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Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby 1547 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 16 November 1596

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Anne (Willoughby)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Willoughby)

Children(s): Margaret (Spencer)

Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Willoughby and Anne Grey (Willoughby). Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby married Elizabeth Lyttelton \ Littleton (Willoughby), and had children including Margaret Willoughby (Spencer). Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Willoughby and Anne Grey (Willoughby).
  • Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby married Elizabeth Lyttelton \ Littleton (Willoughby), and had children including Margaret Willoughby (Spencer).
  • Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, Greater London, England.

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Sir Willoughby's Ancestors

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Sir Willoughby
1547 – 1596
Birth Place: Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Willoughby
1517 – 1548
Dorset, England
Anne (Grey) (Willoughby)
1513 – 1548
Grosby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward) Willoughby
1485 – 1567
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Anne Filliol) (Willoughby)
1480 – 1541
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Thomas Grey
1477 – 1530
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Wotton) (Grey)
1486 – 1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Willoughby
1452 – 1528
Margaret (Willoughby)
Willem Filliol
Thomas Grey
1455 – 1501
Cecily (Grey)
1460 – 1530
Sir Wotton
1465 – 1524
Anne (Wotton)
1460 – 1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Willoughby
1427 – 1465
Lady (Willoughby)
1430 – 1491
Sir Markham
Joan (Markham)
John \Gray
1432 – 1461
Elizabeth Grey)
1437 – 1492
(Sir) Bonville
1442 – 1460
Katherine Hastings)
1442 – 1504
(Sir) Wotton
1425 – 1499
Elizabeth (Wotton)
1425 – 1494
Lord Belknap
1428 – 1488
Margaret Belknap)
1432 – 1488

Sir Willoughby's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron) Willoughby (1547 – 16 November 1596) m. Elizabeth (Lyttelton \ Littleton) (Willoughby) (1545 – 07 Aug 1597)
  1. 1. Margaret (Willoughby) (Spencer) (21 Oct 1571 – 17 Aug 1597) m. Robert Spencer (21 Jul 1567 – 25 Oct 1627)
    1. 1. William Spencer (4 January 1591 – 19 Dec 1636) m. Penelope (Wriothesley) (Spencer) (1592 – 16 Jul 1667)
      1. 1. Alice (Spencer) (Moore) (26 Dec 1625 – abt 1696) m. Sir (Henry) Moore (14 Jun 1625 – 12 Jan 1676)
        1. 1. Mary (Moore) (McGrew) (1 Dec 1645 – 17 Mar 1726) m. William McGrew (Abt. 1640 – 3 Jun 1684)

Sir Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby in Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
1596
16 November 1596
Age 49
Death of Sir Francis Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby in London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Wallaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1596
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England

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