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Elizabeth Cheney 1504–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1556

Death Location: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Cheney

Mother: Anne Parr

Spouse(s): Thomas Vaux

Children(s): William Vaux, Anne Vaux, John Vaux, Thomas Strange, Nicolas Vaux, Elizabeth Vaux, Katherine Vaux, William Vaux, Nicholas Vaux, Maud Vaux, Joanne Vaux, Mary Vaux, Catherine Vaux, Catherine Vaux, Nicholas Vaux, Anne Vaux

Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1504 in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Thomas Cheney And Anne Parr. Elizabeth Cheney married Thomas Vaux, and had children including Anne Vaux, Catherine Vaux, Elizabeth Vaux, Joanne Vaux, John Vaux, Katherine Vaux, Mary Vaux, Maud Vaux, Nicholas Vaux, Nicolas Vaux, Thomas Vaux Le Strange, William De Vaux, William Vaux. Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1556 in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1504 in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Thomas Cheney And Anne Parr.
  • Elizabeth Cheney married Thomas Vaux, and had children including Anne Vaux, Catherine Vaux, Elizabeth Vaux, Joanne Vaux, John Vaux, Katherine Vaux, Mary Vaux, Maud Vaux, Nicholas Vaux, Nicolas Vaux, Thomas Vaux Le Strange, William De Vaux, William Vaux.
  • Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1556 in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Elizabeth Cheney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Cheney
1504–1556
Birth Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cheney
1455–1513
England, United Kingdom
Anne Parr
1476–1513
Kendal Castle, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
John Cheney
1423–1489
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Rempston
1423–
Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
William Parr
1434–1484
Kendall, Westmorland, England
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1465–1513
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Cheney
1397–1461
Elizabeth Cokayne
1392–1473
Thomas Rempston
1389–1458
Alice Beckering
1382–1432
Thomas Parr
1407–1464
Alice Tunstall
1415–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Cheney
1365–1399
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
John Cokayne
1370–1429
Ida Grey
1368–1426
Thomas Rempston
1365–1406
Isabel Leeke
1390–1440
Thomas Beckering
1373–1425
Isabel Loudham
1375–1409
John Parr
1370–1408
Agnes Crophull
1371–1435
Thomas Tunstall
1358–
Isabel Harrington
1370–

Elizabeth Cheney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Cheney (1504–20 Nov 1556) m. Thomas Vaux (25 Apr 1509–Oct 1556)
  1. 1. William (De) Vaux 1524–1595 m. Elizabeth Beaumont 1528–1562 m. Mary Tresham 1542–1597
    1. 1. Ellen (Vaux) Brokesby 1560–1625 m. Edward Brokesby 1551–1584
      1. 1. Mary Brooksby 1570– m. Thomas (Richard) Thimbelby 1566–1622
        1. 1. Robert Thimbleby 1598–
        2. 2. Edward Thimbleby 1590–
        3. 3. Richard Thimbleby 1592–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Thimbleby 1594– m. Richard Conquest 1597–
        5. 5. Mary Thimbleby 1596– m. William Peshall 1601–1643
        6. 6. William Thimbleby 1600–
        7. 7. John Thimbleby 1603–1661 m. Elizabeth Rivers 1610–
        8. 8. Henry Thimbleby 1604–1655 m. Gertrude (Anne) Aston 1620–1688
        9. 9. Anne Thimbleby 1606–
        10. 10. Ellen Thimbleby 1608–
        11. 11. Catherine Thimbleby 1609–1690 m. Herbert Aston 1614–1689
        12. 12. Dorothy Thimbleby 1610–
        13. 13. Frances Thimbleby 1612–
        14. 14. Winifred Thimbleby 1616–
      2. 2. William Brooksby 1570–1607 m. Dorothea Wiseman 1576–
    2. 2. Henry Vaux 1559–1587
    3. 3. Elizabeth Vaux 1561–
  2. 2. Anne Vaux 1562–
  3. 3. John Vaux 1523– m. John Vaux 1523–
  4. 4. Thomas (Vaux- Le) Strange 1530–1581
  5. 5. Nicolas Vaux 1535–1564
  6. 6. Elizabeth Vaux 1535– m. Henry Bowyer 1528–1589
  7. 7. Katherine Vaux 1535–
  8. 8. William Vaux 1535–1595
  9. 9. Nicholas Vaux 1537–1537
  10. 10. Maud Vaux 1539–1581 m. Anthony Burrows 1535–
  11. 11. Joanne Vaux 1539–1610 m. Thomas Whatlock 1520–1609
  12. 12. Mary Vaux 1540–1619
  13. 13. Catherine Vaux 1544–
  14. 14. Catherine Vaux 1550–1581
  15. 15. Nicholas Vaux 1552– m. Joan 1539–
  16. 16. Anne Vaux 1556–1619 m. Reginald Bray 1555–1583

Elizabeth Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Elizabeth Cheney in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
1556
20 Nov 1556
Age 52
Death of Elizabeth Cheney in Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Elizabeth Cheney, person ID LZPQ-1VW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1556
    Event Place: Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Elizabeth Cheney, person ID LZPQ-1VW.

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