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Lady Frances Howard 1517 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 Jun 1577

Death Location: Earl Soham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Father: John Surrey

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Oxford,

Children(s): Catherine Howard, Lady Howard, Margaret Howard, Margaret Howard, Robert Howard, Sir Howard, Lady Westmoreland, Anne Howard, Anne Howard, Lord Norfolk, Thomas Com, Thomas Roward, Thomas Suffolk, Katherine Berkeley, Katherine Berkeley, Catherine Howard, Thomas Com, Margaret Howard, Mary Howard, Henry Northhampton, Sir Howard, Charles Neville, Margaret Scrope, Lady Bolton, Jane Neville, Temperance Howard

The story of Lady Frances Howard began in 1517 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England, with parents John DeVere Howard, Countess of Surrey and Lady Elizabeth Trussel, Countess Consort of Oxford , Lady in Waiting to Queen Ann Boleyn. As an adult, Lady Frances Howard wed Sir Henry Howard, Earl Marshal of England, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 5th Earl of Surrey and 16th Earl of Oxford,. Their household included Catherine Howard, Lady Catherine "Kate" (DeVere) Howard, Margaret Dudely (DeVere) Howard, Margaret Dudely (DeVere) Howard, Robert DeVere Howard, Sir Robert Howard, Lady Jane Howard Scrope Neville, Countess of Westmoreland, Anne DeVere Howard, Anne DeVere Howard, Lord Thomas Howard, son of Henry I, 4th Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Knight of the Garter, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 4th Earl of Surrey, 15th Baron Segrave, 14th Baron Mowbray, Earl Marshal, Com, Thomas Roward, Thomas Howard Hertog van Suffolk, Katherine Howard Berkeley, Katherine DeVere Howard Berkeley, Catherine Howard, Thomas Howard, Knight of the Garter, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 4th Earl of Surrey, 15th Baron Segrave, 14th Baron Mowbray, Earl Marshal, Com, Margaret Howard, Mary Jane Howard, Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northhampton, Sir Henry Howard, Charles Neville, Margaret Howard of Scrope, Lady Margaret (DeVere) Howard Baroness Le Scrope of Bolton, Jane Howard Neville and Temperance Dudley (DeVere) Howard. Lady Frances Howard's life came to an end in 1577 in Earl Soham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Parents

John Surrey
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Lady Boleyn
1490 – 1527
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Oxford,
1517 – 1547
Birth Location: Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Catherine Howard
1520 – 1542
Birth Location: Lambeth, Norfolk, England
CH
Lady Howard
1530 – 1596
Birth Location: Corby Castle, Cumberland, England
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Margaret Howard
1531 – 1541
Birth Location: Atherton, Sussex, England
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Margaret Howard
1531 – 1541
Birth Location: Atherton, Sussex, England
MH
Robert Howard
1532 – 1588
Birth Location: Earl, Ireland
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Sir Howard
1532 – 1588
Birth Location: Ireland
SH
Lady Westmoreland
1533 – 1593
Birth Location: Castle Raby, Durham, England
LW
Anne Howard
1535 – 1593
Birth Location: Kenninghall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
AH
Anne Howard
1535 – 1593
Birth Location: Kenninghall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
AH
Lord Norfolk
1536 – 1572
Birth Location: Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
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Thomas Com
1536 – 1572
Birth Location: Kenninghall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
TC
Thomas Roward
1536 – 1572
Birth Location: Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England.
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Thomas Suffolk
1536 – 1572
Birth Location: Corby Castle, Kenninghall, Norfolk
TS
Katherine Berkeley
1538 – 1596
Birth Location: Corby Castle, Cumberland, England
KB
Katherine Berkeley
1538 – 1596
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
KB
Catherine Howard
1538 – 1596
Birth Location: Corby Castle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
CH
Thomas Com
1538 – 1572
Birth Location: Kenninghall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
TC
Margaret Howard
1540 – 1582
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
MH
Mary Howard
1540 – 1586
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
MH
Henry Northhampton
1540 – 1756
Birth Location: Shottesham, Norfolk, England
HN
Sir Howard
1540 – 1614
Birth Location: Shottesham, Norfolk, England
SH
Charles Neville
1543 – 1601
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
CN
Margaret Scrope
1543 – 1592
Birth Location: Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
MS
Lady Bolton
1543 – 1592
Birth Location: St Mary At Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
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Jane Neville
1545 – 1593
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JN
Temperance Howard
1545 – 1546
Birth Location: Atherton, Sussex, England
TH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1517
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Howard papers : with a biographical pedigree and criticism

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Jun 1577
    Event Place: Earl Soham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Framlingham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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