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James Courtenay 1523–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 September 1593

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Courtenay

Mother: Margaret Edgecombe

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The story of James Courtenay began in 1523 in Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom. James Courtenay passed away in 1593 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Courtenay began in 1523 in Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • James Courtenay passed away in 1593 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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James Courtenay's Ancestors

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James Courtenay
1523–1593
Birth Place: Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Courtenay
1477–1535
Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Edgecombe
1481–1520
Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Courtenay
1451–1512
Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Cecily Cheney
–1511
Pinhoe (Devonshire) England
Sir (Richard of Cotehele Manor House Edgecombe, Ambassador and) Statesman
1440–1489
Cotehele Manor, St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Joan (Johanna) Tremayne) (Edgecombe)
1444–1492
Great-Grandparents
Otho Gilbert
1418–1494
Elizabeth Hill
1424–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of James Courtenay in Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1593
6 September 1593
Age 70
Death of James Courtenay in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1593
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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