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Henry Grey 1517 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1517

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 23 Feb 1554

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Grey,

Mother: Margaret Wotton

Spouse(s): Frances (Grey),

Children(s): Jane Grey, Mary (Keys), Lady Grey,

The story of Henry Grey began in 1517 in England. Henry Grey married Frances Brandon (Grey),, and had children including Jane Grey, Mary Grey (Keys), Lady Catherine Grey,. Henry Grey passed away in 1554 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Grey began in 1517 in England.
  • Henry Grey married Frances Brandon (Grey),, and had children including Jane Grey, Mary Grey (Keys), Lady Catherine Grey,.
  • Henry Grey passed away in 1554 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Grey,
1477 – 1530
Birth Location: Bashall, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Wotton
1487 – 1535
Birth Location: Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Frances (Grey),
1517 – 1559
Birth Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Jane Grey
1537 – 1554
Birth Location: Braunstone, Blaby District, Leicestershire, England
JG
Mary (Keys)
1540 – 1578
Birth Location: Bradgate Hall, Leicestershire
M(
Lady Grey,
1540 – 1568
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
LG

Henry Grey's Ancestors

Self
Henry Grey
1517 – 1554
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Grey,
1477 – 1530
Bashall, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Wotton
1487 – 1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Grey,
1455 – 1506
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Cecily) Bonville,
1460 – 1530
Shute Manor, East Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Grey,
1432 – 1461
Elizabeth Woodville,
1437 – 1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Grey,
1412 – 1457
Elisabeth Ferrers,
1418 – 1483
Sir Woodville
1405 – 1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg,
1416 – 1472

Henry Grey's Descendants

1.
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Henry Grey (17 Jan 1517 – 23 Feb 1554) m. Frances (Brandon) (Grey), (16 Jul 1517 – 20 Nov 1559)
  1. 1. Jane Grey (1537 – 12 Feb 1554)
  2. 2. Mary (Grey) (Keys) (1540 – 20 Apr 1578)
  3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Grey, (25 Aug 1540 – 26 Jan 1568) m. Edward (John) Seymour, (22 May 1539 – 10 Apr 1613)
    1. 1. Sir (Edward) Seymour, (21 Sep 1561 – 21 Jun 1612) m. Honora (Rogers of) Bryanstone, (1545 – 28 Feb 1608)
      1. 1. Robert Seymour (30 Nov 1573 – 23 Aug 1637)
      2. 2. Edward (IV) Seymour, (12 Jun 1586 – 15 Sep 1618)
      3. 3. Sir (William) Seymour, (1 Sep 1587 – 24 Oct 1660) m. Lady (Arabella) Stuart, (10 Nov 1575 – 25 Sep 1615) m. Frances Devereux
        1. 1. Mary (Barrett (some chance born) Seymour), (1610 – 1 Jun 1660) m. Captain (William Dyer Dyre) Dier, (19 Sep 1609 – 18 Apr 1672)
        2. 2. Frances Seymour (1610 – 1673)
        3. 3. Robert Seymour (Apr 1622 – 2 Jun 1642)
        4. 4. Henry (Duke of Somerset) Seymour (1626 – )

Henry Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1517
17 Jan 1517
Birth of Henry Grey in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1554
23 Feb 1554
Age 37
Death of Henry Grey in Tower Hill, Greater London, England
Tower Hill, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1517
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 485982
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Embleton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1554
    Event Place: Tower Hill, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 485982
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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