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James William Browning 1495–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Father: James Browning

Mother: Elizabeth Cowan

Spouse(s): Joan Tovey

Children(s): Margaret Browning

In 1495, James William Browning entered the world in Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to James Wellington Browning And Elizabeth Cowan. James William Browning married Joan Tovey, and had children including Margaret Browning. James William Browning passed away in 1550 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, James William Browning entered the world in Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to James Wellington Browning And Elizabeth Cowan.
  • James William Browning married Joan Tovey, and had children including Margaret Browning.
  • James William Browning passed away in 1550 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Browning's Ancestors

Self
James Browning
1495–1550
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
Parents
James Wellington Browning
1470–1533
Leigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cowan
1470–1530
Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Browning
1435–1508
Leigh, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Anne
1436–1470
Didmarton, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Browning
1400–1443
Alice Burton
1410–1443
Samuel Codrington
1419–1445
Anne Stephens
1416–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Browning
1369–1416
Elinor Nicholl
1374–1418
John Burton
1394–

James Browning's Descendants

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James (William) Browning (1495–1550) m. Joan Tovey (Abt 1523–1623)
  1. 1. Margaret Browning 1520–1599 m. Thomas Foster 1523–1571 m. Thomas Forster 1530–1599
    1. 1. Thomas Foster 1548–1612 m. Susan Foster 1548–1625 m. Susan 1554–1612
      1. 1. Susan Forster 1565–1614 m. Thomas Brooke 1561–1612
        1. 1. John Brooke 1605–1677 m. Judith Winsmore 1606–
        2. 2. Thomas Brooke 1599–1665
        3. 3. Richard Brooke 1601–
        4. 4. Robert (Brooke) Sr. 1602–1655 m. Mary Baker 1607–1634 m. Mary Mainwaring 1606–1663
        5. 5. Susan Brooke 1603–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Brooke 1606–
        7. 7. William Brooke 1607–
        8. 8. Frances Brooke 1608–
        9. 9. Humphrey Brooke 1609–
        10. 10. Charles Brooke 1610–
        11. 11. Benjamin Brooke 1612–
    2. 2. Joyce Foster 1547–
    3. 3. Richard Foster 1549–
    4. 4. William Foster 1551–1618
    5. 5. Andrew (Foster of) Gilston 1552–1621 m. Margery Elliot 1554–1612
    6. 6. Anne Foster 1553–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Foster 1556–1593 m. George Elliot 1561–1613
    8. 8. Humphrey Foster 1559–
    9. 9. James Foster 1561–
    10. 10. Mychaell Foster 1563–
    11. 11. Henry Forster –1571

James Browning's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of James William Browning in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England
1550
1550
Age 55
Death of James William Browning in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James William Browning, person ID LL9Y-R9T.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James William Browning, person ID LL9Y-R9T.

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