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James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon 1516 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Alkham, Kent, England

Death Date: 5 June 1573

Death Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England

Father: Robert Bacon

Mother: Lady Cage

Spouse(s): Lady Rawlings, .Mary Gardner, MARGARET RAWLINS, Anne Packenton

Children(s): Sir Bacon, William Bacon, John Bacon, Anna Revett, James Hall, Mary Bacon

In 1516, James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon entered the world in Alkham, Kent, England, born to Robert (of Drinkstone) Bacon and Lady Isabella Eleanor Cage. James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon married Lady Margaret Gouldston Rawlings, .Mary Gardner, MARGARET Goldston RAWLINS, Anne Packenton, and had children including Sir Michael Bacon, William F. Bacon, John Bacon, Anna Bacon Revett, James Bacon, Sir Knight of Friston Hall, Mary Bacon. James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon passed away in 1573 in Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon entered the world in Alkham, Kent, England, born to Robert (of Drinkstone) Bacon and Lady Isabella Eleanor Cage.
  • James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon married Lady Margaret Gouldston Rawlings, .Mary Gardner, MARGARET Goldston RAWLINS, Anne Packenton, and had children including Sir Michael Bacon, William F. Bacon, John Bacon, Anna Bacon Revett, James Bacon, Sir Knight of Friston Hall, Mary Bacon.
  • James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon passed away in 1573 in Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Bacon
1467 – 1548
Birth Location: Drinkstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Cage
1478 – 1535
Birth Location: Drinkstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Rawlings
1518 – 1580
Birth Location: Barton, Suffolk, England
LR
.Mary Gardner
1504 – 1547
Birth Location: Grove Place, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
.G
MARGARET RAWLINS
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: St. Lawrence Jewry, London, England
MR
Anne Packenton
1531 – 1575
Birth Location: Rougham, Suffolk, England
AP

Children(s)

Sir Bacon
1535 – 1615
Birth Location: Helmingham, Norfolkshire, England
SB
William Bacon
1537 – 1595
Birth Location: Drinkston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
WB
John Bacon
1542 – 1624
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Anna Revett
1545 – 1579
Birth Location: Redgrave Church, Suffolk, England
AR
James Hall
1567 – 1618
Birth Location: Freston Hall, Suffolk, England
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Mary Bacon
Birth Location: –
MB

James Bacon's Ancestors

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James Bacon
1516 – 1573
Birth Place: Alkham, Kent, England
Parents
Robert (of Drinkstone) Bacon
1467 – 1548
Drinkstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabella Eleanor) Cage
1478 – 1535
Drinkstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bacon's Descendants

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James ('Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _) Bacon (1516 – 5 June 1573) m. Lady (Margaret Gouldston) Rawlings (Abt. 1518 – 14 DEC 1580) m. .Mary Gardner (1504 – 1547) m. MARGARET (Goldston) RAWLINS (Abt 1520 – 1570) m. Anne Packenton (1531 – 1575)
  1. 1. Sir (Michael) Bacon (1535 – 25 March 1615)
  2. 2. William (F.) Bacon (1537 – 4 Jun 1595) m. Lady (Margaret Pepper) Bacon (24 August 1541 – 18 Jun 1563)
    1. 1. Anne (Margaret) Bacon (1556 – 20 December 1598)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bacon (1556 – )
    3. 3. Capt. (Nathaniel) Bacon (18 Mar 1559 – 1613) m. Elizabeth Lowe (1568 – 17 Jan 1618) m. Martha Bacon
      1. 1. Samuel (Samuell) Bacon (5 May 1583 – Abt. 1794)
      2. 2. James Bacon (1587 – 25 Aug 1670)
      3. 3. James Bacon (09 Nov 1589 – 9 Nov 1649)
      4. 4. William Bacon (19 Nov 1593 – 29 Sep 1653)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bacon (3 July 1595 – Bet. 1623-1689)
      6. 6. Eleanor Bacon (1601 – )
      7. 7. Nathaniel Bacon (12 April 1613 – 29 Oct 1673) m. Hannah (Elizabeth Mayo) Bacon (2 Jan 1621 – 17 Jan 1694) m. Hannah Mayo (2 Jan 1628 – AFT 20 APR 1692)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bacon (1640 – )
        2. 2. Hannah (Bacon Walley) Shove (4 Sep 1643 – 22 Sep 1685)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Bacon (05 Feb 1645 – 31 Dec 1691)
        4. 4. Mary (Bacon) Perkins (12 Aug 1648 – 04 Oct 1671)
        5. 5. Samuel Bacon (25 Feb 1650 – 18 Feb 1681)
        6. 6. Jeremiah Bacon (08 May 1657 – 10 Dec 1706)
        7. 7. Grace (Mercy) Bacon (28 Feb 1659 – 10 Dec 1737)
        8. 8. John Bacon (10 May 1661 – 20 August 1731) m. Mary Hawes (10 June 1664 – 5 Mar 1725)
        9. 9. John Bacon (abt 1662 – 4 Nov 1732)
      8. 8. Nathaniel Bacon (12 April 1613 – 16 March 1692)
      9. 9. Jeremy BACON (Bef. 21 Nov 1634 – )
      10. 10. Henry Bacon
    4. 4. Samuel Bacon (17 June 1560 – 1595)
    5. 5. Thomas Bacon (31 May 1566 – 1614)
  3. 3. John Bacon (1542 – 12 Nov 1624)
  4. 4. Anna (Bacon) Revett (12 Jan 1545 – 15 Jan 1579)
  5. 5. James (Bacon, Sir Knight of Friston) Hall (12 Oct 1567 – 17 Jan 1618)
  6. 6. Mary Bacon

James Bacon's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon in Alkham, Kent, England
Alkham, Kent, England
1573
5 June 1573
Age 57
Death of James 'Alderman' Fishmonger & Sheriff Lord _ Bacon in Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England
Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Alkham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1573
    Event Place: Suffolk, Suffolk, England Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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