Seventh Generation  

10. Sir Walter HUNGERFORD 1st Lord [880] (Thomas (Sir)⁶, Walter⁵, Walter⁴, Walter³, Walter², Everard¹) was born on 14 Jun 1378 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England, was baptised on 22 Jun 1378 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England, died on 31 Jul 1449 at age 71, and was buried on 9 Aug 1449 in Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Wiltshire England.

General Notes: Lord Hungerford was the first recorded "Speaker" of the House of Commons

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: [first] Speaker of the House, 1378, House of Commons London England.

Walter married Katharine PEVERELL [881] [MRIN: 631], daughter of Sir Thomas PEVERELL [87988] and Margaret DE COURTENAY [87989], on 18 Sep 1402 in Penhale Cornwall England. Katharine was born in 1381 in Park Hamitily Penhale Cornwall England, died in May 1439 down Ampney Gloucestershire England at age 58, and was buried on 11 May 1439 in Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Wiltshire England.

Noted events in her life were:

• Birth: in Park Hamitily, 1381, Penhale Cornwall England.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 16 F    i. Elizabeth HUNGERFORD [4947] was born about 1405 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England, died on 14 Dec 1476 aged about 71, and was buried in Powderham Devon England.

   17 M    ii. Sir Walter HUNGERFORD [4949] was born about 1407 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England and died on 25 Oct 1415 in Nr. Agincourt Lorraine Framce aged about 8.

Noted events in his life were:

• Death: was killed at the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, Nr. Agincourt Lorraine Framce.

+ 18 M    iii. Robert HUNGERFORD 2nd Baron [4948] was born about 1409 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England and died in May 1459 in Heytesbury Wiltshire England aged about 50.

+ 19 M    iv. Sir Edmund HUNGERFORD 2nd Lord [878] was born about 1410 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England and died on 26 Mar 1484 down Ampney Gloucestershire England aged about 74.

   20 F    v. Margaret HUNGERFORD [4950] was born about 1413 in Farleigh-Hungerford Somerset England.

Margaret married Sir Walter RODNEY [95043] [MRIN: 31740].

Walter next married Eleanor BERKELEY [95042] [MRIN: 31739].