Catherine Stucley

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Stucley was born about 1572, in Devon, England, her father, John Stucley, was 22 and her mother, Frances St Leger, was 25. She married Thomas Dowrish about 1592, in Bideford, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 26 October 1632, in Bideford, Devon, England, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Dowrish
1568–1627
Catherine Stucley
1572–1632
Marriage: about 1592
John Dowrish
1593–1629
Frances Dowrish
1596–
Thomas Dowrish
1599–1652
Lewis Dowrich
1602–1668
Mary Dowrish
1603–
Anne Dowrish
1604–1619
George Dowrish
1606–
Joice Dowrish
1607–
Grace Dowrish
1612–
Margaret Dowrish
1615–
Mary Elizabeth Dowrish Amy Parker Bushey
1608–1690
Susanna Dowrish
1609–

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    Name Meaning

    English: locative name primarily from Stukeley (Hunts), recorded as Stivecle in 1086, but occasionally from Stewkley (Bucks), recorded as Stiuecelea in 1183.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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