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Sir Henry Howard 1540 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1540

Birth Location: Shottesham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Jun 1614

Death Location: Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Oxford,

Mother: Lady Surrey

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In 1540, Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton entered the world in Shottesham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Henry Howard, Earl Marshal of England, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 5th Earl of Surrey, 16th Earl of Oxford, and Lady Frances DeVere Howard, Countess of Surrey. Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton passed away in 1614 in Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton entered the world in Shottesham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Henry Howard, Earl Marshal of England, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 5th Earl of Surrey, 16th Earl of Oxford, and Lady Frances DeVere Howard, Countess of Surrey.
  • Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton passed away in 1614 in Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England.

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Sir Howard's Ancestors

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Sir Howard
1540 – 1614
Birth Place: Shottesham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Howard, Earl Marshal of England, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 5th Earl of Surrey, 16th Earl of Oxford,
1517 – 1547
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Frances DeVere Howard, Countess of) Surrey
1517 – 1577
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Howard II, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl Surrey, Knight of the) Garter
1473 – 1554
Kenninghall, Breckland Bough, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth de Stafford Howard, Duchess Of) Norfolk
1477 – 1558
Benyington Castle, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
John (DeVere Howard, Countess of) Surrey
1482 – 1540
England
Lady (Elizabeth) Trussel
1500 – 1527
Cublesdon, Kibblestone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Trussell
1468 – 1499
Margaret Dunn
1472 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Howard's Timeline

3 Records

1540
25 Feb 1540
Birth of Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton in Shottesham, Norfolk, England
Shottesham, Norfolk, England
1614
15 Jun 1614
Age 74
Death of Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton in Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England
Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England
1827
11 Aug 1827
Age 287
Sir Henry Howard Earl of Northampton was baptized in St.Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire, England
St.Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1540
    Event Place: Shottesham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1827
    Event Place: St.Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1614
    Event Place: Northampton House, The Strand, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Dover District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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