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Jane Bourchier 1486–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 17 FEB 1562

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

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Spouse(s): Edmund Knyvett

Children(s): John Knyvett, William Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Catherine Kynvett, Henry Knyvett, Lady Knyvet

Jane Bourchier was born in 1486 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of John Bourchier And Catherine. Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett, and had children including Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Catherine Kynvett, Christian Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, Lady Catherine Knyvet, Rose Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett. Jane Bourchier passed away in 1562 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Bourchier was born in 1486 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of John Bourchier And Catherine.
  • Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett, and had children including Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Catherine Kynvett, Christian Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, Lady Catherine Knyvet, Rose Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • Jane Bourchier passed away in 1562 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Edmund Knyvett
1490–1539
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

John Knyvett
1517–1552
Birth Location: –
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William Knyvett
–1612
Birth Location: –
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Anne Knyvett
1509–1595
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
AK
Catherine Kynvett
1516–1596
Birth Location: Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk, England
CK
Henry Knyvett
1533–1576
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
HK
Lady Knyvet
1505–1548
Birth Location: Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
LK

Jane Bourchier's Ancestors

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Jane Bourchier
1486–1562
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Jane Bourchier's Descendants

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Jane Bourchier (1486–17 FEB 1562) m. Edmund Knyvett (1490–1 MAY 1539)
  1. 1. John Knyvett 1517–1552
  2. 2. William Knyvett –1612
  3. 3. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595
  4. 4. Catherine Kynvett 1516–1596
  5. 5. Henry Knyvett 1533–1576
  6. 6. Lady (Catherine) Knyvet 1505–1548 m. Sir (Edward) Farmer 1503–1560 m. Edward Farmer 1509–1603
    1. 1. Henrietta Farmer 1529–1580
    2. 2. Sir (John Farmer(Fermor) Knighted by Queen) Mary 1530–1559 m. Elizabeth (Bearden of) Whitchurch 1520–1635
      1. 1. Ralph Farmer 1542–1597
      2. 2. Bartholomew Farmer 1542–1624
      3. 3. Lawrence Farmer 1546–
      4. 4. George Farmer 1560–1586
      5. 5. Alexander Farmer 1560–1605 m. Maryan Wood 1560–1605
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Farmer 1597–1690
        2. 2. Roberte Farmer 1595–1681
        3. 3. Joan Farmer 1583–
        4. 4. Thomas Farmer 1582–1655
        5. 5. Mary Hutton 1591–
        6. 6. William (Thomas) Farmer 1587–1681 m. Elizabeth (Pendlet) Thomas 1597–1660 m. Margarite (Hedges) (Hodges) 1591–1622

Jane Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Jane Bourchier in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1562
17 FEB 1562
Age 76
Death of Jane Bourchier in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1562
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)
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