Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Audley was born on 2 March 1540, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley of Walden, was 52 and her mother, Elizabeth Grey, was 25. She married Henry Dudley in 1556, in England, United Kingdom. She died on 10 January 1564, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, at the age of 23, and was buried in Suffolk, England.
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- Margaret Audley Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wikipedia Biography - Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk
- Margaret Audley Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1549 · Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Audley in Staffordshire, named from the Old English female personal name Aldgȳth + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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