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Sir Robert Howard

Male 1336 - 1389  (53 years)

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  • Name Robert Howard
    Title Sir
    Birth 1336  East Winch, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
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    Death 1389  Wigginhall St Germans, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial All Saints Parish Church, East Winch, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I881  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family Margaret De Scales,   b. 1339, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 May 1416, East Winch, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Marriage Bef 1357 
    Children 
     1. John Howard,   b. 1357, Wigginhall St Germans, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1436, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1336 - East Winch, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1389 - Wigginhall St Germans, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - All Saints Parish Church, East Winch, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      Sir Robert Howard

      Birth: 1336
      East Winch
      Norfolk, England
      Death: 1389
      Wiggenhall St Germans
      Norfolk, England

      Baron Howard, Knight of East Winch, Fersfield, Terrington and Wiggenhall, Norfolk.

      Son and heir to Sir John Howard of the same, and Alice de Bois, daughter of Sir Robert. A direct descendant of Henry II of England, Charlemagne, William I of England, Alfred the Great, Hugh Capet and Rurik. Sir Robert was born about 1342.

      Husband of Margaret de Scales, the daughter of Sir Robert de Scales and Katherine de Ufford. They had one son and one daughter: Sir John and Margaret, wife of Constantine de Clifton.

      Sir Robert was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1378 to 1379 for keeping Margaret de Nerford from her grandmother, Lady Alice de Neville.

      Sir Robert died testate at Eat Winch, Norfolk, 18 July 1388. Margaret married again Sir Walter de Bermingham of Ireland who died before 10 Feb 1401. Margaret left a will dated 08 May 1416, and was buried with her first husband in the south side of the chancel at East Winch, Norfolk.

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Margaret de Scales Howard (1339 - 1416)*

      Children:
      John Howard (1357 - 1436)*
      Margaret Howard Clifton (1376 - 1434)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      All Saints Parish Church
      East Winch
      Norfolk, England

      Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
      Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren
      Record added: Feb 14, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 65631865