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Edmund Bray 1484–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1539

Death Location: Chelsea, London, England

Father: John Braye

Mother: Lady Troughton

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

Children(s): Frances Bray

In 1484, Edmund Bray entered the world in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Braye And Lady Johanna Troughton. Edmund Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Frances Jane Bray. Edmund Bray passed away in 1539 in Chelsea, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1484, Edmund Bray entered the world in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Braye And Lady Johanna Troughton.
  • Edmund Bray married Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell, and had children including Frances Jane Bray.
  • Edmund Bray passed away in 1539 in Chelsea, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Braye
1459–1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
JB
Lady Troughton
1464–1564
Birth Location: Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Baroness Halighwell
1486–1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Frances Bray
1522–1588
Birth Location: Stoke D'abernon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
FB

Edmund Bray's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Bray
1484–1539
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Braye
1459–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Johanna) Troughton
1464–1564
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Bray's Descendants

1.
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Edmund Bray (1484–18 Oct 1539) m. Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell (1486–24 October 1558)
  1. 1. Frances (Jane) Bray 1522–1588 m. Sir (Thomas Vincent) (Knight) 1543–1613
    1. 1. Jane Vincent 1575–1629 m. Matthew Browne 1574–1603
      1. 1. Richard BROUNE 1601–1662 m. Theodosia DIXON 1604–1642
        1. 1. Elizabeth Browne 1640–1685 m. Thomas Griffen 1638–1729

Edmund Bray's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England
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