Margery (Bowes) Eure (abt. 1510 - aft. 1566)

Born about 1510 in Streatlam and Stainton, Durham, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Eure — married about 1528 in England

Descendants

Died after 1566 after about age 56 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Margery Bowes was the daughter of Sir Ralph Bowes, of Streetlam, and Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of the Shepherd Lord.^{[1] [2]} She was born about 1510.^[3]

Before 1529, she married Sir Ralph Eure, of Foulbridge, son and heir apparent of the 1st Lord Eure.^[1][2][4]

They had three sons (William, Ralph, and Thomas) and two daughters (Frances, wife of Robert Lambton; and Anne).^[1][2]

Margery's husband was a leading player in the War of the Rough Wooing, a war that seems to have been manufactured by the Eure family. He got himself killed at the Battle of Ancrum Moor 6 March 1544/5, only a year after his father became a peer; his son William succeeded to the title three years later.^[1][2]

Marjorie survived her husband, and was alive in 1566 when Elizabeth Hutton left her a small bequest.^[5]

There are no records of her death or burial.

There is a Find a Grave Memorial for Marjorie, however, it doesn't appear to be based on fact. The memorial has an exact death date for her, which would be quite rare. The memorial states that she was buried at St. Giles Churchyard; yet, there are no burial records for Marjorie in that parish. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Richardson, Douglas: Royal Ancestry 2013 Vol. I p. 495.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Richardson, Douglas: Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 145.
4. ↑ Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia has a features a biography of William Eure, Marjorie's father-in-law, that has a great deal of information concerning Ralph Eure, Marjorie's husband, as well as the Eure family.
5. ↑ Wills and Inventories illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, &c. of the Northern Counties of England, Part I, Surtees Society, 1835, p. 249, Internet Archive
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176343714/margery-eure : accessed 16 February 2022), memorial page for Margery Bowes Eure (1507–20 Mar 1567), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176343714, citing St Giles Churchyard, Bowes, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England ; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710) .