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Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris 1538 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1571

Death Location: Margaretting, Essex, England

Father: Sir )

Mother: Lady Cooke

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In 1538, Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris entered the world in Willingale Doe, Essex, England, born to Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) ) and Lady Joanna Joan Cooke. Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris passed away in 1571 in Margaretting, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris entered the world in Willingale Doe, Essex, England, born to Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) ) and Lady Joanna Joan Cooke.
  • Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris passed away in 1571 in Margaretting, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir )
1490 – 1556
Birth Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
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Lady Cooke
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Harris's Ancestors

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Christopher Harris
1538 – 1571
Birth Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Parents
Sir William Harris I, High Sheriff of Essex (27th Generation Descendant of Charlemagne) (17th Generation Descendant of William I, 13th Generation Descendant of John (Magna) )
1490 – 1556
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Lady (Joanna Joan) Cooke
1500 – 1545
Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1571
26 Dec 1571
Age 33
Death of Christopher Christfer, Crystofer, of Shenfield, 4 sonne (Harrys) Harris in Margaretting, Essex, England
Margaretting, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Margaretting, Essex, England
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