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James Needham 1490–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1544

Death Location: Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France

Father: Christopher Needham

Mother: Elizabeth Shalcross

Spouse(s): Alice Goodere, Alice Goodere

Children(s): John Needham

In 1490, James Needham entered the world in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, born to Christopher Needham And Elizabeth Shalcross. James Needham married Alice Goodere, and had children including John Needham. James Needham passed away in 1544 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1490, James Needham entered the world in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, born to Christopher Needham And Elizabeth Shalcross.
  • James Needham married Alice Goodere, and had children including John Needham.
  • James Needham passed away in 1544 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Needham
1460–1520
Birth Location: Chislehurst, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Shalcross
1460–
Birth Location: Shalcross, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Goodere
1508–
Birth Location: Wymondley Priory, Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
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Alice Goodere
1493–
Birth Location: Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

John Needham
1521–1591
Birth Location: Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
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James Needham's Ancestors

Self
James Needham
1490–1544
Birth Place: Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Christopher Needham
1460–1520
Chislehurst, Kent, England
Elizabeth Shalcross
1460–
Shalcross, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Otwell Needham
1440–1506
Thornsett Hall, Thornsett, Derbyshire, England
Isabel Jodrell
1438–1527
England
John (X.) Shalcross
1427–
Shalcross, Derby, Engl
Great-Grandparents
John Nedham
1419–
Elizabeth Shalcross
1420–
Jodrell
1415–
Margaret Bromley
1418–
John Shalcross
1400–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Needham's Descendants

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James Needham (1490–22 Sep 1544) m. Alice Goodere (1508–) m. Alice Goodere (1493–)
  1. 1. John Needham 1521–1591 m. Jane Weldish 1523–1591
    1. 1. Elizabeth Needham 1561–1629 m. John Macland 1550–1575
      1. 1. John Macland 1575– m. ELIZABETH (Graye LATCHFORD) MacLand 1581–1617
        1. 1. John MacLand 1615–1705 m. Alice Needham 1616–1690 m. Elizabeth Gary 1625–1705

James Needham's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of James Needham in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
1544
22 Sep 1544
Age 54
Death of James Needham in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1544
    Event Place: Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
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