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Eleanor Holland (Harbottle)

Also Known As: "Eleanor (Harbottle) Percy", "then Holland"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Beamish, Durham, England
Death: April 1567 (58-67)
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Guiscard Harbottle and Jane Harbottle
Wife of Sir Thomas Percy and Richard Holland, of Denton
Mother of Guiscard Percy; Richard Percy; Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland; Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy; Mary Slingsby and 2 others
Sister of Mary Fitton; George Harbottle and Thomas Harbottle

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About Eleanor Holland

Eleanor Harbottle was born c. 1504 in Beamish, England. She passed away May 18, 1566. Eleanor was the daughter of Guiscard Harbottle and Jane Willoughby.

Eleanor was married to Sir Thomas Percy, Knight, and the couple had 7 children together.

  1. Joan PERCY
  2. Thomas PERCY (7º E. Northumberland)
  3. Henry PERCY (8º E. Northumberland)
  4. Guiscard PERCY
  5. Richard PERCY
  6. Mary PERCY
  7. Catherine PERCY

Eleanor's husband Thomas was executed at Tyburn on June 2, 1537 for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace - a traditionalist uprising in yorkshire against King Henry VII.

She then married (about 1541) to Richard Holland, of Denton, Lancashire, by whom she had no issue.


  • Will of Dame Mary Fitton, née Harbottle  Written 3 April 1551 proved 30 Oct 1557, Prerogative court of Canterbury.  Daughter of Guiscard Harbottle (d 1513 at the battle of Flodden) & Jane Willoughby. Sister of Eleanor (Harbottle) Percy  Percy & George Harbottle. Eleanor married 1) Sir Thomas Percy (d 1547) 2) Richard Holland, of Denton; no issue of 2nd marriage.
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Eleanor Holland's Timeline

1504
1504
Beamish, Durham, England
1526
1526
Sussex, UK
1527
1527
Sussex, UK
1528
1528
1532
1532
Petworth, Sussex
1532
Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1534
1534
Sussex, UK
1567
April 1567
Age 63
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England