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James Bray 1539 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: England

Father: Lord Braye

Mother: Beatrice Shirley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Bray began in 1539 in Cornwall, England. James Bray passed away in 1580 in England.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Bray began in 1539 in Cornwall, England.
  • James Bray passed away in 1580 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Braye
1511 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
LB
Beatrice Shirley
1512 – 1558
Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
BS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bray's Ancestors

Self
James Bray
1539 – 1580
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
Lord John Edward Braye
1511 – 1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Beatrice Shirley
1512 – 1558
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1487 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Johanna (Halighwell) (Bray)
1486 – 1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Wiston (Sussex) England
Anne Shelley
1490 – 1540
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Jane Bellingham
1482 – 1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of James Bray in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1580
1580
Age 41
Death of James Bray in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: England
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