Brief Life History of Katherine
When Katherine Neville was born in 1522, in Addington Park, Kent, England, her father, Edward Neville, was 51 and her mother, Lady Eleanor Windsor, was 26. She married Sir Clement Throckmorton in 1539, in Addington, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 11 daughters. She died in 1578, in Haseley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 56, and was buried in Haseley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Catherine Nevill, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
- Katherine Neville Throckmorton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Katherine Vaux in entry for Clement Throckmorton, "Ireland Deaths, 1864-1870"
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1549 · Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Neuville in Calvados or Néville in Seine-Maritime, both so called from Old French neu(f) ‘new’ (from Latin novus) + ville ‘settlement’. One family line, originally from Neuville (Calvados), became powerful during the Wars of the Roses through Richard Neville (1428–71), 16th Earl of Warwick, nicknamed "The Kingmaker".
Irish (Munster): assimilation of the Gaelic name Ó Niadh (see Nee ) and sometimes of Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin ).
History: George Neville came to VA in or c. 1700 and settled on the headwaters of the Occoquan River, acquiring a large estate. His descendants, bearing the surnames Neville and Craig, were of considerable importance in Pittsburgh, PA, and Cincinnati, OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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When Katherine Nevill was born in 1522, her father, Sir, was 30, and her mother, Lady, was 26. She married Henry Neville and they had seven children together. She also had one son from another relatio …
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