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Edmund (Sir) James 1500–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Astley, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England

Father: Henry James

Mother: Bridgett Littleton

Spouse(s): Anne Ramsay

Children(s): Henry James

Edmund (Sir) James was born in 1500 in Astley, Lancashire, , England, the child of Henry James And Bridgett Littleton. Edmund (Sir) James married Anne Alice Lady Ramsay, and had children including Henry James. Edmund (Sir) James passed away in 1559 in Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Edmund (Sir) James was born in 1500 in Astley, Lancashire, , England, the child of Henry James And Bridgett Littleton.
  • Edmund (Sir) James married Anne Alice Lady Ramsay, and had children including Henry James.
  • Edmund (Sir) James passed away in 1559 in Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England.

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Edmund James's Ancestors

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Edmund James
1500–1559
Birth Place: Astley, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Henry James
1485–1586
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Bridgett Littleton
1475–1622
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund James's Descendants

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EJ
Edmund ((Sir)) James (1500–1559) m. Anne (Alice (Lady)) Ramsay (Oct 1500–8 Dec 1584)
  1. 1. Henry James 1539–1573 m. Bridget Littleton 1545–1622
    1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth (Lady)) James 1565–1630 m. William (Henry (Sir)) Phelps 1560–1611
      1. 1. John Phelps 1580–1641 m. Dorothy –1673
        1. 1. Richard Phelps 1600– m. Anne Dover 1600–1677

Edmund James's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Edmund (Sir) James in Astley, Lancashire, , England
Astley, Lancashire, , England
1559
1559
Age 59
Death of Edmund (Sir) James in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
1559
1559
Age 59
Burial of Edmund (Sir) James in Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England
Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Astley, Lancashire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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