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James Clerke 1485–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1485

Birth Location: Woodchurch, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1554

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: John Clerke

Mother: Lucia Moyle

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): Walton Clarke, Thomas Clarke, James Clarke, John Clark, Henry Clarke, Joane Clark

The story of James Clerke began in 1485 in Woodchurch, Kent, England. James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including Henry Clarke, James Clarke, Joane Clark, John Clark, Thomas Lyncoln Clarke, Walton Clarke. James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Clerke began in 1485 in Woodchurch, Kent, England.
  • James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including Henry Clarke, James Clarke, Joane Clark, John Clark, Thomas Lyncoln Clarke, Walton Clarke.
  • James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clerke
1448–1497
Birth Location: Forde,Wrotham,Kent,England
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Lucia Moyle
1450–1494
Birth Location: Canterbury,London,,England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ferrers
1486–1558
Birth Location: Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Walton Clarke
1512–1559
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
WC
Thomas Clarke
1500–1551
Birth Location: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
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James Clarke
1510–1554
Birth Location: Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent, England
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John Clark
1519–1585
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Henry Clarke
1512–1580
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
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Joane Clark
1504–1569
Birth Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, England
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James Clerke's Ancestors

Self
James Clerke
1485–1554
Birth Place: Woodchurch, Kent, England
Parents
John Clerke
1448–1497
Forde,Wrotham,Kent,England
Lucia Moyle
1450–1494
Canterbury,London,,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clerke's Descendants

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James Clerke (09 Dec 1485–20 Sep 1554) m. Elizabeth Ferrers (1486–16 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. Walton Clarke 1512–1559
  2. 2. Thomas (Lyncoln) Clarke 1500–1551 m. Joane (Katherine of Agborowe) Northos 1510–1553
    1. 1. Thomas Clarke 1527–1580 m. LADY (MARTHA) MICKLEWOOD 1529–1559
      1. 1. William (Alexander Clarke) 9gg 1553–1624 m. Margaret Walker 1553–1601
        1. 1. Susan Clarke 1577–1578
        2. 2. Edward Clarke 1576–1666
        3. 3. Katheryn Clarke 1581–1597
        4. 4. Agnes Clarke 1576–1577
        5. 5. William Clarke 1579–1580
        6. 6. Thomas Clark 1583–1674
        7. 7. William (Clarke,) Jr 1563–1632
        8. 8. John ("The Navigator") Clarke 1575–1623 m. Elizabeth Steed 1587–1644
        9. 9. Thomas Clark 1570–1627
      2. 2. Robert Clarke 1556–1624
      3. 3. Alice Clarke 1558–1628
      4. 4. Hannah Clarke –1732
      5. 5. John Clarke 1555–1624
      6. 6. Johan Clarke 1559–
      7. 7. Matthew Clarke 1570–1571
      8. 8. Elizabeth Clark 1572–
      9. 9. Thomas Clarke 1583–
  3. 3. James Clarke 1510–1554
  4. 4. John Clark 1519–1585
  5. 5. Henry Clarke 1512–1580
  6. 6. Joane Clark 1504–1569

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1485
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Kent, England

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