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Christopher Browne 1522 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1522

Birth Location: Swans Hall, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 31 May 1574

Death Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Father: Christopher Browne

Mother: Joan Sayer

Spouse(s): Anne Waterhouse

Children(s): Edmunde Browne, Robert Browne, Peter Browne, Joan Browne, Thomas Browne, John Browne, Mary Browne, Peter Brown

In 1522, Christopher Browne entered the world in Swans Hall, Suffolk, England, born to Christopher Browne and Joan Sayer. Christopher Browne married Anne Waterhouse, and had children including Edmunde Browne, Robert Browne, Peter Browne, Joan Browne, Thomas Browne, John Browne, Mary Browne, Peter Brown. Christopher Browne passed away in 1574 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1522, Christopher Browne entered the world in Swans Hall, Suffolk, England, born to Christopher Browne and Joan Sayer.
  • Christopher Browne married Anne Waterhouse, and had children including Edmunde Browne, Robert Browne, Peter Browne, Joan Browne, Thomas Browne, John Browne, Mary Browne, Peter Brown.
  • Christopher Browne passed away in 1574 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Browne's Ancestors

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Christopher Browne
1522 – 1574
Birth Place: Swans Hall, Suffolk, England
Parents
Christopher Browne
1492 – 1538
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Joan Sayer
1485 – 1543
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher) Browne
1450 – 1516
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes
1478 – 1519
Bedingfield, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Browne
1415 – 1466
Agnes
1429 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Browne
1380 – 1442
Margery Berney
1382 – 1460

Christopher Browne's Descendants

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Christopher Browne (Abt 1522 – 31 May 1574) m. Anne Waterhouse (1527 – )
  1. 1. Edmunde Browne (1545 – 1631) m. Elleyne Crumm (1545 – 1609)
  2. 2. Robert Browne (23 May 1549 – 7 Jun 1629) m. Ann Yate (1542 – 1593)
  3. 3. Peter Browne (Abt 1552 – 1562)
  4. 4. Joan Browne (Abt 1552 – 1579) m. Robert Fellows (Abt 1554 – 19 Dec 1558)
  5. 5. Thomas Browne (1554 – 23 Dec 1590) m. Joan Sayer (1552 – 1610)
  6. 6. John Browne (Bet 11 Jan 1555 and 10 Jan 1556 – 18 May 1619) m. Katherine Botiler (1560 – Dec 1632)
    1. 1. Katherine Browne (1586 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Browne (21 Jan 1587 – 1638) m. Mary Cornelius (1580 – 13 Nov 1692)
    3. 3. Giles Browne (1590 – 1652) m. Mary Harris (1592 – 1652)
      1. 1. Thomas Browne (19 Oct 1605 – 19 Oct 1682) m. Dorothy Mileham (1 Feb 1621 – 24 Feb 1684) m. Ann
      2. 2. Cecill Browne ( – 9 Aug 1613)
      3. 3. William Browne
      4. 4. Gyles Browne
      5. 5. Colonel (William E) Browne (1620 – 1677) m. Elizabeth Woodhouse (1627 – 1676)
      6. 6. Francis Brown (1620 – ) m. Ann Longworth (Abt 1624 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Brown (1621 – )
      8. 8. Benjamin Browne m. Agnes Gurdon (Abt 1652 – 4 Sep 1694)
      9. 9. John Browne (1626 – 1712) m. Bridgett (Lewis) Holmes (1628 – 15 Jul 1713)
        1. 1. John Browne (Bef 1650 – 1726) m. Mary Boddie (18 May 1653 – 17 Dec 1712) m. Mary Hunt (18 May 1653 – 17 Jan 1727) m. Margaret Boddie (1653 – 1741) m. Mary Browne (1646 – 1679) m. Elizabeth (Abt 1652 – )
      10. 10. Catharine Browne ( – 2 Nov 1629)
      11. 11. William Brown (1630 – )
      12. 12. Arthur Brown m. Anne Aylmer (Abt 1628 – )
      13. 13. John Browne (28 Aug 1631 – 20 Nov 1697) m. Bridgett (Lewis) Holmes (1628 – 15 Jul 1713) m. Ann (1628 – )
  7. 7. Mary Browne (1556 – 1615)
  8. 8. Peter Brown (1562 – 1562)

Christopher Browne's Timeline

3 Records

1522
Abt 1522
Birth of Christopher Browne in Swans Hall, Suffolk, England
Swans Hall, Suffolk, England
1574
31 May 1574
Age 52
Death of Christopher Browne in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1574
1574
Age 52
Burial of Christopher Browne in St. Mary's Churchyard, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
St. Mary's Churchyard, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1522
    Event Place: Swans Hall, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1574
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: St. Mary's Churchyard, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

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