Sir Johanes "John" Tayer\Tawier\Thayer I Jr 1503–1561
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
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Immediate Family
Biography
In 1503, Sir Johanes "John" Tayer, Tawier, Thayer I Jr entered the world in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, born to william thayer and maria. Sir Johanes "John" Tayer, Tawier, Thayer I Jr married constance johanna holbrook, lady constance johan holdbrook, sarah tayler, and had children including agneta agnes tawier thayer, agneta tawier, alice tawier, alice thayer, constance holbrook thayer tawler tawier, constance tayer tawier thayer holbrook, constance tayer thayer holbrook, constance thayer, edith thayer tawler tawier, jane thayer, jane thayertawer, joan tayer tawier thayer jamys james, joan thayer, joane tayer, john tayer, jone joan tayer tawier jamys james, jone thayer, katherine tayer, katherine thayer tawier of thornbury, margaret, margery thayer, margery thayer tawier of thornbury, richard tawier thayer, sir johanes john william thayer baron thayer of thornbury ii, sir johanes ii john william ii thayer baron thayer of thornbury tayer ii, thomas tayer tawier, thomas thayer, thomas thayer tawier, walter tayer, walter thayer tawier of thornbury, wilhelmus tawier, willhelmus tayer, william willihelmus thayer tawier, william tayer, william willihelmus tawier thayer, willihelmus thayer. Sir Johanes "John" Tayer, Tawier, Thayer I Jr passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
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1Church Records Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
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2Marriage Records Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
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3Record London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers
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4Record Ancestry Family Tree
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Sir Jr
This ancestor line traces from Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (1474) to Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (1503) across 2 generations.
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- Sir Jr (1503–1561) was born in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England and died in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record