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Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1515–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 May 1573

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: John Weston

Mother: Lady Neville

Spouse(s): Alice Jennings

Children(s): Lady Weston, Alice Weston

Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland was born in 1515 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Weston And Lady Cecilia De Neville. In 1570, Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland established residence. Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland married Alice Jenyngs Jennings, and had children including Alice Weston, Lady Alice Weston. Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland passed away in 1573 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland was born in 1515 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Weston And Lady Cecilia De Neville.
  • In 1570, Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland established residence.
  • Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland married Alice Jenyngs Jennings, and had children including Alice Weston, Lady Alice Weston.
  • Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland passed away in 1573 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Weston
1470–1550
Birth Location: Lichfield, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
JW
Lady Neville
1488–1576
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LN

Spouses(s)

Alice Jennings
1530–1795
Birth Location: Lismore, Cork, Munster, Ireland
AJ

Children(s)

Lady Weston
1541–1631
Birth Location: Lismore, Cork, Munster, Ireland
LW
Alice Weston
1556–
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
AW

Sir Ireland's Ancestors

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Sir Ireland
1515–1573
Birth Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Weston
1470–1550
Lichfield, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Cecilia De) Neville
1488–1576
Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph (de) Neville
1470–1498
Staindrop, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Edith (Elizabeth) Sandys
1471–1529
Sherborne, Saint John, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Neville
1456–1499
William II
1438–1496
Margaret Sandys
1453–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ireland's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of) Ireland (1515–25 May 1573) m. Alice (Jenyngs) Jennings (1530–9 Oct 1795)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice) Weston 1541–1631 m. Sir (Geoffrey) Fenton 1539–1608 m. Hugh (Bishop Of Meath) Brady 1520–1584
    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. Alice Weston 1556–

Sir Ireland's Timeline

5 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1566
7 Jul 1566
Age 51
Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland was married in Chicheley,Buckingham,England
Chicheley,Buckingham,England
1570
1570
Age 55
Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland resided here
None
1573
20 May 1573
Age 58
Death of Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland in Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1573
25 May 1573
Age 58
Burial of Sir Robert Weston LLD, MP, Lord Chancellor of Ireland in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1566
    Event Place: Chicheley,Buckingham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1570
    Record Source: England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1573
    Event Place: Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [7] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [8] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1573
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
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