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Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

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

Death Date: 31 October 1605

Death Location: Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Bray

Mother: Johanna Halighwell

Spouse(s): William Banbury, Chandos Sudeley

Children(s): Gilbert Sudeley, Willem Sudeley

The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Dorothy Bray married Chandos Van Sudeley, William Knollys Earl Of Banbury, and had children including Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley, Willem Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley. Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Dorothy Bray married Chandos Van Sudeley, William Knollys Earl Of Banbury, and had children including Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley, Willem Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley.
  • Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Bray
1485–1539
Birth Location: –
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Johanna Halighwell
1484–1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire
JH

Spouses(s)

William Banbury
1547–1632
Birth Location: Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
WB
Chandos Sudeley
1522–1573
Birth Location: Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
CS

Children(s)

Gilbert Sudeley
1548–1594
Birth Location: Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
GS
Willem Sudeley
1552–1602
Birth Location: Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
WS

Dorothy Bray's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bray
1524–1605
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Lord Bray
1485–1539
Johanna Halighwell
1484–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Bray's Descendants

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Dorothy Bray (1524–31 October 1605) m. William (Knollys Earl of) Banbury (1547–25 May 1632) m. Chandos (Van) Sudeley (1522–11 March 1573)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1548–1594
  2. 2. Willem (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1552–1602 m. Mary Hopton 1548–1623
    1. 1. Grey (william) Chandos 1579–1621
    2. 2. Beata (Beatrix) Brydges –1602
    3. 3. Elizabeth Brydges 1586–1638
    4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Brydges 1580–1663
    5. 5. Grey (Brydges 5th Baron) Chandos 1579–1621 m. Anne Stanley 1580–1647
      1. 1. George (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1620–1655
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Brydges Countess) Castlehaven 1619–1678 m. James Tuchet 1612–1686
    6. 6. Gyles Brydges 1584–1637
    7. 7. Jane (Joan) Brydges 1582–

Dorothy Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Dorothy Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
31 October 1605
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Bray in Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1605
    Event Place: Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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