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Edmund Bray 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1558

Death Location: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Jane Halywell

Spouse(s): Beatrice Shirley

Children(s):

In 1504, Edmund Bray entered the world in Plymouth, Devon, England, born to Sir John Edmund Braye And Jane Halywell. Edmund Bray married Beatrice Shirley. Edmund Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1504, Edmund Bray entered the world in Plymouth, Devon, England, born to Sir John Edmund Braye And Jane Halywell.
  • Edmund Bray married Beatrice Shirley.
  • Edmund Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Edmund Bray's Ancestors

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Edmund Bray
1504–1558
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Halywell
1486–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Younger
1458–1515
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Johanna Troughton
1464–1558
London, Middlesex, , England
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Troughton
1458–1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Holwell
1435–1500
Elizabeth
1438–1516
John Troughton
1420–1490
Beatrice Bohun
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Halighwell
1404–1464
Alice Piperell
1408–1444
John Troughton
1396–1445
Joan Copeland
1402–1472
John Bohun
1362–1433
Anne Halsham
1383–1438

Edmund Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Edmund Bray in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1558
1 Dec 1558
Age 54
Death of Edmund Bray in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Edmund Bray, person ID G338-PMS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Edmund Bray, person ID G338-PMS.

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