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Lady Helen, Baroness, of, Dedham, Castle Butler 1508 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: July 2 1597

Death Location: St Canices Cathedral, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir Ossory

Mother: Margaret Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Thomas Bowdiege, Donogh O'Brien

Children(s): Lady O'Brien, Lady O'Brien

According to available records, Lady Helen Baroness of Dedham Castle Butler was born in 1508 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Sir Piers “Piers The Red” Butler 8th Earl Of Ormond 1st Earl Of Ossory and Margaret Fitzgerald. Following those early years, Lady Helen Baroness of Dedham Castle Butler married Thomas Bowdiege and Donogh "2nd Earl of Thomond" Ramhar O'Brien, and their family grew to include Lady Margaret, of Inchiquin O'Brien, Lady Margaret and of Inchiquin O'Brien. In the later years of life, Lady Helen Baroness of Dedham Castle Butler died in 1597 in St Canices Cathedral, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Parents

Sir Ossory
1460 – 1539
Birth Location: Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Margaret Fitzgerald
1475 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Bowdiege
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Rochford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Donogh O'Brien
1505 – 1553
Birth Location: County Clare, Ireland
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Children(s)

Lady O'Brien
1526 – 1616
Birth Location: Bunrathy Castle, Ireland
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Lady O'Brien
1526 – 1616
Birth Location: Bunrathy Castle, Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1508
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: July 2 1597
    Event Place: St Canices Cathedral, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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