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Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland 1540 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: County, Carlow, Ireland

Father: Sir Alumni

Mother: Jane Trenchard

Spouse(s): Lady Carew

Children(s): Lady Drury

In 1540, Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland entered the world in Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland, born to Sir Edmund Drue Drury of Horton, Cambridge University Alumni and Jane Trenchard. Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland married Lady Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Lady Catherine Drury. Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland passed away in 1609 in County, Carlow, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland entered the world in Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland, born to Sir Edmund Drue Drury of Horton, Cambridge University Alumni and Jane Trenchard.
  • Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland married Lady Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Lady Catherine Drury.
  • Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland passed away in 1609 in County, Carlow, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Alumni
1518 – 1617
Birth Location: Horton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Jane Trenchard
1521 – 1578
Birth Location: Ewarton, Suffolk, England
JT

Spouses(s)

Lady Carew
1518 – 1618
Birth Location: Carlow, Ireland
LC

Children(s)

Lady Drury
1567 – 1617
Birth Location: Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
LD

Sir Ireland's Ancestors

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Sir Ireland
1540 – 1609
Birth Place: Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
Parents
Sir Edmund Drue Drury of Horton, Cambridge University Alumni
1518 – 1617
Horton, Buckinghamshire, England
Jane Trenchard
1521 – 1578
Ewarton, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Drury
1485 – 1577
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Brudenell) Drury
1490 – 1542
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England
Sir (Thomas Trenchard of) Wolfeton
1502 – 1553
Dorset, , England
Eleanor ((Trenchard)) Strangeways
1510 – 1588
Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ireland's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of) Ireland (1540 – 1609) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carew (1518 – 1618)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Drury (1567 – 14 Dec 1617) m. Sir (John) King (Sep 1570 – 4 January 1636)
    1. 1. Martha King (1596 – 06 Mar 1667) m. Edward White (1593 – 26 Feb 1711)
      1. 1. Mary ((10GG) Thetford) White (abt 1620 – 06 Feb 1711) m. William Thetford (Jan 1622 – 1699)
        1. 1. Arthur ((9GG)) Thetford (1638 – )

Sir Ireland's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland in Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
1609
1609
Age 69
Death of Sir Robert Edward Drury, Lord Deputy of Ireland in County, Carlow, Ireland
County, Carlow, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Boyle Abbey, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: County, Carlow, Ireland
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