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Edward Bray 1492 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef 1492

Birth Location: Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1558

Death Location: Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Johanna Troughton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lovell, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Browne

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Edward Bray was born in 1492 in Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England, the child of John Bray and Johanna Troughton. Edward Bray married Elizabeth Lovell, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Browne. Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Bray was born in 1492 in Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England, the child of John Bray and Johanna Troughton.
  • Edward Bray married Elizabeth Lovell, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Browne.
  • Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Edward Bray's Ancestors

Self
Edward Bray
1492 – 1558
Birth Place: Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, 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

Edward Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1492
Bef 1492
Birth of Edward Bray in Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England
Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England
1558
1 Dec 1558
Age 66
Death of Edward Bray in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England
Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England
1558
Dec 1558
Age 66
Burial of Edward Bray in Cranleigh Church, Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Cranleigh Church, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef 1492
    Event Place: Henfield and Selmeston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1558
    Event Place: Cranleigh Church, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

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