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Sir Christopher BROME

Sir Christopher BROME

Male 1533 - 1589  (56 years)


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  • Name Christopher BROME  [1
    Prefix Sir 
    Birth 1533  Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 1533  Saint Bartholomew's Church, Holton, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID G78C-3QH 
    Find-A-Grave 23 Apr 1589  Saint Bartholomew's Church, Holton, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Memorial #186208464 
    Death 23 Apr 1589  Headington, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Holton, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594777245  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2024 

    Father Sir John BROME,   b. 1492, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1558, Headington, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Lady Margaret Elizabeth ROWSE,   b. 1496, Ragley Hall, Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1558, Holton, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F536731639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor WINDSOR,   b. 1535, Stanwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1597, High Wycombe, Wycombe district, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1557  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine BROME,   b. Abt 1559, Halton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Richard BROME,   b. 1560, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1589, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     3. Bridgett Stanley BROOME,   b. 1560, Holton, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1635, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Edmond BROME,   b. Abt 1575, Downham, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. George BROME,   b. Abt 1575, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Thomas BROME,   b. Abt 1577, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Kathrin BROME,   b. Abt 1579, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Elizabeth BROME,   b. Abt 1581, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Anne BROME,   b. Abt 1585, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1629, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years)
     10. Mary BROME,   b. Abt 1587, Holton, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F536731638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Sir Christopher inherited an estate at Holton, Oxfordshire in 1558.

      He first married Elizabeth Wenman, granddaughter of Lord Williams of Thame Park. The marriage was brief and in 1561 he became a young widower.

      Secondly he married Lady Eleanor Windsor of Hewell Grange, Worcestershire (daughter of William, 2nd Baron Windsor). They had 2 sons and 6 daughters, including:

      Eleanor who first married Sir Richard Lewknor and after his death in 1590 married Sir William Oglander of the IoW.
      Bridget who married Thomas Blount of Kidderminster
      Elizabeth who married Paul Horseman
      Catherine who first married Sir John Dynham of Boarstall and after his death in 1602 married John Fulwood
      Edmond who married Margaret (maiden name not known)
      George who married Elizabeth Wightman

      Sources

      Visitation of the county of Oxford, p229-230 [1]
      The Bromes of Holton Hall: a forgotten recusant family by John Fox PDF at oxoniensia.org
      WINDSOR1 Mention of Sir Christopher Brome on Tudor Place

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for Eleanor Windsor, person ID KZS6-NBG. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Nov 2024), entry for Christopher Brome, person ID G78C-3QH. (Reliability: 3).