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James Brett 1564–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1564

Birth Location: Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Rotherby, Leicestershire, England

Father: William Brett

Mother: Alice Babington

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ann Brett

James Brett was born in 1564 in Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Brett And Alice Maria Babington. James Brett had children including Ann Brett. James Brett passed away in 1616 in Rotherby, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • James Brett was born in 1564 in Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Brett And Alice Maria Babington.
  • James Brett had children including Ann Brett.
  • James Brett passed away in 1616 in Rotherby, Leicestershire, England.

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James Brett's Ancestors

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James Brett
1564–1616
Birth Place: Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Brett
1534–1591
Rotherby, Leicestershire, England
Alice (Maria) Babington
1538–1591
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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James Brett's Descendants

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James Brett (3 February 1564–1616)
  1. 1. Ann Brett 1598–1670 m. Rev. (Dr. Calybute Downing Clergyman, Lawyer,) Partliamentarian 1596–1644
    1. 1. Dennis Downing 1615–1694 m. Ann Daines 1614–1670
      1. 1. Ann Downing 1646–1719 m. Thomas (Hanscom) 12 1631–1695
        1. 1. Thomas Hanscom 1666–1713 m. Alice Rogers 1675–1696 m. Tamsen Gowell 1678–1775 m. Tamsen Hanscom 1678–1775

James Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1564
3 February 1564
Birth of James Brett in Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1616
1616
Age 52
Death of James Brett in Rotherby, Leicestershire, England
Rotherby, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1564
    Event Place: Rotherby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Rotherby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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