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Edward Bray 1520–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Nov 1581

Death Location: Earls Colne, Essex, England

Father: Edward None

Mother: Beatrix Shirley

Spouse(s): Mary Cotton

Children(s): Margaret Bowes

In 1520, Edward Bray entered the world in Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward And Beatrix Shirley. Edward Bray married Mary Magdalene Cotton, and had children including Magdalin Bray, Margaret Bowes. Edward Bray passed away in 1581 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Edward Bray entered the world in Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward And Beatrix Shirley.
  • Edward Bray married Mary Magdalene Cotton, and had children including Magdalin Bray, Margaret Bowes.
  • Edward Bray passed away in 1581 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

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Edward Bray's Ancestors

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Edward Bray
1520–1581
Birth Place: Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward
1492–1558
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Beatrix Shirley
1508–1532
Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Bray's Descendants

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Edward Bray (1520–28 Nov 1581) m. Mary (Magdalene) Cotton (1530–20 February 1604)
  1. 1. Margaret Bowes 1565–1621 m. George Bowes 1562–
    1. 1. George Bowes 1592–1643 m. Mary Delaval 1596–1643
      1. 1. Mary (Bowes) N 1624–1680 m. William Freeman 1611–1680
        1. 1. Mary Freeman 1639–1680 m. Edward Norris 1639–1694
      2. 2. Anna Bowes 1634–1700

Edward Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edward Bray in Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1581
7 May 1581
Age 61
Death of Edward Bray in Shere, Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Shere, Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1581
28 Nov 1581
Age 61
Burial of Edward Bray in Earls Colne, Essex, England
Earls Colne, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wrotham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1581
    Event Place: Shere, Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1581
    Event Place: Earls Colne, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

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