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James Butler First Earl of Ormond 1304–1337 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1304

Birth Location: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 6 Jan 1337

Death Location: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Edmund Butler

Mother: Joan FitzGerald

Spouse(s): Eleanor Bohun

Children(s): James Ormond

James Butler First Earl of Ormond was born in 1304 in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Edmund Butler And Joan Fitzgerald. James Butler First Earl of Ormond married Eleanor Bohun, and had children including James Butler 2Nd Earl Of Ormond. James Butler First Earl of Ormond passed away in 1337 in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Butler First Earl of Ormond was born in 1304 in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Edmund Butler And Joan Fitzgerald.
  • James Butler First Earl of Ormond married Eleanor Bohun, and had children including James Butler 2Nd Earl Of Ormond.
  • James Butler First Earl of Ormond passed away in 1337 in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ormond's Ancestors

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James Ormond
1304–1337
Birth Place: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Edmund Butler
1282–1321
Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Joan FitzGerald
1281–1320
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
John (FitzGerald Baron of Offaly and Earl of) Kildare
1250–1316
Banada, Sligo, Ireland
Blanche Roche
1251–1310
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas FitzGerald
1230–1271
Rohesia Michael
1233–1300
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Offaly
1190–1257
Juliane Cogan
1215–1300

James Ormond's Descendants

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James (Butler First Earl of) Ormond (1304–6 Jan 1337) m. Eleanor Bohun (17 Oct 1304–7 Oct 1363)
  1. 1. James (Butler 2nd Earl of) Ormond 1331–1382 m. Elizabeth Darcy 1332–1390
    1. 1. James Butler 1361–1405 m. Anne Welles 1371–1420
      1. 1. James (Butler Earl van) Ormond 1392–1452 m. Johanna Beauchamp 1400–1430
        1. 1. Elisabeth Butler 1415–1473 m. John Talbot 1413–1460
        2. 2. Thomas (Butler Earl of) Ormond 1425–1515 m. Anne Hankford 1428–1485

James Ormond's Timeline

3 Records

1304
1304
Birth of James Butler First Earl of Ormond in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
1327
1327
Age 23
James Butler First Earl of Ormond was married
None
1337
6 Jan 1337
Age 33
Death of James Butler First Earl of Ormond in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1304
    Event Place: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1327
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1337
    Event Place: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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