Life History

1550	Born in Bobbing Court, Bobbing, Kent
1573	Married William Drury of Hawstead
30th Jan 1575	Birth of son Robert Drury of Hawstead in Halstead, Suffolk
8th Jun 1576	Birth of daughter Frances Drury in Blatherwick, Northamptonshire
4th Jan 1577	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Drury
1584	Birth of daughter Susanna Drury
	Birth of son Charles Drury
	Birth of daughter Diana Drury
6th Feb 1589	Died

Notes

From 'The History of the Family of Drury In the Counties of Suffolk and Norfolk From the Conquest' by Arthur Campling, London, 1937.

"Elizabeth re-married Sir John Scott of Nettlestead, co. Kent, knight) and by her had Robert, his son and heir, Charles slain at Nieuport in Flanders 1600, and four daughters 1. Frances married firstly Sir Nicholas Clifford and secondly Sir William Wray of Glentworth, co. Linc bart, 2. Elizabeth wife of William Cecil, Earl of Exeter, K.G., 3. Susanna died unmarried 1607, and 4. Diana second wife of Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon."

From Tudor Women

"Elizabeth Stafford was the daughter of Sir William Stafford (d. May 1556) and Dorothy Stafford (October 1, 1526-September 22, 1604). She was in exile during Mary Tudor's reign with her parents and returned to England in 1559."

"On November 28, 1568 she became a chamberer to Queen Elizabeth at £20 per annum."

"In 1573, she married Sir William Drury of Hawstead (May 30,1550-January 18,1590), by whom she had
Sir Robert (January 30, 1575-1615),
Frances (June 13, 1576-1642),
Elizabeth (January 4, 1577/8-February 26, 1653/4),
Charles (d.1600),
Susanna, Diana (d.1638), and Dorothea (d.yng). "

"Both Elizabeth and her daughters received gifts of clothing from Queen Elizabeth and the queen visited Hawstead in 1587. After her husband was killed in France by Sir John Borough in a duel over precedence, Elizabeth was left deeply in debt. Her husband owed £6000. The Drury estate was seized by the Crown in 1591. "

"In 1590, Elizabeth married Sir John Scott of Nettlestead, Kent (d.1616). "

"Portraits: there are three, one with one of her children and one attributed to William Seger c. 1595; effigy on her tomb in Nettlestead, Kent."

From oxford-shakespeare.com

"Daughter of Queen Elizabeth's mistress of the robes, Dorothy Stafford (1526-1604).
Elizabeth Stafford (d.1600) was herself one of the ladies of the bedchamber from 28 November 1568 until her death"