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Jane Bourchier 1490–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1562

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, , England

Father: John Bourchier

Mother: Katherine Howard

Spouse(s): Edmund 2

Children(s): Anne Knyvett, Alice Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, John Knyvett, Anne None, Thomas Knyvett, Edmund 3, Elizabeth Knyvett, William KNYVETT, Henry Knyvett

Jane Bourchier was born in 1490 in Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England, the child of John Bourchier And Katherine Howard. Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett 2, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Anne, Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett 3, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, 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 1490 in Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England, the child of John Bourchier And Katherine Howard.
  • Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett 2, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Anne, Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett 3, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • Jane Bourchier passed away in 1562 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, , England.

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Spouses(s)

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Jane Bourchier's Ancestors

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Jane Bourchier
1490–1562
Birth Place: Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England
Parents
John Bourchier
1467–1522
, Devon, , England
Katherine Howard
1467–1536
, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Humphrey Bourchier
1444–1471
Halstead, Essex, , England
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1497
Boston, Lincoln, England
Duke (of Norfolk, John) Howard
1420–1485
Tendring, Essex County, England
Margaret Chedworth
1436–1494
Yorkshire County, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bourchier
1415–1474
Margery Berners
1418–1475
Sir Howard
1385–1437
Margaret DeMowbray
1387–1425
John Chedworth
1410–1494
Margaret Bowett
1410–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bourchier
1374–1420
Anne Plantagenet
1383–1438
John HOWARD
1365–1436
Alice TENDRING
1365–1467
THOMAS Norfolk
1366–1399
Lady FitzAlan
1366–1425

Jane Bourchier's Descendants

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Jane Bourchier (1490–17 Feb 1562) m. Edmund (Knyvett) 2 (1484–1 May 1546)
  1. 1. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540
    1. 1. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1595
      1. 1. Joan Sayer 1552–1610 m. Thomas (8) Browne 1533–1590
        1. 1. John Browne 1616–
        2. 2. Thomas Browne 1580–
        3. 3. Abraham Browne 1590–1650
        4. 4. Peter Browne 1591–1633
      2. 2. Henry Sears 1553–
      3. 3. John (Bouchier) Sears 1561–1629
      4. 4. Richard Sears 1567–
  2. 2. Alice Knyvett 1513–1560
  3. 3. Rose Knyvett 1515–1588
  4. 4. Catherine Knyvett 1516–1596
  5. 5. John Knyvett 1518–1561
  6. 6. Anne 1519–1595
  7. 7. Thomas Knyvett 1523–
  8. 8. Edmund (Knyvett) 3 1525–1567
  9. 9. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1560
  10. 10. William KNYVETT 1531–1612
  11. 11. Henry Knyvett 1533–1576

Jane Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Jane Bourchier in Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England
Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England
1562
17 Feb 1562
Age 72
Death of Jane Bourchier in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, , England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1562
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, , England

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