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James Bigge 1530–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 27 May 1563

Death Location: Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Father: Richard Biggs

Mother: Joan Bigge

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Houeden

Children(s): Elizabeth Bigge, Mary BIGGE, John Bigge, Susan Bigge, Thomas Bigge, Alice Biggs, Samuel Briggs, Robert Briggs

James Bigge was born in 1530 in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England, the child of Richard Biggs And Joan Bigge. James Bigge married Elizabeth Ann Houeden, and had children including Alice Biggs, Elizabeth Bigge, John Bigge, Mary Agnes Bigge, Robert Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Susan Bigge, Thomas Bigge. James Bigge passed away in 1563 in Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • James Bigge was born in 1530 in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England, the child of Richard Biggs And Joan Bigge.
  • James Bigge married Elizabeth Ann Houeden, and had children including Alice Biggs, Elizabeth Bigge, John Bigge, Mary Agnes Bigge, Robert Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Susan Bigge, Thomas Bigge.
  • James Bigge passed away in 1563 in Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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James Bigge's Ancestors

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James Bigge
1530–1563
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Biggs
1479–1533
Kent, England
Joan Bigge
1480–1550
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Bigge
1449–1480
Kent, England
Alice Bigge
1460–1485
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bigge's Descendants

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James Bigge (1530–27 May 1563) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Houeden (1534–21 Aug 1628)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bigge 1555–1632 m. John Scotchford 1564–1600
    1. 1. Ann Scotchford 1592–1645 m. Thomas Botting 1590–1628
      1. 1. Gilbert Botting 1618–1672 m. Esther (Lefforde) Harblett 1618–1675
        1. 1. Elizabeth Botting 1644–1732 m. Richard Miles 1641–1722
        2. 2. Edward Botting 1642–1679 m. Mary Joy 1640–1680
        3. 3. Gilbert Botting 1647–
        4. 4. Mary Botting 1644–
        5. 5. Edward Botting 1653–1674
      2. 2. Thomas (Botten or) Botting 1623–1672 m. Sarah (Woody) Wooddy 1627–1675
    2. 2. Thomas Scotchford 1590–
  2. 2. Mary (Agnes) BIGGE 1563–1641
  3. 3. John Bigge 1561–1605
  4. 4. Susan Bigge 1559–1568
  5. 5. Thomas Bigge 1563–
  6. 6. Alice Biggs 1548–1593
  7. 7. Samuel Briggs 1565–
  8. 8. Robert Briggs 1571–

James Bigge's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of James Bigge in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
1563
27 May 1563
Age 33
Death of James Bigge in Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1563
    Event Place: Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Capel, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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