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Francis Gurney 1521–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1521

Birth Location: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Anthony Gurney

Mother: Sarah Lovell

Spouse(s): Helen Holditch

Children(s): Henry Gurney

The story of Francis Gurney began in 1521 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Francis Gurney married Helen Ellen Holditch, and had children including Henry Gurney. Francis Gurney passed away in 1571 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Gurney began in 1521 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Francis Gurney married Helen Ellen Holditch, and had children including Henry Gurney.
  • Francis Gurney passed away in 1571 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Francis Gurney's Ancestors

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Francis Gurney
1521–1571
Birth Place: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Anthony de Gournay Gurney
1499–1555
Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Anne Margaret) Lovell
1499–1536
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England
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Francis Gurney's Descendants

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Francis Gurney (20 August 1521–1571) m. Helen ((Ellen)) Holditch (1525–1562)
  1. 1. Henry Gurney 1548–1615 m. Ellen (Helen) Blennerhasset 1551–1615
    1. 1. Francis (Gurney) . 1581–1630 m. Anne Browning 1587–1660
      1. 1. John Gurney 1602–1663 m. Mary Richards 1607–1661
        1. 1. John Gurney 1633–1675 m. Ruth Rachel 1633–
      2. 2. Anne Gurney 1631–1697
      3. 3. Anne Gurney 1610–1697
      4. 4. Dorothy Gurney 1630–
      5. 5. Francis Gurney 1628–1677
      6. 6. Lucretia Gurney 1633–
      7. 7. Roger Gurney 1626–
      8. 8. Thomas Gurney 1636–1689
      9. 9. Thomas Gurney 1606–1656
    2. 2. Abigail Gurney 1579–
    3. 3. Bassingborne Gurney 1580–
    4. 4. Edmund Gurney, 1577–1648
    5. 5. Henry Gurney 1576–1648
    6. 6. Lucretia Gurney 1580–
    7. 7. Maud Gurney 1577–
    8. 8. Thomas Gurney 1572–1616

Francis Gurney's Timeline

2 Records

1521
20 August 1521
Birth of Francis Gurney in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 50
Death of Francis Gurney in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1521
    Event Place: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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