Thornbury Castle
A history of the Manor and Castle
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Information:
Meet the Castle Builder.
Who was executed?
A holders family tree
A history of the castle
Once a manor house
Other castles
How it might have looked
Paintings of the castle
An owner's timeline
A plan of the castle
A modern hotel
Sir Algar a local hero
Victorian photos
Snow scenes
My photos
The families:
Audley
de Clare
de Montfort
FitzHamon
FitzRobert
Howard
Normans
Saxons
Stafford
Tudors
Centuries:
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
 
An index of people
Holder of the manor
Other key people
Year of birth
Name Notes
1621
Henry STAFFORD  
1620
Mary STAFFORD Wife of Sir William HOWARD
1614
Sir William HOWARD Husband of Mary STAFFORD
1648
Henry STAFFORD-HOWARD Husband of Claude Charlotte de GRAMONT
c.1670
William STAFFORD-HOWARD Husband of Anne HOLMAN
1683
Thomas HOWARD 1st husband of Mary SHIREBURN
1686
Edward HOWARD Husband of Mary BLOUNT
1687
Philip HOWARD Husband of Mary BLOUNT and Henrietta BLOUNT
Year of birth
Name Notes
1601
Edward STAFFORD Husband of Ann WILFORD
c.1603
Ann WILFORD Wife of Edward STAFFORD
1608
Henry Frederick HOWARD Husband of Elizabeth STEWART
c.1610
Elizabeth STEWART Wife of Henry Frederick HOWARD
1610
Katherine TATTERSHALL Wife of Bernard HOWARD
1628
Henry HOWARD Husband of Anne SOMERSET and Jane BICKERTON
c.1628
Anne SOMERSET 1st wife of Henry HOWARD
1641
Bernard HOWARD Husband of Katherine TATTERSHALL
1643
Jane BICKERTON 2nd wife of Henry HOWARD
c.1649
John STAFFORD-HOWARD Husband of Mary SOUTHCOTE and Theresa STRICKLAND
c.1649
Mary SOUTHCOTE 1st wife of John STAFFORD-HOWARD
c.1649
Theresa STRICKLAND 2nd wife of John STAFFORD-HOWARD
1662
Lord Thomas HOWARD Husband of Mary SAVILLE
c.1663
Mary SAVILLE Wife of Lord Thomas HOWARD
c.1670
Anne HOLMAN Wife of William STAFFORD-HOWARD
1674
Bernard HOWARD Husband of Anne ROPER
c.1680
Anne ROPER Wife of Bernard HOWARD
c.1687
Winefrede STONER 1st Wife of Philip HOWARD
1692
Mary SHIREBURN Wife of Thomas HOWARD
1692
Peregrine WIDDRINGTON 2nd husband of Mary SHIREBURN
1694
Claude Charlotte de GRAMONT Wife of Henry STAFFORD-HOWARD
A timeline of the holders of the manor and castle from Saxon times to the modern day.
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980
1051
1062
1070
1083
1090
1107
1157
1183
1213
1213
1225
1230
1262
1295
1342
1349
1386
1403
1460
Hotel groups
1470
1483
1521
1547
1553
1554
1554
1563
1566
1603
1625
1637
1637
1693
1719
1727
1732
1750
1777
1824
1875
1916
1966
1988
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