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Lady Margaret, "Majorie" Williams 1521 – 1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1521

Birth Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: December 1599

Death Location: Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)

Father: Sir Williams

Mother: Lady Bedlow

Spouse(s): Sir Norris

Children(s): Lady Norris

Early life: Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams , Baroness of Rycote arrived in Thame, Oxfordshire, England in 1521, born to Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams and Lady Elizabeth Bedlow. Over time, Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams , Baroness of Rycote formed a family with Sir Henry Norris, which included Lady Elizabeth "Catherine" Norris. Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams , Baroness of Rycote concluded life in Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels) in 1599.

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Parents

Sir Williams
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
SW
Lady Bedlow
1506 – 1556
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Sir Norris
1525 – 1601
Birth Location: Wytham Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
SN

Children(s)

Lady Norris
1558 – 1599
Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1521
    Event Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 20 Oct 1793
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANW 1793-94_k-n

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: December 1599
    Event Place: Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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