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Lady - Baroness Bryan Margaret Bourchier Bryan, daughter of N.N. and Countess of Surry and Duchess of Norfolk Elizabeth Tilney.Born 1 Jun 1468 Beningborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, died Jun 1551 Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, age 82 or 83 years. Occupation: Lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon (1509 1516) Margaret Bryan, Baroness Bryan (c. 1468 – c. 1551/52) was Lady Governess to Henry VIII's children: Princess Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Henry FitzRoy and Prince Edward.[1] The position of Lady Governess in her day resembled less that of the popular modern idea of a governess, more that of a nanny. She was born Margaret Bourchier in about 1468 in Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England. Her mother was Elizabeth Tilney and her father was Sir Humphrey Bourchier, who was killed at the Battle of Barnet on 14 April 1471 during the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses.[2] Humphrey Bourchier was heir to the title Baron Berners but having predeceased his father, Margaret's brother John instead succeeded to the title as second Baron Berners. Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney had one further daughter who survived to adulthood. Margaret's younger sister was Anne Bourchier (1470–1530) who married Thomas Fiennes, 8th Lord Dacre[3] in 1492. Their son, also Thomas, was the 9th Lord Dacre who was executed for murder in 1541. Married/ Related to: N.N. PRIVACY FILTERChild: 1. Elizabeth Bryan WellesBorn 01 Jul 1516 Warwickshire, England, died 1553 Warwickshire, England, age 36 or 37 years | |||

