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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 searCaptain of Ship Berehaven

Father: Henry Canterbury

Mother: Cicely Beaumont

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In 1549, James Fenton entered the world in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Henry Fenton Of Canterbury And Cicely Beaumont. James Fenton passed away in 1580 in Lost at searCaptain of Ship Berehaven.

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Biography

  • In 1549, James Fenton entered the world in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Henry Fenton Of Canterbury And Cicely Beaumont.
  • James Fenton passed away in 1580 in Lost at searCaptain of Ship Berehaven.

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James Fenton's Ancestors

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James Fenton
1549–1580
Birth Place: Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Henry Fenton of Canterbury
1502–1562
Canterbury, Kent, England
Cicely Beaumont
1475–1574
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fenton
1476–1536
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England
Anne (Catherine De) Burgh
1478–1525
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England
William Beaumont
1478–1538
Cole, Orton, Leicestershire, England
Mary Basset
1470–1539
Blore, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Staffordshire
1436–1498
Joan Byron
1429–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Basset
1406–1472
Alice Morton
1411–1481
Sir Byron
1404–1449
Lady Ashton
1393–1481

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 searCaptain of Ship Berehaven
Lost at searCaptain 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 searCaptain of Ship Berehaven

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