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James Gerard 1525–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Langley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1582

Death Location: England

Father: William Gerard

Mother: Elizabeth Byron

Spouse(s): Margaret Holcroft

Children(s): Gilbert Gerard, Catherine Gerrard, William Gerrard

In 1525, James Gerard entered the world in Langley, Lancashire, England, born to William Gerard And Elizabeth Byron. James Gerard married Margaret Holcroft, and had children including Catherine Gerrard, Gilbert Gerard, William Gerrard. James Gerard passed away in 1582 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, James Gerard entered the world in Langley, Lancashire, England, born to William Gerard And Elizabeth Byron.
  • James Gerard married Margaret Holcroft, and had children including Catherine Gerrard, Gilbert Gerard, William Gerrard.
  • James Gerard passed away in 1582 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gerard
1470–1571
Birth Location: Ince, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Byron
1470–1526
Birth Location: Ince, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Holcroft
1520–1559
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Gilbert Gerard
1542–1593
Birth Location: Sudbury, Lancashire, England
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Catherine Gerrard
1568–1617
Birth Location: Bromley, London, England
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William Gerrard
1525–1600
Birth Location: Darney, Buckinghamshire, England
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James Gerard's Ancestors

Self
James Gerard
1525–1582
Birth Place: Langley, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Gerard
1470–1571
Ince, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Byron
1470–1526
Ince, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1425–1450
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Norreys
1425–
Speke, Prescot, Lancashire, England
John Byron
1450–1488
Ince, Lancashire, England
Anna Molyneux
1442–1478
Haughton, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Gerard
1390–1408
Cicely Standish
1393–1408
William Norreys
1390–1461
Elizabeth Harrington
1398–1435
Nicholas Byron
1406–1504
Alice Boteler
1406–1441
Thomas Molyneux
1424–1521
Elizabeth Markham
1426–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gerard
1365–1434
Helen Ince
1370–
Lawrence Standish
1360–1434
Lora Pilkington
1368–1424
Roger Norreys
1345–1422
Alice Ernys
1353–1370
James Harrington
1375–1417
Ellen Urswick
1364–1459
John Byron
1376–1465
Margery Booth
1380–1460
William Boteler
1383–1415
Elizabeth Standish
1374–1440
Richard Molyneux
1396–1460
Joan Haydock
1387–1440
Robert Markham
1406–1435
Elizabeth Bourdon
1408–1460

James Gerard's Descendants

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James Gerard (1525–1582) m. Margaret Holcroft (1520–Dec 1559)
  1. 1. Gilbert Gerard 1542–1593 m. Anne Radcliffe 1544–1608
    1. 1. Frances Gerard 1569–1620 m. Richard Molyneux 1557–1623
      1. 1. Frances Molyneux 1592–1613 m. John Gerard 1564–1630
        1. 1. Thomas Gerard 1608–1673 m. Susannah Snow 1610–1666
        2. 2. Erasmus Gerard 1606–
        3. 3. Richard Gerard 1610–1686
        4. 4. Gilbert Gerard 1614–1665
        5. 5. Peter Gerard 1616–
      2. 2. Jane Molyneux 1605–1665
    2. 2. Thomas Gerard 1560–1617
    3. 3. Radcliffe Gerard 1562–1634
    4. 4. Catherine Gerard 1569–1617
    5. 5. Margaret Gerard 1570–1603
    6. 6. Gilbert Gerard 1564–1565
  2. 2. Catherine Gerrard 1568–1617
  3. 3. William Gerrard 1525–1600

James Gerard's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of James Gerard in Langley, Lancashire, England
Langley, Lancashire, England
1582
1582
Age 57
Death of James Gerard in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Langley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: England
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