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Dorothea Bray 1530–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 October 1605

Death Location: Minety, Wiltshire, England

Father: Lord Braye

Mother: Jane Bray

Spouse(s): William Banbury, Lord Sudeley

Children(s): Lord Chandos, Lord Sudeley, Anthony Knollys, Katherine Knollys, Eleanor Bridge, Cecily Bridge, Charles Bridge, Richard Bridge, Henry Bridge

Dorothea Bray was born in 1530 in Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Edmund Braye And Jane Braye Barone3Ss Bray. Dorothea Bray married Lord Edmund Bridge Chandos Van Sudeley, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury, and had children including Anthony Knollys, Cecily Bridge, Charles Bridge, Eleanor Bridge, Henry Bridge, Katherine Knollys, Lord Gilbert Giles Bridge Baron Chandos, Lord Willem Bridge Chandos Van Sudeley, Richard Bridge. Dorothea Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Bray was born in 1530 in Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Edmund Braye And Jane Braye Barone3Ss Bray.
  • Dorothea Bray married Lord Edmund Bridge Chandos Van Sudeley, William Knollys 1St Earl Of Banbury, and had children including Anthony Knollys, Cecily Bridge, Charles Bridge, Eleanor Bridge, Henry Bridge, Katherine Knollys, Lord Gilbert Giles Bridge Baron Chandos, Lord Willem Bridge Chandos Van Sudeley, Richard Bridge.
  • Dorothea Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, England.

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Dorothea Bray's Ancestors

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Dorothea Bray
1530–1605
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Edmund Braye
1485–1539
Jane (Braye Barone3ss) Bray
1484–1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Bray's Descendants

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Dorothea Bray (1530–31 October 1605) m. William (Knollys, 1st Earl of) Banbury (1544–25 May 1632) m. Lord (Edmund Bridge Chandos van) Sudeley (1520–11 March 1573)
  1. 1. Lord (Gilbert Giles Bridge Baron) Chandos 1543–1594 m. Lady (Frances Isabella Clinton, Brydges\Bridges van) Fiennes 1552–1623
    1. 1. John (Edmund Bridge (The) Puritan) 1578–1665 m. Elizabeth (Marjory) French 1576–1648
      1. 1. Mary Bridge 1606–1706 m. Thomas Betts 1602–1688
  2. 2. Lord (Willem Bridge Chandos van) Sudeley 1552–1602
  3. 3. Anthony Knollys 1552–1617
  4. 4. Katherine Knollys 1554–1596
  5. 5. Eleanor Bridge 1550–
  6. 6. Cecily Bridge 1560–
  7. 7. Charles Bridge 1554–
  8. 8. Richard Bridge 1556–1602
  9. 9. Henry Bridge 1556–1602

Dorothea Bray's Timeline

7 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Dorothea Bray in Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Age 9
Dorothea Bray was married in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
1544
1544
Age 14
Dorothea Bray was married in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
1548
1548
Age 18
Dorothea Bray was married in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1563
1563
Age 33
Dorothea Bray was married in Halstead, Kent, England
Halstead, Kent, England
1573
Mar 1573
Age 43
Dorothea Bray was married in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England,
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England,
1605
31 October 1605
Age 75
Death of Dorothea Bray in Minety, Wiltshire, England
Minety, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, England., Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Halstead, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1573
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England,
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1605
    Event Place: Minety, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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