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Alexander Popham 1505–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 FEB 1505

Birth Location: Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 JUN 1556

Death Location: St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England

Father: John Popham

Mother: Isabella Knowles

Spouse(s): Jane Stradling

Children(s): John Popham, Alexander Popham, Elizabeth Popham, John Popham, Katherine Papham, William Popham, Edward Popham, Robert Popham, Katharine Popham, Elizabeth Popham, Dorothy Popham, Robert Popham, Katherine Popham, George Popham

Alexander Popham was born in 1505 in Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Popham And Isabella Knowles. Alexander Popham married Jane Stradling, and had children including Alexander Popham, Dorothy Popham, Edward Popham, Elizabeth Popham, George Popham, John Popham, Katharine Popham, Katherine Papham, Katherine Popham, Robert Popham, William Popham. Alexander Popham passed away in 1556 in St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Popham was born in 1505 in Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Popham And Isabella Knowles.
  • Alexander Popham married Jane Stradling, and had children including Alexander Popham, Dorothy Popham, Edward Popham, Elizabeth Popham, George Popham, John Popham, Katharine Popham, Katherine Papham, Katherine Popham, Robert Popham, William Popham.
  • Alexander Popham passed away in 1556 in St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Popham's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Popham
1505–1556
Birth Place: Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Popham
1478–1539
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Knowles
1481–1549
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Popham
1416–1478
Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Edmondes
1413–1460
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Knowles
1430–1480
Elizabeth (De) Hampton
1485–
Sandford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Popham
1375–1419
Cecelia Hugon
1379–1419
William Edmondes
1428–
Mrs. Edmondes
1442–
Sir Hampton
1460–1518
Elizabeth Walesborough
1460–1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Popham
1344–1392
Dyonisia Paulet
1381–
John Hugon
1353–
Hugon
1353–
William I
1395–1418
Richard Hampton
1430–1475
Agnes
1433–1460
John IV
1369–1418
Joan Raleigh
1384–1435

Alexander Popham's Descendants

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Alexander Popham (20 FEB 1505–15 JUN 1556) m. Jane Stradling (20 FEB 1505–1555)
  1. 1. John Popham 1531–1607 m. Amy (Anne "Games") Adams 1522–1612
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Popham 1547–1604 m. Robert Hill 1545–1600
      1. 1. Amy Hill 1565–1625 m. Robert Bird 1555–1622 m. Robert Bird 1561–1622 m. Robert Bird 1555–1622 m. Robert Bird 1555–1622
        1. 1. Miss Bird 1598– m. William Mason 1594– m. Richard Green 1594–1621
      2. 2. Amy Hill 1565–1625 m. Robert Bird 1561–1622 m. Robert Bird 1555–1622 m. Robert Bird 1555–1622
      3. 3. Robert Hill 1571– m. Alice Hill 1575–
      4. 4. William Hill 1577– m. Grace Robert 1581–
      5. 5. John Hill 1583–1634
    2. 2. Penelope Popham 1549–1612 m. Thomas Hanham 1545–1593
    3. 3. Eleanor Popham 1551–1604 m. Roger Warre 1547–1616
    4. 4. Jane Popham 1553–1604 m. Thomas Horner 1547–1612
    5. 5. Elizabeth Popham 1555–1629 m. Richard Champernoun 1550–1622
    6. 6. Katharine Popham 1559–1608 m. Edward Rogers 1563–1627
    7. 7. Sir (Francis) Popham 1570–1644 m. Ann (Gardiner) Dudley 1575–
  2. 2. Alexander Popham 1508–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Popham 1515–
  4. 4. John Popham 1515–
  5. 5. Katherine Papham 1515–
  6. 6. William Popham 1518–
  7. 7. Edward Popham 1520–1573 m. Joan Norton 1525–1610
  8. 8. Robert Popham 1522–1592
  9. 9. Katharine Popham 1524–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Popham 1526– m. Richard Mitchell 1522–
  11. 11. Dorothy Popham 1528–
  12. 12. Robert Popham 1538–
  13. 13. Katherine Popham 1540–1588 m. William Poole 1515–1587
  14. 14. George Popham 1550–1607

Alexander Popham's Timeline

3 Records

1505
20 FEB 1505
Birth of Alexander Popham in Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1556
11 JUN 1556
Age 51
Death of Alexander Popham in Thurloxton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Thurloxton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1556
15 JUN 1556
Age 51
Burial of Alexander Popham in St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England
St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1505
    Event Place: Huntworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1556
    Event Place: Thurloxton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1556
    Event Place: St. Mary Parish Churchyard North Petherton, Somerset, England

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