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Edward James 1550 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: , England

Father: Sir Jenaway

Mother: Lady Sandbache

Spouse(s): Lydia Masham

Children(s): Hester James, Lydia James

Edward James was born in 1550 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache. Edward James married Lydia Masham, and had children including Hester James, Lydia James. Edward James passed away in 1615 in , England.

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Biography

  • Edward James was born in 1550 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache.
  • Edward James married Lydia Masham, and had children including Hester James, Lydia James.
  • Edward James passed away in 1615 in , England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward James's Ancestors

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Edward James
1550 – 1615
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir John James II of Jenaway
1509 – 1580
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Ellen Bolt, of) Sandbache
1513 – 1576
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Mayor (William) Bolt
1487 – 1587
Little Onn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ellen) Venables
1490 – 1590
Little Onn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward James's Descendants

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Edward James (1550 – 1615) m. Lydia Masham (1554 – 1580)
  1. 1. Hester James (1583 – )
  2. 2. Lydia James (1592 – 1643) m. Nathaniel Rice (1581 – 1643)
    1. 1. Lydia Rice (1620 – 1658) m. Phillip Askewe (1620 – 1698)
      1. 1. Mary Askewe (1656 – 5 December 1720)
        1. 1. Rachael Ingram (1680 – 1720) m. Thomas Covington (10 Jun 1670 – 30 May 1709)
      2. 2. George Askew (17 February 1673 – )
      3. 3. Phillip Askewe (15 January 1676 – )
    2. 2. Nathaniel Wright (18 October 1618 – 19 January 1619)
    3. 3. Nathaniel Wright (1622 – 1657)
    4. 4. Phebe Wright (21 February 1636 – 21 March 1636)
    5. 5. Hester Wright ( – 19 November 1626)

Edward James's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Edward James in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1615
1615
Age 65
Death of Edward James in , England
, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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