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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: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Johanna Troughton

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

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

Edmund Bray was born in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, England in 1484, to John Bray and Johanna Troughton. Later in life, Edmund Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell; among their children were Anne Bray, Griswold Bray, Edmund Braye, Mary Bray, Jane Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Braye, Frideswide Bray, Mary Bray, Joan Bray, John Braye, Dorothy Bray, Frances Bray, Thomas Bray and Elisabeth Bray. Edmund Bray died in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, 1539.

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Parents

John Bray
1460 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
JB
Johanna Troughton
1458 – 1558
Birth Location: Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
JT

Spouses(s)

Baroness Halighwell
1486 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
BH

Children(s)

Anne Bray
1501 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
AB
Griswold Bray
1503 –
Birth Location: , , England
GB
Edmund Braye
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
EB
Mary Bray
1505 –
Birth Location: , , England
MB
Jane Bray
1507 – 1539
Birth Location: , , England
JB
Elizabeth Bray
1507 – 1574
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
EB
Richard Bray
1508 – 1557
Birth Location: Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England
RB
Reginald Bray
1509 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
RB
Ellen Braye
1513 – 1573
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
EB
Frideswide Bray
1516 – 1574
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
FB
Mary Bray
1518 – 1569
Birth Location: , , England
MB
Joan Bray
1521 – 1569
Birth Location: North Molton, Devonshire, England
JB
John Braye
1523 – 1557
Birth Location: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
JB
Dorothy Bray
1524 – 1605
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
DB
Frances Bray
1525 – 1592
Birth Location: Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England
FB
Thomas Bray
1528 – 1590
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England
TB
Elisabeth Bray
1533 – 1558
Birth Location: Fairfield, Stoke Coury, Somersetshire, England
EB

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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