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Personal data Margaretta Alford 

  • She was born on January 23, 1510 in Sutton, Bedfordshire, England.
  • She died on January 24, 1579 in Suffolk, England, she was 69 years old.
  • She is buried on February 19, 1596 in Mere, Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • A child of Thomas Alford and Isabel Fletcher
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Margaretta Alford

(1) She is married to Edmund Burwell.

They got married in the year 1530 at Sutton, Suffolk, England, she was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Burwell  1531-1575 
  2. William Burwell  1535-1596


(2) She had a relationship with Thomas Burnns.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Margaretta Alford

Simon Fletcher
1442-1483
Mary Agnes Reynolds
1442-1483
Thomas Alford
1490-1550

Margaretta Alford
1510-1579

(1) 1530

Edmund Burwell
1506-1561

Thomas Burwell
1531-1575
William Burwell
1535-1596
(2) 

Thomas Burnns


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Historical events

Birthday January 23, 1510

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1510: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 12 » The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
    • May 30 » During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion.
    • November 25 » Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seize Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule.

Day of death January 24, 1579

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
    • January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
    • February 6 » The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
    • June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
    • June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
    • July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.

Day of burial February 19, 1596

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1596: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 10 » Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
    • June 17 » The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
    • September 20 » Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
    • October 19 » The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities


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Source: Wikipedia

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