Born in Coety, Glamorganshire, Wales
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Gamage
and Margaret St John
Sister of
Katherine (Gamage) Stradling, Robert Gamage Esq., Elizabeth (Gamage) Wogan and Mary (Gamage) Herbert
Wife of
William Howard KG
— married
before 1536 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Howard, Charles Howard KG, Douglas (Howard) Sheffield, William Howard, Mary (Howard) Dudley, Frances (Howard) Seymour, Martha (Howard) Bourchier and Margaret (Howard) Hinson
Died
at about age 66
in Reigate, Surrey, England
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Margaret Gamage, third daughter of Sir Thomas Gamage and his first wife Margaret St John,[1] married (as his second wife) William Howard, K.G., Lord Howard of Effingham (created 15 March 1554).[1] They married before 1536.[2] Their daughter Douglas married John Sheffield, K.B., about 1562.[3]
Margaret died 18 May 1581[1] and buried Reigate.[2][1] She was buried at Reigate, Surrey.[2] Her will was proved 30 April 1588.[4]
Parents
- Sir Thomas Gamage of Coity, Glamorgan, son and heir of Morgan Gamage by Eleanor, daughter of Roger Vaughan, of Tretower, Breconshire, Wales.[4]
- Margaret Saint John, dau. of John Saint John, K.B., of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire and Sibyl ferch Morgan ap Jenkin ap Philip.[4]
- married by settlement dated 1497
Marriage
Husband: [Lord] William Howard, K.G., 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (1509[citation needed]-11 (or 12) Jan 1572/3), son of Thomas Howard, K.G., K.B., and Agnes Tilney[1]
married before 1536 (and after his first wife died, April 23, 1535)[1]
Children
William and Margaret (Gamage) Howard had five sons and six daughters:[1]
- Charles Howard, K.G., 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Lord Howard of Effingham
- Sir William
- Edward
- Henry
- Francis
- Douglas, married (1) John Sheffield, K.B., (2) (disputed) Robert Dudley, K.G., (3) Sir Edward Stafford
- Mary married Edward Sutton, 4th Lord Dudley, (2) Richard Mompesson
- Frances married Edward Seymour, K.B.
- Martha married Sir George Bourchier
- Margaret
- Katherine
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Richardson, Royal Ancestry, III:339 HOWARD 14i [Lord] William Howard, K.G.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charles Cawley. Entry for Thomas Howard (father of William Howard).
- ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, II:279 CODNOR #19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Plantagenet Ancestry, p 135 (#Richardson)
- Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.
- Leveson-Gower, G. (1858). The Howards of Effingham. Surrey Archeaological Collections, Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, (Vol. 9, pp. 395 - 436). The Surrey Archaeological Society. archive.org.
- Lewis, M. (n.d.). Web.[3]
- Richardson, D. (2011). "Gamage." Plantagenet Ancestry, (2nd ed, pp. 135, 277). Salt Lake City. Google Books.
- Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
- Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
Acknowledgements
Magna Carta Project
- Magna Carta trail
- Margaret is a descendant of the Magna Carta Surety Henry de Bohun and an ancestor of the Gateway William Bladen. Her sister Mary is an ancestor of John Awbrey. There are many spurious lines in circulation, but the following appears promising.
| 1 | Margaret Gamage |
| 3 | Margaret St John |
| 6 | John St John |
| 12 | John St John |
| 25 | Margaret de Beauchamp (needs some editing) |
| 50 | John de Beauchamp |
| 100 | Roger de Beauchamp (appears to have been edited for MC trail) |
| 200 | Roger de Beauchamp (appears to have been edited for MC trail) / wife is Clopton |
| 400 | Roger de Beauchamp (appears to have been edited for MC trail) |
| 800 | Roger de Beauchamp (appears to have been edited for MC trail) |
| 1601 | Alice de Toeni (badged) |
| 3202 | Alice de Bohun (badged) |
| 6404 | Humphrey de Bohun (badged) |
| 12808 | Henry de Bohun MCS (badged) |
- * * Additional trails under construction * *
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