Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Bromflete was born about 1436, in Londesborough, Yorkshire, England, her father, Sir Henry de Bromflete, was 11434 and her mother, Eleanor FitzHugh, was 43. She married Sir John Clifford 9th Baron Clifford about 1452. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 14 April 1493, in her hometown, at the age of 58, and was buried in Londesborough, Yorkshire, England.
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- Margaret Bromflete Clifford Threlkeld, "Find A Grave Index"
- Threlkeld in the Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
- Margaret Bromflete Threlkeld, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1435–1493 Male
1436–1493 Female
Children (7)
1450–1512 Male
1463–1543 Female
1464–1502 Female
1467– Male
1468–1500 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1389–1469 Male
1395–1457 Female
Siblings (1)
1436–1493 Female
World Events (1)
1455 · Wars of the Roses
Age 19
Name Meaning
An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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Inscription on Find a Grave
Margaret Bromflete Clifford Threlkeld BIRTH 1436 Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England DEATH 12 Apr 1493 (aged 56–57) Threlkeld, Eden District, C …
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