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James Briggs 1505 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 25 JUN 1591

Death Location: London, England

Father: Richard Bigge

Mother: Joan Hendley

Spouse(s): Hannah Palmer

Children(s):

James Briggs was born in 1505 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Richard Bigge and Joan Hendley. James Briggs married Hannah Palmer. James Briggs passed away in 1591 in London, England.

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Biography

  • James Briggs was born in 1505 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Richard Bigge and Joan Hendley.
  • James Briggs married Hannah Palmer.
  • James Briggs passed away in 1591 in London, England.

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James Briggs's Ancestors

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James Briggs
1505 – 1591
Birth Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Richard Bigge
1479 – 1533
Benenden, Kent, England
Joan Hendley
1480 – 1550
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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James Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of James Briggs in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1591
25 JUN 1591
Age 86
Death of James Briggs in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1591
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

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