Ancestral Trails 2016 » Elizabeth SEYMOUR (1518-1568)

Personal data Elizabeth SEYMOUR 

• She was born in the year 1518 in Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

  Attention: Was younger than 16 years (14) when child (Frances CROMWELL) was born (??-??-1532) .

  Attention: Age at marriage (??-01-1531) below 16 years (13).

  Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Henry OUGHTRED) was born (??-??-1533) .

• Alternative: She was born in the year 1505 in Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.
• Title: Baroness Cromwell, Baroness St John
• She died on March 19, 1568 in Basing, Hampshire, she was 50 years old.
• She is buried March 1568 in St Mary, Basing, Hampshire.
• A child of John SEYMOUR and Margaret WENTWORTH

Household of Elizabeth SEYMOUR

(1) She is married to Anthony OUGHTRED.

They got married January 1531 at Kexby, East Riding, Yorkshire, she was 13 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Henry OUGHTRED  1533-1598
2. Margery OUGHTRED  1535-???? 

• The couple has common ancestors.



(2) She is married to Gregory CROMWELL.

They got married on August 3, 1537 at Mortlake, Surrey, she was 19 years old.




Child(ren):

1. Edward CROMWELL  1539-????
2. Henry CROMWELL  1538-1592 
3. Katherine CROMWELL  1541-1620
4. Frances CROMWELL  1532-???? 
5. Thomas CROMWELL  1540-1611 




(3) She is married to John PAULET.

They got married on April 24, 1554 at Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire, she was 36 years old.

• The couple has common ancestors.



Notes about Elizabeth SEYMOUR

Elizabeth Seymour (c. 1518 - 19 March 1568 was the daughter of Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall, Wiltshire and Margery Wentworth. Elizabeth and her sister Jane Seymour served in the household of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. In his quest for a male heir, the king had divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, whose only surviving child was a daughter, Mary. His marriage to Anne Boleyn had also resulted in a single daughter, Elizabeth. The queen's miscarriage of a son in January 1536 sealed her fate. The king, convinced that Anne could never give him male children, increasingly infatuated with Jane Seymour, and encouraged by the queen's enemies, was determined to replace her. The Seymours rose to prominence after the king's attention turned to Jane.

In May 1536, Anne Boleyn was accused of treason and adultery with Mark Smeaton, a court musician, the courtiers Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and her brother, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford. The trials and executions of the queen and her co-accused followed swiftly, and on 30 May 1536, eleven days after Anne's execution, Henry VIII and Jane were married. Elizabeth was not included in her sister's household during her brief reign, although she would serve two of Henry VIII's later wives, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. Jane died 24 October 1537, twelve days after giving birth to a healthy son, Edward VI.

Elizabeth lived under four Tudor monarchs and was married three times. In 1531, she married Sir Anthony Ughtred, Governor of Jersey, who died in 1534. They had two children:
Henry Ughtred, (1533 - c. 1598), married Elizabeth, daughter to John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and the widow of William Courtenay who was killed at the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557.
Margery Ughtred (c. 1535 - ) married William Hungate of Burnby, Yorkshire and had two sons, William and Leonard.

In the same month, Henry VIII granted the couple the manors of Lepington and Kexby (Yorkshire), previously held by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Elizabeth was well-placed at court, in the service of Anne Boleyn, to support her husband's interests. In August 1532, when the pro-Boleyn Sir Anthony Ughtred was appointed captain and Governor of Jersey, it was almost certainly due to the influence of Anne Boleyn. He served in person, and remained in the post until his death.

Sir Anthony Ughtred died 6 October 1534 on Jersey, and was buried in the chapel of St George, in the castle of Mont Orgueil. After her husband's death, Elizabeth returned to Kexby, Yorkshire where her daughter, Margery was probably born. Her one-year-old son, Henry, remained on the island for a time, in the care of Helier de Carteret, Bailiff of Jersey.

She then married Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, the son of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII in 1537, who died in 1551. The couple had three sons and two daughters:
Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell, (1538 - 1592)
Edward Cromwell, (1539 - died young)
Thomas Cromwell, (c.1540 - 1611), educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Married, August 1580, Katherine (died 1615/1616), daughter of Thomas Gardner of Coxford, 5 sons, 4 daughters.
Katherine Cromwell, (c. 1541 - ) wife of Sir John Strode of Parnham, Dorset, son of Robert Strode and Elizabeth Hody, had six sons
Frances Cromwell (c. 1544 - 7 February 1562) married Richard Strode of Newnham, Devon, son of William Strode of Newnham and Elizabeth Courtenay, on 11 November 1560 at Compton, Hampshire, they had one son, William Strode

She married her third and last husband, John Paulet, lord St John, the son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in 1554.
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Seymour,_Lady_Cromwell


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