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Edward Bray 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, , England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Cranley, Surrey, , England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Jane Halighwell

Spouse(s): BEATRICE SHIRLEY

Children(s): Sarah Hilhill, Ann 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, Sarah Hilhill. Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in 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, Sarah Hilhill.
  • Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Cranley, Surrey, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bray
1487–1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
JB
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
Birth Location: Eaton, Bedfordshire, , England
JH

Spouses(s)

BEATRICE SHIRLEY
1512–1558
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, , England
BS

Children(s)

Sarah Hilhill
1543–
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, , England
SH
Ann Bray
1543–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
AB

Edward Bray's Ancestors

Self
Edward Bray
1504–1558
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, , England
Parents
John Bray
1487–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
Eaton, Bedfordshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard Bray
1455–1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, , England
Johanna Troughton
1458–
Barrington, Gloucestershire, , England
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, , England
Jane Norbury
1464–1564
Stoke Dabernon, Bedfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Troughton
1420–
John Halliwell
1436–1500
Elizabeth Halliwell
1438–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Halighwell
1404–
Alice Piperell
1408–

Edward Bray's Descendants

1.
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Edward Bray (1504–1558) m. BEATRICE SHIRLEY (1512–1558)
  1. 1. Sarah Hilhill 1543– m. John Bate 1540–1563
    1. 1. Anne Flanders 1538–1561 m. Philip Bachiler 1534–1559 m. Philip Bachiler 1534–1559
      1. 1. Stephen Bachiler 1561–1660 m. Ann Bate 1565–1623
        1. 1. Nathaniel Batchelder 1590–1645 m. Hester Mercer 1602–1631
        2. 2. William Batchelder 1607–1669
        3. 3. Elizabeth Batchelar 1587–1665
        4. 4. William Batchelder 1607–1669
        5. 5. Elizabeth Batchelar 1587–1665
        6. 6. Deborah Bachiler 1592–1692
        7. 7. Deborah Bachiler 1592–1692
  2. 2. Ann Bray 1543–

Edward Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Edward Bray in Plymouth, Devon, , England
Plymouth, Devon, , England
1558
1558
Age 54
Death of Edward Bray in Cranley, Surrey, , England
Cranley, Surrey, , England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Cranley, Surrey, , England
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