Elizabeth Tyrrell (nee Ussher)
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Elizabeth Tyrrell, daughter of James Ussher
, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and Phoebe Ussher (née Challoner) was born in London in 1619. Around 1653 she married Sir Timothy Tyrrell, of Oakley, Buckinghamshire
. They later moved from Oakley to Shotover
. They had four sons and eight daughters, the first son being James Tyrrell
.
According to the dedication on a memorial to her, she was a person of exemplary worth and piety: an excellent wife and most indulgent mother, and highly charitable to the poor. After being married about forty years, she died in 1693, to the great grief of her husband. She is buried with her husband in Oakley Church.
James Ussher
James Ussher was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625–56...
, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and Phoebe Ussher (née Challoner) was born in London in 1619. Around 1653 she married Sir Timothy Tyrrell, of Oakley, Buckinghamshire
Oakley, Buckinghamshire
Oakley is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England of about 400 households with a population of 1,059 people and an area of...
. They later moved from Oakley to Shotover
Shotover
Shotover is a hill and forest in Oxfordshire, England.Shotover Hill is east of Oxford. Its highest point is above sea level.-Early history:The toponym may be derived from the Old English scoet ofer, meaning "steep slope"...
. They had four sons and eight daughters, the first son being James Tyrrell
James Tyrrell(Oakley)
James Tyrrell , of Queens College, Oxford , and the first son of Sir Timothy Tyrrell and Elizabeth Tyrrell.He lived in Oakley, Buckinghamshire. He was married to Mary Hutchinson , daughter of Sir Michael Hutchinson of Flatbury, Worcestershire. They had at least three children, including John...
.
According to the dedication on a memorial to her, she was a person of exemplary worth and piety: an excellent wife and most indulgent mother, and highly charitable to the poor. After being married about forty years, she died in 1693, to the great grief of her husband. She is buried with her husband in Oakley Church.