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James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald 1504 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland

Death Date: Oct 14 1558

Death Location: Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland

Father: John Suffix

Mother: Mór O'Brien

Spouse(s): Lady O'Caerbhaill-O'Carroll-FitzGerald-O'Desmond

Children(s): Lady FitzJames-Fitzgerald-Butler-Bryan-Desmond-Ormond

The story of James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond began in 1504 in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland. James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond married Lady More\Moorney Maud\Maude O'Caerbhaill-O'Carroll-FitzGerald-O'Desmond, and had children including Lady Johanna Joane\Joan FitzJames-Fitzgerald-Butler-Bryan-Desmond-Ormond. James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond passed away in 1558 in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland.

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  • The story of James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond began in 1504 in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland.
  • James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond married Lady More\Moorney Maud\Maude O'Caerbhaill-O'Carroll-FitzGerald-O'Desmond, and had children including Lady Johanna Joane\Joan FitzJames-Fitzgerald-Butler-Bryan-Desmond-Ormond.
  • James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond passed away in 1558 in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James FitzGerald's Ancestors

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James FitzGerald
1504 – 1558
Birth Place: Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland
Parents
John Fitzthomas Fitzgerald\ Suffix
1460 – 1536
, Ireland
Mór O'Brien
1462 – 1548
Carrigogunnell, County Limerick, Tuadmumu, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James FitzGerald's Descendants

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James ((Seamus) FitzJohn) FitzGerald (1504 – Oct 14 1558) m. Lady (More\Moorney Maud\Maude) O'Caerbhaill-O'Carroll-FitzGerald-O'Desmond (1504 – 1548)
  1. 1. Lady (Johanna Joane\Joan) FitzJames-Fitzgerald-Butler-Bryan-Desmond-Ormond (1 Jan 1509 – 2 January 1564)
    1. 1. Sir (John Butler van) Kilcash (1531 – 10 May 1570) m. Katherine MacCarthy-Reagh (1533 – 1640)
      1. 1. Sir (Walter “Walter of the Beads”) Butler (1559 – 24 Feb 1633) m. Lady (Helen) Butler (Abt. 1575 – 28 Jan 1631)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Butler, Viscount, Lord) Thurles (1582 – 15 December 1619) m. Lady (Elisabeth\Elizabeth Poyntz, of Acton, Lady of) Thurles (Feb 1588 – 27 May 1673)

James FitzGerald's Timeline

6 Records

1504
1504
Birth of James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland
Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland
1511
Abt. 1511
Age 7
James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond was married in Moyguly Cork Ireland
Moyguly Cork Ireland
1529
1529
Age 25
James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond was married in Dunboyne, Meath, Ireland
Dunboyne, Meath, Ireland
1532
Bef. 1532
Age 28
James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond was married in Desmond Ireland
Desmond Ireland
1533
1533
Age 29
James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond was married in Thales, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Thales, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
1558
Oct 14 1558
Age 54
Death of James (Seamus) FitzJohn FitzGerald Earl of Desmond in Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland
Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1511
    Event Place: Moyguly Cork Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Dunboyne, Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1532
    Event Place: Desmond Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Thales, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 14 1558
    Event Place: Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick Ireland

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