Henry Ughtred
| Sir Henry Ughtred | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henry Ughtred 1533 Jersey |
| Died | October 1598 (aged 64–65) Munster, Ireland |
| Occupation | English Member of Parliament, shipowner and landowner in the reign of Elizabeth I |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Paulet |
| Parent(s) |
Sir Anthony Ughtred Elizabeth Seymour |
Sir Henry Ughtred (1533 – 1598), also known as Oughtred, was an English Member of Parliament, a shipowner and shipbuilder during the reign of Elizabeth I. One of his ships, the Leicester sailed with Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish Armada. A wealthy landowner, Sir Henry is known to have played an active role in the Plantations of Ireland and was knighted by the Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1593. He was the son of Sir Anthony Ughtred and Elizabeth Seymour, sister to Jane, the third wife of Henry VIII. After 1557 he married Elizabeth Paulet, the daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and widow of Sir William Courtenay.
Sir Henry Ughtred was born in 1533 at the castle of Mont Orgueil, also known as Gorey Castle, on the island of Jersey. He was the son of Sir Anthony Ughtred, the governor of Jersey and Elizabeth, daughter to Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire and Margery, daughter to Sir Henry Wentworth. His mother was also sister to Jane, the third wife of Henry VIII. Sir Anthony Ughtred died in Jersey on 6 October 1534 and was buried in the chapel of St George, in the castle of Mont Orgueil. After her husband's death, Elizabeth returned to Kexby, Yorkshire. The manor of Kexby had been granted for life to Sir Anthony Ughtred and his wife, Elizabeth by Henry VIII in 1531 and it was here that Henry's sister Margery was born. Margery Ughtred later married William Hungate of Burnby, Yorkshire and had two sons, William and Leonard.
In 1537 Elizabeth married Gregory Cromwell, later Baron Cromwell, the son and heir of Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell. After Gregory Cromwell's death in 1551, she then married, in 1554, John Paulet, Baron St. John, the eldest son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester. She died 19 March 1568 and was buried at St. Mary's church in Basing, Hampshire.
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