Cavendish) Cecil 1649–1704
      6. 6. Richard (Do Cornwall) Earl 1621–1694 m. Elizabeth Brampton 1613–1661
        1. 1. Charles (3rd Viscount Dungarven) Boyle 1639–1694 m. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1637–1679
        2. 2. Henrietta Hyde 1646–1687 m. Laurence Hyde 1642–1711
        3. 3. Elisabeth Boyle 1643–1725 m. Nicholas Tufton 1631–1679
      7. 7. Sarah (Sara) Boyle 1609–1633 m. Sir (Thomas) Moore 1601–1623 m. Robert Digby 1611–1642
        1. 1. Lettice Digby –1656
        2. 2. Kildare (Baron Of Geashill) Digby 1627–1661
        3. 3. Catharine Digby –1661
      8. 8. Dorothy Boyle 1617–1668 m. Sir (Colonel Arthur) Loftus 1617–1659
        1. 1. Adam Loftus 1632–1691
        2. 2. Jane Gorge 1643–1728
        3. 3. Eleanor Loftus 1638–
      9. 9. Lettice (Goring) Boyle 1610–1643
      10. 10. Alice Barry 1607–1667 m. David (1st Earl Of Barrymore) Barry 1604–1642
      11. 11. Galfridius Boyle 1616–1616
      12. 12. Geffrey Boyle 1616–1616
      13. 13. Lewis (the Valiant) Boyle 1619–1643 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Guildford) Feilding 1625–1667
      14. 14. Margaret Boyle 1610–1667
      15. 15. Margaret Boyle 1629–1637
      16. 16. Sir (Roger 1St Earl Orrery) Boyle 1621–1679 m. Lady (Margaret) Howard 1623–1689
        1. 1. Sir (Roger 2nd Earl van Orrery) Boyle 1646–1682 m. Lady (Mary) Sackville 1647–1710
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Boyle 1643–1683 m. William O'Brien 1638–1691
      17. 17. Michael Boyle 1609–1702 m. Mary O'Brien 1611–1710 m. Margaret Synge 1614–1641
        1. 1. Martha Boyle 1643–1680 m. Sir (William) Davys 1629–1687
        2. 2. Honora Boyle 1660–1710 m. Thomas Cromwell 1653–1682 m. Francis Cuffe 1656–1712 m. Thomas Burdett 1688–1727
        3. 3. Murrough (Bligh 1st Viscount Blessington) Boyle 1649–1718 m. Lady (Anne) Coote 1654–1725
      18. 18. Susan (R) Boyle 1586–1625 m. Phillip (de) GREY 1576–1657
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gray 1615–1671
        2. 2. John Gray 1618–1674
    2. 2. Sir (William) Fenton 1565–1667
  2. 2. Edward (The Navigator) Fenton 1537–1603
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Catherine) Fenton 1548–1570
  4. 4. Gertrude Fenton 1535–
  5. 5. James Fenton 1530–1597
  6. 6. Sir (Anthony) Fenton 1551–1576
  7. 7. Sir (Henry) Fenton 1547–1576
  8. 8. Sir (John) Fenton 1542–1587
  9. 9. Katherine (Fenton) Hester 1532–1608

Sir Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1502
23 September 1502
Birth of Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
1562
3 August 1562
Age 60
Death of Sir Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury Fenton in Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1502
    Event Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1562
    Event Place: Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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