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Giles ( Gylls) Brett 1546–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1546

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Edward (Pruit)?

Mother: Julian Fitton

Spouse(s): Joan Bird

Children(s): John Brett

The story of Giles ( Gylls) Brett began in 1546 in Hertfordshire, England. Giles ( Gylls) Brett married Joan Bird, and had children including John Brett. Giles ( Gylls) Brett passed away in 1575 in Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Giles ( Gylls) Brett began in 1546 in Hertfordshire, England.
  • Giles ( Gylls) Brett married Joan Bird, and had children including John Brett.
  • Giles ( Gylls) Brett passed away in 1575 in Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward (Pruit)?
1518–1591
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
E(
Julian Fitton
1515–1581
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JF

Spouses(s)

Joan Bird
1542–1575
Birth Location: Thorley, Hertfordshire, , England
JB

Children(s)

John Brett
1570–1670
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
JB

Giles Brett's Ancestors

Self
Giles Brett
1546–1575
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edward BRETT (Pruit)?
1518–1591
Wye, Kent, England
Julian (Brett nee) Fitton
1515–1581
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Gregory Brett
1490–1542
Wye, Kent, England
Parnelle Bright
1490–1559
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Giles Brett's Descendants

1.
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Giles (( Gylls)) Brett (18 Dec 1546–1575) m. Joan Bird (1542–1575)
  1. 1. John Brett 1570–1670
    1. 1. Martha Brett 1608–1681 m. John (Henry Finch\ Fince \ Fynce) Capt. 1612–1657
      1. 1. Isaac (Finch Sr.) (twin) 1636–1702 m. Elizabeth (Ann Bassett (desc of King Edward IV Plantagenet, House of York - England, also Desc of King Henri I Capet -) France) 1638–1703
        1. 1. Abraham (Davenport Finch) Esq. 1665–1716 m. Martha Couch 1672–1725

Giles Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1546
18 Dec 1546
Birth of Giles ( Gylls) Brett in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1575
1575
Age 29
Death of Giles ( Gylls) Brett in Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1546
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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