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James Gardiner 1558 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 January 1585

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Henry London,Gentleman

Mother: Mary\Margrett Howard

Spouse(s): Margaret Whithead

Children(s): Sarah* Backhouse\Backus

James Gardiner was born in 1558 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Gardiner\Gardyner of London,Gentleman and Mary\Margrett Howard. James Gardiner married Margaret Whithead, and had children including Sarah* Anne (Gardener) Backhouse\Backus. James Gardiner passed away in 1585 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Gardiner was born in 1558 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Gardiner\Gardyner of London,Gentleman and Mary\Margrett Howard.
  • James Gardiner married Margaret Whithead, and had children including Sarah* Anne (Gardener) Backhouse\Backus.
  • James Gardiner passed away in 1585 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry London,Gentleman
1500 – 1564
Birth Location: Jenynsbury, Hertfordshire, England
HL
Mary\Margrett Howard
1504 – 1582
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Whithead
1561 – 1606
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
MW

Children(s)

Sarah* Backhouse\Backus
1584 – 1606
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
SB

James Gardiner's Ancestors

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James Gardiner
1558 – 1585
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Gardiner\Gardyner of London,Gentleman
1500 – 1564
Jenynsbury, Hertfordshire, England
Mary\Margrett Howard
1504 – 1582
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas, (Kings Chaplain, Prior of Blythe & Tynemouth "Wrote chronicle of English history to 7 yr of Henry VIII, entitled "The) Gardiner"
1479 – 1536
Glemsford, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret Anne) Grey
1486 – 1558
Wilton, Herefordshire, England
John Howard
1482 – 1513
London, Middlesex, England
Joyce Culpeper
1480 – 1527
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gardiner's Descendants

1.
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James Gardiner (1558 – 13 January 1585) m. Margaret Whithead (September 1561 – 1606)
  1. 1. Sarah* (Anne (Gardener)) Backhouse\Backus (17 Feb 1584 – 1606) m. William (Backus) \Backhouse (12 May 1551 – 5 Dec 1622)
    1. 1. *William (BACKUS \) BACKHOUSE (23 Nov 1606 – 7 Jun 1664) m. *Sarah CHARLES (1603 – 9 Feb 1643)
      1. 1. William Backus (ABT 1634 – 1721) m. Elizabeth Pratt (01 FEB 1642 – 1730)
        1. 1. Mary Backus (November 1677 – 27 March 1752) m. Thomas Hyde (13 July 1672 – 9 April 1755)

James Gardiner's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of James Gardiner in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1585
13 January 1585
Age 27
Death of James Gardiner in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1585
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
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