Brief Life History of Frances
When Lady Frances Howard was born before 21 December 1630, her father, Theophilus Howard, was 46 and her mother, Elizabeth Hume, was 32. She married Sir Edward Villiers - Viscount Grandison van Limerick in 1642, in Suffolk, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 7 November 1677, in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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- Frances Howard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Frances Howard in entry for Campbell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Frances Howard in entry for Campbell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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