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James Fenton 1549–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 June 1580

Death Location: Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven

Father: Henry Fenton

Mother: Lady (Fenton)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1549, James Fenton entered the world in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Henry Fenton And Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont Fenton. James Fenton passed away in 1580 in Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven.

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Biography

  • In 1549, James Fenton entered the world in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Henry Fenton And Lady Cecilia Cecily Beaumont Fenton.
  • James Fenton passed away in 1580 in Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven.

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James Fenton's Ancestors

Self
James Fenton
1549–1580
Birth Place: Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Henry Fenton
1502–1562
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) (Fenton)
1524–1608
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Grandparents
William Beaumont
1500–
Orton, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Bassett) (Beaumont)
–1539
Great-Grandparents
George Beaumont
–1531
Joan (Beaumont)
1488–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beaumont
–1461
Johanna Darcy
1425–

James Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of James Fenton in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England
1580
10 June 1580
Age 31
Death of James Fenton in Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven
Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1580
    Event Place: Lost at Sea Captain of Ship Berehaven

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