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Sir Henry Sidney 1529–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1529

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 5 May 1586

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Father:

Mother: Lady Pakenham

Spouse(s): Lady Dudley

Children(s): Leann Grimes

In 1529, Sir Henry Sidney entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to William Sidney Of Penshurst And Lady Anne Pakenham. Sir Henry Sidney married Lady Mary Dudley, and had children including Leann Grimes. Sir Henry Sidney passed away in 1586 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Sir Henry Sidney entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to William Sidney Of Penshurst And Lady Anne Pakenham.
  • Sir Henry Sidney married Lady Mary Dudley, and had children including Leann Grimes.
  • Sir Henry Sidney passed away in 1586 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

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Sir Sidney's Ancestors

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Sir Sidney
1529–1586
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Lady (Anne) Pakenham
1504–1544
Penshurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh*) Pakenham
1470–1512
Pakenham Place, Kirby Mallory, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Anne*) Clement
1475–1510
Penshurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sidney's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Sidney (20 Jul 1529–5 May 1586) m. Lady (Mary) Dudley (1535–9 Aug 1586)
  1. 1. Leann Grimes 1573–1615 m. Robert Fountayn 1573–1620
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Amy Fontayne) (Fountayn) 1594–1618 m. Lt. (Col. John Gilham (Gilliam Guilham Gillam)) III 1594–1651
      1. 1. Captain (John Devereaux) Gilliam 1614–1673 m. Margery ('Margaret' Henshaw Briggs) Randolph 1614–1688
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gilliam 1667–1735 m. William Towney 1660–1725

Sir Sidney's Timeline

2 Records

1529
20 Jul 1529
Birth of Sir Henry Sidney in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1586
5 May 1586
Age 57
Death of Sir Henry Sidney in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1529
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1586
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

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