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Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James 1565–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1565

Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 28 Aug 1630

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Henry James

Mother: Bridget Littleton

Spouse(s): William Phelps

Children(s): John Phelps

Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James was born in 1565 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, the child of Henry James And Bridget Littleton. Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James married William Henry Sir Phelps, and had children including John Phelps. Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James passed away in 1630 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James was born in 1565 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, the child of Henry James And Bridget Littleton.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James married William Henry Sir Phelps, and had children including John Phelps.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James passed away in 1630 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy James's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy James
1565–1630
Birth Place: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Henry James
1539–1573
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Bridget Littleton
1545–1622
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edmund ((Sir)) James
1500–1559
Astley, Lancashire, , England
Anne (Alice (Lady)) Ramsay
1500–1584
Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, England
Robert ((Roger)) Littleton
1511–1601
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Stanley
1513–1557
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry James
1485–1586
Bridgett Littleton
1475–1622
Thomas Ramsey
1474–1499
Parnell Baldwin
1484–1593
John Lyttelton
1502–1534
Elizabeth Talbot
1502–1581
John Stanley
1470–1534
Cecily Freebody
1475–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Littleton
1443–1508
Mary Whittington
1465–1503
Gilbert Talbot
1468–1542
Ann Paston
1471–1507
George Stanley
1435–
Eleanor Dudley
1439–
Richard Freebody
1444–

Dorothy James's Descendants

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Dorothy (Elizabeth (Lady)) James (5 DEC 1565–28 Aug 1630) m. William (Henry (Sir)) Phelps (4 Aug 1560–28 Sep 1611)
  1. 1. John Phelps 1580–1641 m. Dorothy –1673
    1. 1. Richard Phelps 1600– m. Anne Dover 1600–1677
      1. 1. Mary ((Dover)) Phelps 1618–1659 m. Edmund ("Estes" "The Immigrant") Hart 1610–1672
        1. 1. Martha Hart 1640–1683 m. Edward Neale 1640–1698

Dorothy James's Timeline

4 Records

1565
1 Apr 1565
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James in Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1565
1 Apr 1565
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James in Kenilworth (Warwickshire) England
Kenilworth (Warwickshire) England
1565
5 DEC 1565
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
1630
28 Aug 1630
Age 65
Death of Dorothy Elizabeth (Lady) James in Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1565
    Event Place: Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1565
    Event Place: Kenilworth (Warwickshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1565
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1630
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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