Margaret was born about 1533, the daughter of unknown parents. The place is not known.
She died before 9 OCT 1569. The place is not known.
Her husband was Thomas Hotchkiss, who she married on 3 NOV 1560 in All Saints, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England. Their two known children were Alice (c1561-?) and Roger (c1562-c1632).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1533 | ||||
| Death | BEF 9 OCT 1569 |
Note 1
!Note: The family branch founded by William Hotchkiss, burgess and pannarius of Shrewsbury, became the family’s merchant-class engine—anchored in the urban economy, embedded in the London cloth guilds, and later contributing to the rise of the Hoskins gentry line in Surrey. William’s lineage played a vital logistical and social role within the broader Hotchkiss kin network.
As a cloth merchant, William operated trade routes between Shropshire, Wales, and London, establishing strategic waypoints in Worcester, Barford, and most importantly, Houghton Regis. These weren’t just stops—they were support hubs: places where goods could be staged, kin could rest, and family matters could be managed.
By the 1550s, William’s descendants had turned Houghton Regis into a family operations center, particularly for re-stabilizing households after maternal loss. It served not just their branch, but others—arranging rapid remarriages, supporting childbirth, and absorbing orphans when needed. This wasn’t incidental. It was the result of deliberate positioning, mercantile strength, and kinship coordination. William’s branch didn’t just move cloth—they moved people, stabilized succession, and quietly underwrote the continuity of the wider Hotchkiss line.
!Source: Bedfordshire Marriages https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_857638876&tab=this
First name Thomas
Spouse's first name Margaret
Last name Hawkins
Spouse's last name Gray
Marriage year 1560
Record set Bedfordshire Marriages
Date 03 Nov 1560
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Place Houghton Regis
Subcategory Parish Marriages
County Bedfordshire
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England
!Source: Bedfordshire Marriages https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=XAUTO%2FFHS%2FBEDFORDSHIRE%2FMAR%2F00049416%2F1&tab=this
First name Thomas
Marriage county Bedfordshire
Last name Hawkins
Country England
Gender Male
Description All Saints
Marriage date 03 Nov 1560
Repository Bedfordshire Archives
Marriage year 1560
Document ref Parish Register
Marriage place Houghton Regis, All Saints
Entry number 34799
Spouse's first name Margaret
Record set Bedfordshire Marriages
Spouse's last name Gray
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Spouse's sex Female
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Denomination Anglican
Collections from Great Britain, England