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Hugh Jenks 1515–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Holbendred, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jul 1551

Death Location: Clunbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Jenkes

Mother: Lady Adams

Spouse(s): Anne Wentworth

Children(s): William Jenks, John Jenks, Dorothy Jenckes, Richard Jenks

In 1515, Hugh Jenks entered the world in Holbendred, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Knight William Jenkes And Lady Elizabeth Adams. Hugh Jenks married Anne Agnes Wentworth, and had children including Dorothy Jenckes, John Jenks, Richard Jenks, William Jenks. Hugh Jenks passed away in 1551 in Clunbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Hugh Jenks entered the world in Holbendred, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Knight William Jenkes And Lady Elizabeth Adams.
  • Hugh Jenks married Anne Agnes Wentworth, and had children including Dorothy Jenckes, John Jenks, Richard Jenks, William Jenks.
  • Hugh Jenks passed away in 1551 in Clunbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Jenkes
1480–1558
Birth Location: Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Lady Adams
1480–1558
Birth Location: London, London, , England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Wentworth
1515–1569
Birth Location: New Chapel, Clun Parish, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

William Jenks
1536–1636
Birth Location: Clun, Shropshire, England
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John Jenks
1534–1571
Birth Location: Bucknell, Shropshire, England
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Dorothy Jenckes
1537–1538
Birth Location: Clunbury Parish, Shropshire, England
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Richard Jenks
1532–1623
Birth Location: Clun, Shropshire, England
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Hugh Jenks's Ancestors

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Hugh Jenks
1515–1551
Birth Place: Holbendred, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight William Jenkes
1480–1558
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Adams
1480–1558
London, London, , England
Grandparents
Roland Jenkes
1446–1535
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Moore
1460–1500
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
William Adams
1452–1480
London, London, England
Elizabeth
1460–1558
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jenks
1414–1500
Agnes Higins
1418–1500
RICHARD Moore
1408–1459
Lady Perkes
1420–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Moore
1382–1475
Margery Cambrae
1386–1460
John Perkes
1400–1419

Hugh Jenks's Descendants

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Hugh Jenks (1515–10 Jul 1551) m. Anne (Agnes) Wentworth (1515–12 Jan 1569)
  1. 1. William Jenks 1536–1636 m. Alicia Jenks 1538–1611
    1. 1. John Jenks 1556–1625 m. Sarah Fulwater 1573–1599
      1. 1. Joseph Jenks 1599–1683 m. Joan Hearne 1607–1634 m. Elizabeth Darling 1625–1679
        1. 1. Joseph Jenks 1628–1717 m. Esther Ballard 1632–1717
    2. 2. Sarah Jenks 1597–
    3. 3. John Jenks 1576–1627
  2. 2. John Jenks 1534–1571
  3. 3. Dorothy Jenckes 1537–1538
  4. 4. Richard Jenks 1532–1623

Hugh Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Hugh Jenks in Holbendred, Shropshire, England
Holbendred, Shropshire, England
1551
10 Jul 1551
Age 36
Death of Hugh Jenks in Clunbury, Shropshire, England
Clunbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Holbendred, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1551
    Event Place: Clunbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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