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James Clerke 1475–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1558

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: William Clarke

Mother: Benedicta Ashburnham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): John Clarke

In 1475, James Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, England, born to William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham. James Clerke married Elizabeth De Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke. James Clerke passed away in 1558 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, James Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, England, born to William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham.
  • James Clerke married Elizabeth De Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke.
  • James Clerke passed away in 1558 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clarke
1460–1548
Birth Location: Woodchurch, Kent, England
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Benedicta Ashburnham
1462–1512
Birth Location: Woodchurch, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ferrers
1480–1558
Birth Location: Groby (Leicester) England
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Children(s)

John Clarke
1541–1598
Birth Location: Finningham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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James Clerke's Ancestors

Self
James Clerke
1475–1558
Birth Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
Parents
William Clarke
1460–1548
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Benedicta Ashburnham
1462–1512
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Grandparents
Katherine Echingham\Clarke
1435–1460
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Sir (John Ashburnham, Esq. de) England
1420–1491
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Peckham
1430–1493
Wrotham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas ASHBURNHAM
1385–1434
Sarah Waunsey
1372–1419
James Peckham
1400–1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clerke's Descendants

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James Clerke (1475–20 Sep 1558) m. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers (1480–16 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. John Clarke 1541–1598 m. Rose Kerrich 1572–1627 m. Katherine Cooke 1541–1598
    1. 1. Thomas Clarke 1583–1638 m. Rose Kerrich 1572–1627
      1. 1. Anne Clarke 1600–1639 m. Colonel (Robert) Bolling 1586–1639
        1. 1. Anne Bolling 1622–1665 m. William (Claireborne) Dandridge 1613–1693 m. William Thornton 1620–

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1558
20 Sep 1558
Age 83
Death of James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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