Biography of Katherine Dallam -1563
Katherine Dallam was born to Thomas Dallam.
Before 1530 [her future brother-in-law] John Pakington of Hampton Lovett (age 42) and Anne Dacres (age 45) were married.
Before 1533 Richard Collier and Katherine Dallam were married.
Between 1533 and Nov 1535 Robert Pakington (age 46) and Katherine Dallam were married.
In 1533 [her husband] Richard Collier died.
On 13 Nov 1536 [her husband] Robert Pakington (age 47) was shot and killed with a handgun; probably the first person to be murdered in England with a gun.
On 21 Aug 1539 Michael Dormer (age 98) and Katherine Dallam were married.
In 1545 [her husband] Michael Dormer died.
On 21 Aug 1551 [her former brother-in-law] John Pakington of Hampton Lovett (age 63) died.
In 1556 [her former brother-in-law] Humphrey Pakington (age 54) died.
Before 29 Jan 1563 Katherine Dallam died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29 Jan 1563. The xxix day of January was bered in sant [Olave's?] in the Jury my lade Dormer, late the wyff of ser Myghell Dormer [knyght], latt mare of London and merser and stapuller, .... and master doctur Dalle and ser Thomas her chaplen her sekturs [executors], and ther [were four] haroldes of armes, master Somersett, master Clarenshux (age 53), Marshalle and Ry[chmond,] and the qwyre hangyd with blake and armes, and ther was .... the corse and hangyd with blake and armes, and then cam the corse [covered with a] palle of blake velvett with armes a-pon bokeram skochyons; [and there were] iij pennons of armes borne a-boutt the corse; and xxvj roset gownes for so many pore women, and a lx blake gownes and cottes; [and there] dyd pryche the vekar, callyd Busken, of the parryche; and a v dosen of skochyons of armes, and after to here plase to dener.