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Thomas Lord Howard of Walden 1561–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1561

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex

Death Date: 28 May 1626

Death Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Suffolk

Mother: Margaretha Audley

Spouse(s): Catharina Knyvett, Mary Dacre, Alice Bretton

Children(s): Thomas Berkshire, Frances Howard, Theophilus Howard, Katherine Cecil, Elizabeth Vaux, Robert Howard, William Howard

In 1561, Thomas Lord Howard of Walden entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, born to Thomas Howard Duke Of Suffolk And Margaretha Audley. Thomas Lord Howard of Walden married Alice Bretton, Catharina Knyvett, Mary Dacre, and had children including Elizabeth Vaux, Frances Howard, Katherine Cecil, Robert Howard, Theophilus Howard, Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire, William Howard. Thomas Lord Howard of Walden passed away in 1626 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Thomas Lord Howard of Walden entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, born to Thomas Howard Duke Of Suffolk And Margaretha Audley.
  • Thomas Lord Howard of Walden married Alice Bretton, Catharina Knyvett, Mary Dacre, and had children including Elizabeth Vaux, Frances Howard, Katherine Cecil, Robert Howard, Theophilus Howard, Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire, William Howard.
  • Thomas Lord Howard of Walden passed away in 1626 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Suffolk
1536–1572
Birth Location: Corby Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
TS
Margaretha Audley
1540–1564
Birth Location: Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MA

Spouses(s)

Catharina Knyvett
1565–1633
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
CK
Mary Dacre
1563–1578
Birth Location: Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
MD
Alice Bretton
1555–
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AB

Children(s)

Thomas Berkshire
1587–1669
Birth Location: Walden Castle/Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
TB
Frances Howard
1590–1632
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
FH
Theophilus Howard
1584–1640
Birth Location: England
TH
Katherine Cecil
1588–1673
Birth Location: –
KC
Elizabeth Vaux
1586–1658
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
EV
Robert Howard
1585–1653
Birth Location: –
RH
William Howard
1599–1672
Birth Location: –
WH

Thomas Walden's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Walden
1561–1626
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex
Parents
Thomas Howard, Duke of Suffolk
1536–1572
Corby Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaretha Audley
1540–1564
Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Henry I "The Poet" Howard, 3rd Earl of Surrey, Earl Marshal of) England
1517–1547
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Frances deVere of) Surrey
1517–1577
East Soham, Suffolk, England
Lord (Baron Thomas D'Audley-Dudley-van Walden, 1st Baron of) Walden
1503–1544
Earls Colne, Essex
Lady (Elizabeth Edith De-Grey Howard Baroness Audley of) Horton
1510–1561
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Surrey
1473–1554
Elizabeth Stafford
1497–1558
Geoffrey Audley
1477–1503
Mrs- Audley
1453–
Thomas II
1477–1530
Margaret Grey
1486–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Walden's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Lord Howard of) Walden (24 August 1561–28 May 1626) m. Catharina Knyvett (1565–8 September 1633) m. Mary Dacre (4 July 1563–7 April 1578) m. Alice Bretton (1555–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Howard 1st Earl of Howard, 1st Earl of) Berkshire 1587–1669 m. Elizabeth Stafford 1595–1672
    1. 1. Henry (Howard Earl of) Surrey 1628–1663 m. Frances Howard 1517–1577
      1. 1. Thomas Howard 1538–1572 m. Margaret Audley 1540–1563
        1. 1. Margaret Howard 1561–1591 m. Robert Sackville 1525–
        2. 2. Thomas Howard 1561–1626
        3. 3. William Howard 1563–1640
      2. 2. Henry Howard 1540–1614
      3. 3. Katherine Berkeley 1538–1596
      4. 4. Jane Neville –1593
      5. 5. Margaret Scrope 1543–1592
    2. 2. Willem (Lord Howard van) Charlton 1622–
    3. 3. Colonel (Phillip) Howard 1629–1717
    4. 4. Frances Howard 1627–1670 m. Conyers (Lord Darcy van) Knayth 1622–1692
      1. 1. Grace Darcy 1655–1656
      2. 2. Frances Darcy 1657–1658
      3. 3. John Darcy 1659–1689 m. Bridget Sutton 1660–1736
        1. 1. Robert (Lord Darcy van) Knayth 1681–1722
    5. 5. Robert Howard 1626–1698
    6. 6. Baron (William Howard of) Effingham 1510–1573 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Katherine Broughton 1514–1535 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Katherine Howard 1514–1535 m. Margaret Howard 1515–1581
      1. 1. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621 m. William Scott 1540–1612
        1. 1. Roose Scott 1571–1571
        2. 2. Edmund Scott 1562–1642
        3. 3. Henry Scott 1560–1624 m. Martha Whatlocke 1568–1643
      2. 2. Karel (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1536–1624 m. Katherine Howard 1540–1603 m. Margaret Monson 1591–1639
        1. 1. William Howard 1577–1615
        2. 2. Frances Brooke 1572–1628
        3. 3. Elizabeth Stewart –1646
        4. 4. Charles Howard 1579–1642
        5. 5. Charles Howard 1616–1681
        6. 6. James Howard –1610
        7. 7. William Howard 1615–1615
        8. 8. Thomas Howard –1617
      3. 3. Mary Howard 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612
      4. 4. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621
        1. 1. Henry Scott 1560–1624
      5. 5. Karel (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1536–1624 m. Katherine Howard 1547–1603 m. Margaret Monson 1591–1639
        1. 1. William Howard 1577–1615
        2. 2. Frances Brooke 1572–1628
        3. 3. Elizabeth Stewart –1646
        4. 4. Charles Howard 1579–1642
        5. 5. Charles Howard 1616–1681
        6. 6. James Howard –1610
        7. 7. William Howard 1615–1615
        8. 8. Thomas Howard –1617
      6. 6. Mary Howard 1533–1615
      7. 7. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621
        1. 1. Henry Scott 1560–1624
      8. 8. Charles Howard 1536–1624
      9. 9. Lady (Douglas) Stafford 1535–1608
      10. 10. Frances Seymour 1554–1598
      11. 11. Mary Mompesson 1543–1600
      12. 12. William Howard 1538–1600
        1. 1. Frans (Sir) Howard 1590–1651
    7. 7. Charles (Howard 2nd Earl of Howard, 2nd Earl of) Berkshire 1615–1679
    8. 8. Thomas (Howard 3rd Earl of Howard, 3rd Earl of) Berkshire 1619–1706
    9. 9. Edward Howard 1624–1700
    10. 10. James Howard 1640–1669
    11. 11. Lady (Diana) Howard 1636–1713
    12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth) Howard 1635–1714
    13. 13. Lady (Mary) Howard 1616–1679
  2. 2. Frances Howard 1590–1632
  3. 3. Theophilus Howard 1584–1640
  4. 4. Katherine Cecil 1588–1673
  5. 5. Elizabeth Vaux 1586–1658
  6. 6. Robert Howard 1585–1653
  7. 7. William Howard 1599–1672

Thomas Walden's Timeline

3 Records

1561
24 August 1561
Birth of Thomas Lord Howard of Walden in Saffron Walden, Essex
Saffron Walden, Essex
1576
1 October 1576
Age 15
Thomas Lord Howard of Walden was married in Glemsford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Glemsford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1626
28 May 1626
Age 65
Death of Thomas Lord Howard of Walden in Suffolk House, Londen
Suffolk House, Londen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1561
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 71
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 October 1576
    Event Place: Glemsford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1626
    Event Place: Suffolk House, Londen
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 71
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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