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Anne Bray 1501–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1501

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1 November 1558

Death Location: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Father: Edmund Braye

Mother: Jane Halighwell

Spouse(s): George Brooke

Children(s): William Brooke, Frances Jerningham

In 1501, Anne Bray entered the world in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, born to Edmund Braye And Jane Halighwell. Anne Bray married George Brooke, and had children including Frances Jerningham, William Brooke. Anne Bray passed away in 1558 in Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Anne Bray entered the world in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, born to Edmund Braye And Jane Halighwell.
  • Anne Bray married George Brooke, and had children including Frances Jerningham, William Brooke.
  • Anne Bray passed away in 1558 in Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Birth Location: England
EB
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
Birth Location: South Pool, South Hams District, Devon, England
JH

Spouses(s)

George Brooke
1497–1558
Birth Location: England
GB

Children(s)

William Brooke
1527–1597
Birth Location: –
WB
Frances Jerningham
–1616
Birth Location: –
FJ

Anne Bray's Ancestors

Self
Anne Bray
1501–1558
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Edmund Braye
1484–1539
England
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
South Pool, South Hams District, Devon, England
Grandparents
RICHARD BRAY
1455–
Barrington,,Gloucestershire,England
JOHANNA TROUGHTON
1458–
RICHARD HALIGHWELL
1462–1506
Holwell,,Bedfordshire,England
Jane Norbury
1464–1564
Stoke Dabernon,,Bedfordshire,England
Great-Grandparents
RICHARD BRAY
1430–1489
MARGARET SANDES
1436–1463
John Halliwell
1436–1500
Elizabeth
1438–
John Norbury
1438–1504
Joan Gilbert
1442–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
EDMUND BRAY
1404–
WILLIAMS SANDYS
1407–1447
Walter Halighwell
1404–
Alice Piperell
1408–
Henry Norbury
1412–1464
Anne Crozier
1416–1464
Otho Gilbert
1419–1493
Elizabeth Hill
1423–

Anne Bray's Descendants

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Anne Bray (21 March 1501–1 November 1558) m. George Brooke (1497–1558)
  1. 1. William Brooke 1527–1597
  2. 2. Frances Jerningham –1616

Anne Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1501
21 March 1501
Birth of Anne Bray in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1558
1 November 1558
Age 57
Death of Anne Bray in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1501
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1558
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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