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James of Wrotham Kent Clerke 1485–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1485

Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1554

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: Sir Clerke\Clarke

Mother: Lady MOYLE

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): John Clarke, George Clarke, John Clarke, James Clarke, Nicholas Clarke

James of Wrotham Kent Clerke was born in 1485 in Wrotham, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Forde Baron Of Forde Amp Exchequer Clerke Clarke And Lady Lucia Of Canterbury Moyle. James of Wrotham Kent Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including George Clarke, James Clarke, John Clarke, John Thomas Clarke, Nicholas Clarke. James of Wrotham Kent Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • James of Wrotham Kent Clerke was born in 1485 in Wrotham, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Forde Baron Of Forde Amp Exchequer Clerke Clarke And Lady Lucia Of Canterbury Moyle.
  • James of Wrotham Kent Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including George Clarke, James Clarke, John Clarke, John Thomas Clarke, Nicholas Clarke.
  • James of Wrotham Kent Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Clerke\Clarke
1448–1497
Birth Location: Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England
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Lady MOYLE
1450–1494
Birth Location: Canterbury, London, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ferrers
1486–1558
Birth Location: Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England
EF

Children(s)

John Clarke
1509–1559
Birth Location: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
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George Clarke
1510–1558
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
GC
John Clarke
1503–1559
Birth Location: 1677347, Suffolk, England
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James Clarke
1508–1554
Birth Location: Wortham, Kent, England
JC
Nicholas Clarke
1506–
Birth Location: North Weston,,Oxfordshire,England
NC

James Clerke's Ancestors

Self
James Clerke
1485–1554
Birth Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Forde, Baron of Forde & Exchequer Clerke\Clarke
1448–1497
Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England
Lady (LUCIA of Canterbury) MOYLE
1450–1494
Canterbury, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Exchequer II "Baron" Clerke or) Clarke
1425–1480
Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England (1420?)
Alice Tatesham
1425–1480
Tatesham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clerke's Descendants

1.
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James (of Wrotham Kent) Clerke (9 Dec 1485–20 Sep 1554) m. Elizabeth Ferrers (1486–1558)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Clarke 1509–1559 m. Margaret (Swete) Clarke 1513–1567
    1. 1. Joan Clarke 1534–1597 m. Andrew Walton 1530–1567
      1. 1. William Walton 1556–1581 m. Ann Mays 1560–1654
        1. 1. Robert Wilton 1590–1640 m. Marie Hoskins 1580–1655 m. Elizabeth Hoskins 1579–1662
        2. 2. Robert Walton 1579–1604
        3. 3. Thomas Walton 1590–1636
        4. 4. Mary Walton 1597–
    2. 2. John (Thomas Clark) II 1541–1598
    3. 3. Joan Clarke 1547–1591
    4. 4. Agnes Clarke 1534–1556
    5. 5. Ellen CLARKE 1538–1539
    6. 6. Margaret Clarke 1536–1591
    7. 7. JOHN CLARKE 1536–1610
  2. 2. George Clarke 1510–1558
  3. 3. John Clarke 1503–1559
  4. 4. James Clarke 1508–1554
  5. 5. Nicholas Clarke 1506–

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
9 Dec 1485
Birth of James of Wrotham Kent Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1554
20 Sep 1554
Age 69
Death of James of Wrotham Kent Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1485
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1554
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
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