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Edmund Bray 1484–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1539

Death Location: Chelsea, Greater London, England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Johanna Troughton

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

Children(s): Frideswide Bray, Reginald Bray, Anne Bray, Griswold Bray, Edmund Braye, Mary Bray, Jane Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Richard Bray, Ellen Braye, Mary Bray, Joan Bray, John Braye, Dorothy Bray, Frances Bray, Thomas Bray, Elisabeth Bray

Edmund Bray was born in 1484 in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Bray And Johanna Troughton. Edmund Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Anne Bray, Dorothy Bray, Edmund Braye, Elisabeth Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Ellen Braye, Frances Bray, Frideswide Bray, Griswold Bray, Jane Bray, Joan Bray, John Braye, Mary Bray, Reginald Bray, Richard Bray, Thomas Bray. Edmund Bray passed away in 1539 in Chelsea, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Edmund Bray was born in 1484 in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Bray And Johanna Troughton.
  • Edmund Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Anne Bray, Dorothy Bray, Edmund Braye, Elisabeth Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Ellen Braye, Frances Bray, Frideswide Bray, Griswold Bray, Jane Bray, Joan Bray, John Braye, Mary Bray, Reginald Bray, Richard Bray, Thomas Bray.
  • Edmund Bray passed away in 1539 in Chelsea, Greater London, England.

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Edmund Bray's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Bray
1484–1539
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Bray
1460–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Johanna Troughton
1458–1558
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Bray
1430–1489
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Sandes
1436–1463
Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
John Troughton
1420–1490
Gloucestershire, England
Beatrice (Bonham de) Bohun
1416–1472
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Bray
1404–1430
Eleanor Beauchamp
1407–1466
William Sandes
1407–1447
John Troughton
1396–1445
Joan Copeland
1402–1472
John Bohun
1362–1433
Anne Halsham
1383–1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1380–1413
Jenny Navrotil
1387–1404
Robert Sandes
1380–1424
John Bohun
1301–1367
Cicely Filliol
1324–1381
John Halsham
1357–1415
Maud Mauley
–1453

Edmund Bray's Descendants

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Edmund Bray (1484–18 Oct 1539) m. Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell (1486–1558)
  1. 1. Frideswide Bray 1516–1574 m. Percival Hart 1496–1580
    1. 1. Catherine Hart 1540–1602 m. Thomas Willoughby 1537–1596
      1. 1. Thomas Willoughby 1560–1616 m. Clemence Willoughby 1560–1602
        1. 1. Thomas Wiloughby 1580–1648 m. Elizabeth (Clemence Middleton Of) Denbighshirewales 1575–1687
      2. 2. Percival Willoughby 1560–1643 m. Bridget Willoughby 1566–1629
      3. 3. George Willoughby 1567–
      4. 4. Henery Willoughby 1570–
      5. 5. Robert Willoughby 1572–
      6. 6. Bridgett Willoughby 1573–
      7. 7. Friswell Willoughby 1574–
      8. 8. Sibbell Willoughby 1574–
      9. 9. Friswold Willoughby 1577–
    2. 2. Henry Hart 1530–1613 m. Cecily Bowes 1539–
    3. 3. George Hart 1533–1587 m. Elizabeth Bowes 1535–
      1. 1. Frances Hart –1638 m. Peter Manwood –1625
        1. 1. Elizabeth Manwood 1596–1632 m. Thomas Walsingham 1600–1669 m. Thomas Walsingham 1590–1669
        2. 2. Dorothy Manwood 1585– m. William Barne 1593–1629
        3. 3. Roger Manwood 1591–1650 m. Mary Darcy 1588–1627
        4. 4. John Manwood 1593–1653 m. Lavinia Ogle 1606–1642
        5. 5. Bowes Manwood 1595–1618
        6. 6. Frances Manwood 1596–1651
        7. 7. Thomas Manwood 1602–
        8. 8. Charles Manwood 1604–
        9. 9. Jerome Manwood 1606–
      2. 2. Percival Hart –1641 m. Ann Manwood –1595
      3. 3. Georg Harte –1584
    4. 4. Catherine (Alice) Harte 1536–1585
    5. 5. Jane Harte 1542–1604 m. Eustace Clovell 1540–1589
    6. 6. Henry Hart 1542–
    7. 7. Ann Hart 1545–1594 m. Augustine Dyke 1545–1586 m. Edward Hall 1530–
    8. 8. Francis Harte 1545–
    9. 9. Clemence Harte 1546–
    10. 10. John Harte 1547–
  2. 2. Reginald Bray 1509– m. Anne Monington 1501–1569
    1. 1. Edmund Bray 1526–1620 m. Agnes Harman 1537–1600
      1. 1. Edmund Bray 1568– m. Dorothy (Ann) Tracy 1563–1612
        1. 1. John Bray 1585–1616 m. Anne Chetwode 1584–1621
        2. 2. Charles Bray 1585–
        3. 3. Bray 1594–
        4. 4. Dorothy Bray 1601–
        5. 5. Anne Bray 1603–
        6. 6. Jane Bray 1605–
        7. 7. Mary Bray 1607–
      2. 2. Anne Bray 1561–1635 m. Edward Ayleworth 1550–1640 m. Edward Ayleworth 1560–
      3. 3. Sylvester Bray 1566–
      4. 4. John Bary 1568–1640 m. Mary Palmer 1572–1620
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bray 1570–
      6. 6. Sarah Bray 1572–
      7. 7. Dorothy Bray 1574–
      8. 8. Anne Bray 1589–
    2. 2. Richard Bray 1541–
    3. 3. Ralph Bray 1543–
    4. 4. Oliver Bray 1545–
    5. 5. Thomas Bray 1549–1638 m. Ellen Alton 1542–1642 m. elinor bray 1550–
    6. 6. Reginald Bray 1555–1583 m. Anne Vaux 1556–1619
  3. 3. Anne Bray 1501–1558 m. George Brooke 1497–1558
  4. 4. Griswold Bray 1503–
  5. 5. Edmund Braye 1504–1558 m. Beatrice Shirley 1512–1558
  6. 6. Mary Bray 1505–
  7. 7. Jane Bray 1507–1539
  8. 8. Elizabeth Bray 1507–1574 m. Ralph Verney 1510–1546 m. Henry Phillips 1509–1575 m. Richard Catesby 1488–1553
  9. 9. Richard Bray 1508–1557 m. Joan Saunders 1498–1560
  10. 10. Ellen Braye 1513–1573
  11. 11. Mary Bray 1518–1569
  12. 12. Joan Bray 1521–1569 m. Thomas (John Walter) Thorne 1524–1570
  13. 13. John Braye 1523–1557 m. Joan Troughton 1510–1538 m. Ann Talbot 1524–1584
  14. 14. Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 m. Edmund Brydges 1520–1573
  15. 15. Frances Bray 1525–1592 m. Thomas Lyffeld 1519–1544 m. Thomas Lyfield 1519–1613
  16. 16. Thomas Bray 1528–1590
  17. 17. Elisabeth Bray 1533–1558

Edmund Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Edmund Bray in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England
1539
18 Oct 1539
Age 55
Death of Edmund Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chelsea, Greater London, England

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