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James Giles 1503 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: abt 1578

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Devon

Mother: Lady Towkeman

Spouse(s): Christian Kempe

Children(s): Thomas Giles

In 1503, James Giles entered the world in Kent, England, born to Sir John Richard Giles, of Bowden, Mayor of Totnes, Merchant of Devon and Lady Eleanor Towkeman. James Giles married Christian Tobias Kempe, and had children including Thomas Giles. James Giles passed away in 1578 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, James Giles entered the world in Kent, England, born to Sir John Richard Giles, of Bowden, Mayor of Totnes, Merchant of Devon and Lady Eleanor Towkeman.
  • James Giles married Christian Tobias Kempe, and had children including Thomas Giles.
  • James Giles passed away in 1578 in England.

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James Giles's Ancestors

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James Giles
1503 – 1578
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Richard Giles, of Bowden, Mayor of Totnes, Merchant of Devon
1480 – 1552
Kent, England
Lady (Eleanor) Towkeman
1480 – 1580
Bowden, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Giles's Descendants

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James Giles (1503 – abt 1578) m. Christian (Tobias) Kempe (1503 – 1603)
  1. 1. Thomas Giles (1527 – 1585)
    1. 1. Richard (O) Giles (Nov 1557 – 1610)
      1. 1. John Giles (1572 – 7 Jul 1619)
        1. 1. Richard Giles (1596 – 12 Dec 1690) m. Mary Hawker (1596 – 28 May 1629)

James Giles's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of James Giles in Kent, England
Kent, England
1578
abt 1578
Age 75
Death of James Giles in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1578
    Event Place: England

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