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James Clerke 1485 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, , England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1554

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, , England

Father: John Clerke

Mother: Lucia Moyle

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): John Clarke, George Clerke

In 1485, James Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, , England, born to John Clerke and Lucia Moyle. James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke, George Clerke. James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, James Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, , England, born to John Clerke and Lucia Moyle.
  • James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke, George Clerke.
  • James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clerke
1448 – 1497
Birth Location: 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: Peckham, Kent, , England
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Children(s)

John Clarke
1503 – 1559
Birth Location: , Suffolk, , England
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George Clerke
1510 – 1558
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, , England
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James Clerke's Ancestors

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James Clerke
1485 – 1554
Birth Place: Wrotham, Kent, , England
Parents
John Clerke
1448 – 1497
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 (1485 – 20 Sep 1554) m. Elizabeth Ferrers (1486 – 1558)
  1. 1. John Clarke (1503 – 3 May 1559) m. Margaret Clarke (1515 – 1565)
    1. 1. Agnes Clarke (1534 – 1556)
    2. 2. John Clarke (11 Feb 1541 – 4 Apr 1598) m. Katherine Cooke (12 Feb 1541 – 27 Mar 1598)
      1. 1. Rowland Clark (1 Nov 1570 – 2 Feb 1638) m. Mary (C) Hobart (1574 – 22 May 1642)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Clark (1617 – 22 Dec 1683) m. Thomas Barber (28 Dec 1613 – 13 Apr 1685)
        2. 2. Thomas CLARKE (1593 – 1624)
        3. 3. Joseph Clark (31 Dec 1597 – 6 Jan 1683)
        4. 4. John CLARK (1600 – 1602)
        5. 5. John Clark (1600 – 1648)
        6. 6. Carew Clark (3 Feb 1603 – 13 Jun 1679)
        7. 7. Dray CLARK (1605 – )
        8. 8. Carew Clarke (1605 – 3 Feb 1603)
        9. 9. Rebecca Clark (26 Aug 1610 – 1 Jan 1680)
        10. 10. Mary CLARK (1615 – 22 Dec 1683)
      2. 2. John Clarke (1561 – 1591)
      3. 3. Thomas Clarke (1 Nov 1570 – 29 Jul 1627)
      4. 4. Joan Clarke (17 Mar 1578 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Clarke (4 Jan 1543 – 10 May 1588)
  2. 2. George Clerke (1510 – 8 Mar 1558)

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, , England
Wrotham, 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: 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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