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James Richard Bigge 1530 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Capel, Kent, England

Father: Richard Merchant)

Mother: Joan Hendley

Spouse(s): Anne Appleyard

Children(s): Alice Tilden

The story of James Richard Bigge began in 1530 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. James Richard Bigge married Anne Appleyard, and had children including Alice Biggs Tilden. James Richard Bigge passed away in 1563 in Capel, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Richard Bigge began in 1530 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.
  • James Richard Bigge married Anne Appleyard, and had children including Alice Biggs Tilden.
  • James Richard Bigge passed away in 1563 in Capel, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Merchant)
1479 – 1533
Birth Location: Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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Joan Hendley
1480 – 1550
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Appleyard
1535 – 1562
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
AA

Children(s)

Alice Tilden
1548 – 1593
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent Co., Eng
AT

James Bigge's Ancestors

Self
James Bigge
1530 – 1563
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Richard James Bigge (Cloth Merchant)
1479 – 1533
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Joan Hendley
1480 – 1550
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bigge's Descendants

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James (Richard) Bigge (1530 – 1563) m. Anne Appleyard (1535 – 1562)
  1. 1. Alice (Biggs) Tilden (8 Apr 1548 – 13 May 1593) m. John (Thomas Tilden) Tylden (1540 – 29 Jan 1625)
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Matthews) Tilden (28 July 1583 – 25 May 1641) m. Lydia (Huckstep) Tilden (11 February 1587 – 31 July 1672)
      1. 1. Judith (Marie) Tilden (22 Oct 1620 – 30 Mar 1663) m. Abraham (Preble (8GGF) (Immigrant) ME) colony (6 Mar 1603 – 30 Mar 1663)
        1. 1. Abraham Preble (9 Apr 1642 – 4 Oct 1714) m. Hannah Sayward (1663 – 9 May 1751)

James Bigge's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of James Richard Bigge in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1563
1563
Age 33
Death of James Richard Bigge in Capel, Kent, England
Capel, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Capel, Kent, England
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