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Edward Bray 1535 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Shere, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 May 1581

Death Location: England

Father: Lord Braye

Mother: Beatrice Shirley

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Edward Bray was born in 1535 in Shere, Surrey, England, the child of Lord John Edward Braye and Beatrice Shirley. Edward Bray passed away in 1581 in England.

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Biography

  • Edward Bray was born in 1535 in Shere, Surrey, England, the child of Lord John Edward Braye and Beatrice Shirley.
  • Edward Bray passed away in 1581 in England.

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Edward Bray's Ancestors

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Edward Bray
1535 – 1581
Birth Place: Shere, Surrey, England
Parents
Lord John Edward Braye
1511 – 1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Beatrice Shirley
1512 – 1558
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1487 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Johanna (Halighwell) (Bray)
1486 – 1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Wiston (Sussex) England
Anne Shelley
1490 – 1540
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Jane Bellingham
1482 – 1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Edward Bray in Shere, Surrey, England
Shere, Surrey, England
1581
10 May 1581
Age 46
Death of Edward Bray in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Shere, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1581
    Event Place: England

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