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Edward Bray 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Jane Halighwell

Spouse(s): Beatrice Shirley

Children(s): John Bray, Ann Bray, Edward Bray

Edward Bray was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of John Bray And Jane Halighwell. Edward Bray married Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Ann Bray, Edward Bray, John Bray. Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Bray was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of John Bray And Jane Halighwell.
  • Edward Bray married Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Ann Bray, Edward Bray, John Bray.
  • Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bray
1459–1539
Birth Location: Sherre, Surrey, England
JB
Jane Halighwell
1484–1558
Birth Location: Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Beatrice Shirley
1512–1558
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
BS

Children(s)

John Bray
1534–1615
Birth Location: London, London, England
JB
Ann Bray
1543–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
AB
Edward Bray
1535–1581
Birth Location: Sheve, Surrey, England
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Edward Bray's Ancestors

Self
Edward Bray
1504–1558
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
John Bray
1459–1539
Sherre, Surrey, England
Jane Halighwell
1484–1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Bray
1430–1489
Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
Margaret Sandes
1436–1463
Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Bray
1404–
William Sandys
1407–1447
Bonham Bohun
1416–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1380–
William Sandes
1377–
John Bohun
1362–1432
Anne Halsham
1373–

Edward Bray's Descendants

1.
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Edward Bray (1504–1558) m. Beatrice Shirley (1512–1558)
  1. 1. John Bray 1534–1615 m. Margaret Haslonde 1536–1588
    1. 1. Mary Bray 1563–1629
    2. 2. Thomas Bray 1554–
    3. 3. Edward Bray 1557–
    4. 4. Reginald Bray 1559–
    5. 5. Margaret Bray 1561–
    6. 6. Francis Bray 1565–
    7. 7. William Bray 1554–1661 m. Mary Austin 1565–1650
      1. 1. John Bray –1698
      2. 2. Mary Bray 1601– m. Peter Rowlett 1610–1635
        1. 1. Peter Rowlett 1637–1702 m. Frances 1648–1701
        2. 2. William Rowlett 1637–
  2. 2. Ann Bray 1543–
  3. 3. Edward Bray 1535–1581

Edward Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Edward Bray in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1504
1504
Birth of Edward Bray
None
1558
1558
Age 54
Death of Edward Bray in Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England
Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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