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James Clerke 1485–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1485

Birth Location: Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 September 1552

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Clarke

Mother: Lucia Clerke

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Children(s): John Clarke

The story of James Clerke began in 1485 in Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. James Clerke had children including John Richard Clarke. James Clerke passed away in 1552 in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Clerke began in 1485 in Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • James Clerke had children including John Richard Clarke.
  • James Clerke passed away in 1552 in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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James Clerke's Ancestors

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James Clerke
1485–1552
Birth Place: Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Forde Clarke
1448–1497
England
Lucia Clerke
1450–1491
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clerke's Descendants

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James Clerke (9 December 1485–20 September 1552)
  1. 1. John (Richard) Clarke 1503–1559 m. Margaret Clarke 1505–1566
    1. 1. Sir (William Richard Clarke sea pilot of) Mayflower 1541–1598 m. Lady (Margaret Cisson Stanford Clarke) Walker 1555–1601 m. Katharine Cooke 1541–1598
      1. 1. John Clark 1575–1621 m. Sybil Farrar 1576–1610 m. Ann Russell 1574–1605 m. Rose (Keridge) Kerrich 1572–1627 m. Mary Morton 1577–1605 m. Agnes Bull 1586–1661
        1. 1. Edward Clark 1602–1661 m. Dianna\Diana Hayward 1611–1629
        2. 2. George Clarke 1593–1650
        3. 3. William (Shelton) Clarke 1602–1638
        4. 4. Jane Clark 1602–1666
        5. 5. Catherine Clarke 1607–
        6. 6. Thomas Clarke 1599–1697
        7. 7. Thomas (Edwardus) Clarke 1603–1661
        8. 8. Thomas (William) Clarke 1599–1641
        9. 9. Agnes Clark 1602–1627
        10. 10. Todfrye Clarke 1598–
      2. 2. Katherine Clarke 1581–1680
      3. 3. William Clarke 1578–1674
      4. 4. Katherine Clarke –1680
      5. 5. Margret Clarke –1640
      6. 6. Elizabeth Clark 1574–1635
      7. 7. Thomas Clarke 1570–

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
9 December 1485
Birth of James Clerke in Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1552
20 September 1552
Age 67
Death of James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1485
    Event Place: Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1552
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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