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Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby 1500 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Risley, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 10 May 1554

Death Location: Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Ellen Egerton

Spouse(s): Margaret Mollineux

Children(s): Dorothy Willoughby

The story of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition began in 1500 in Risley, Derbyshire, England. Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition married Margaret Mollineux, and had children including Dorothy Willoughby. Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition passed away in 1554 in Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition began in 1500 in Risley, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition married Margaret Mollineux, and had children including Dorothy Willoughby.
  • Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition passed away in 1554 in Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Willoughby
1445 – 1528
Birth Location: Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Ellen Egerton
1483 – 1518
Birth Location: Wrinehill, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mollineux
1495 – 1552
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Willoughby
1550 – 1609
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Sir Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Sir Willoughby
1500 – 1554
Birth Place: Risley, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Willoughby
1445 – 1528
Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen Egerton
1483 – 1518
Wrinehill, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) WIlloughby
1427 – 1474
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret Griffith
– 1491
Sir (John) Egerton
1453 – 1518
Staffordshire, England
Eleanor Brereton
1460 –
Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1380 – 1448
Margaret Bingham
1401 – 1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1290 – 1362

Sir Willoughby's Descendants

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Sir (Hugh "the Navigator") Willoughby (1500 – Abt. 10 May 1554) m. Margaret Mollineux (1495 – 1552)
  1. 1. Dorothy Willoughby (1550 – 1609) m. Capt. (John Frank) Wheatley (2 Feb 1561 – 15 May 1609)
    1. 1. Rachel Wheatley (1595 – 15 Jul 1651) m. Martin Saunders (1595 – 4 Aug 1658)
      1. 1. Lydia (Leah) Saunders (About 1620 – 1700) m. Robertus Parmenter (1622 – 15 Mar 1683)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Parmenter (29 Oct 1657 – 16 Jan 1704) m. Lieut (Samuel Nathan) Penniman (14 Nov 1645 – 16 Jan 1705)

Sir Willoughby's Timeline

5 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition in Risley, Derbyshire, England
Risley, Derbyshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition in Risley, Derbyshire, England
Risley, Derbyshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition in Risley, Derbyshire, England
Risley, Derbyshire, England
1554
Abt. 10 May 1554
Age 54
Death of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition in Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold
Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold
1554
Abt. 10 May 1554
Age 54
Death of Sir Hugh "the Navigator" Willoughby , Explorer Captain of Artic Expedition in Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold
Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Risley, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 5013059

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Risley, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Risley, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 10 May 1554
    Event Place: Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 10 May 1554
    Event Place: Kola Peninsula, Russia - on the ship the Bona Esperanza, the crew may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting from a decision to insulate their ship and block their stove chimney to fight the Arctic cold
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Sep
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby
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