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James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London 1462–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 1499

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Robert *

Mother: Mrs *

Spouse(s): Elizabeth *

Children(s): Sir Wilsforde

The story of James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London began in 1462 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London married Elizabeth Bettenham, and had children including Sir Thomas Of Heritage Wilsforde. James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London passed away in 1499 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London began in 1462 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.
  • James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London married Elizabeth Bettenham, and had children including Sir Thomas Of Heritage Wilsforde.
  • James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London passed away in 1499 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert *
1431–1500
Birth Location: Hartridge, Kent, England
R*
Mrs *
1435–1540
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
M*

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth *
1475–1540
Birth Location: Pluckley, West Ashford, Kent, England
E*

Children(s)

Sir Wilsforde
1491–1515
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, , England
SW

James London's Ancestors

Self
James London
1462–1499
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Thomas Wilsford *
1431–1500
Hartridge, Kent, England
Mrs (Robert Wilsford) *
1435–1540
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James London's Descendants

1.
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James (Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of) London (1462–1499) m. Elizabeth (Bettenham) * (1 Dec 1475–1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas "of Heritage ") Wilsforde 1491–1515 m. Elizabeth Culpepper 1493–1532 m. Rose Whetenhall 1512–1592
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wilsforde 1517–1540 m. George ((Kent)) Clerke 1510–1558
      1. 1. James Clerke 1540–1614 m. Mary Saxby 1546–1614
        1. 1. William Clerke 1561–1610 m. Mary Weston 1579–1614
        2. 2. Edward Clerke 1578–1614
        3. 3. Peter Clerke 1575–1610
        4. 4. Anna Clerke 1574–
        5. 5. Walter Clerke 1565–1566
        6. 6. Barbara Clerke 1580–1584 m. Nicholas Crump 1580–
        7. 7. Grace Clerke 1563–1613
        8. 8. Elizabeth Clerke 1567–1568
      2. 2. Richard Clerke 1560–1634
      3. 3. Robert Clerke –1606
        1. 1. Robert Clerke 1582–
      4. 4. Thomas Clerke –1618
      5. 5. William Clarke –1692
      6. 6. William ((Kent)) Clerke 1535–1611 m. Jane Samger –1598 m. Anna Cartwright 1535–1585
        1. 1. Sir (John Knight (Cartwright Kent)) Clarke 1585–1644 m. Elizabeth Stede 1587–1680
        2. 2. Elizabeth Clark 1562–1596
        3. 3. Anne Clerke 1564–1585
        4. 4. Frances Clerke 1566–
        5. 5. Jane Clerke 1571–1571
        6. 6. Katherine Clerke 1580–1576
        7. 7. James Clerke 1568– m. Agnes Aclande –1617
      7. 7. Elizabeth Clerke 1576–1568
      8. 8. George Clark 1542–1611
        1. 1. Elizabeth Clark 1573–
        2. 2. William Clark 1574–
    2. 2. James Wilford 1518–1550 m. Joyce (Aingley) Barrett 1520–1580
      1. 1. Thomas Wilford 1551–1622
    3. 3. Eliza Wilford 1525–1540
    4. 4. Winifred Wilford 1516–
    5. 5. Cicely (Wilford) O14848 1516–1610

James London's Timeline

3 Records

1461
1461 or 1470
Birth of James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London in Hartridge, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Hartridge, Cranbrook, Kent, England
1462
1462
Birth of James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1499
1499
Age 37
Death of James Jacobus Wilsforde * Sir Knight, Sheriff of London in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461 or 1470
    Event Place: Hartridge, Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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