Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Pakenham was born in 1487, in Penshurst, Kent, England, her father, Sir Hugh Pakenham, was 28 and her mother, Anne Clement, was 28. She married Thomas Fitzwilliam II in 1508. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 22 October 1544, in Penshurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57, and was buried in Penshurst, Kent, England.
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- Anne Pakenham Sydney, "Find a Grave, database and images"
- Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Pakenham (Suffolk). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Pacca (genitive Paccan) + hām ‘village, homestead’.
History: A family of this name has been established in Westmeath, Ireland, since the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Anne Pakenham is the daughter of Hugh Pakenham and Anne Clement. She married, firstly, Sir William FitzWilliam before 1513. She married, secondly, Sir William Sydney after 1513. From before 1513, her …
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