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Dorothy Child


(b. 1682, United Kingdom – d. 1744, United Kingdom )

Gender: F

Dorothy Glynne, daughter and co-heiress of John Glynne of Henley Park, Surrey, and Dorothy Tylney, daughter of Francis Tylney of Tylney Hall, Rotherwick, Hampshire. She married Richard Child (1680-1750). She inherited the Tylney estates from her cousin, and her husband took the title of 1st Earl of Tylney in 1731.

Also known as:

  • Dorothy Child (née  Glynne)
  • Countess of Tylney


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