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Jane BOURCHIER 1497–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1561

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Father: John Berners(

Mother: Katherine HOWARD

Spouse(s): Edmund Berners)

Children(s): John Esq, William KNYVETT, Edmund KNYVETT, Rose KNYVETT, Alice KNYVETT, Christian KNYVETT, Katherine KNYVETT, Elizabeth KNYVETT

Jane BOURCHIER was born in 1497 in Essex, England, the child of John Bourchier Kb 2Nd Baron Berners And Katherine Howard. Jane BOURCHIER married Edmund Knyvett 1St Baron Berners, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, John Knyvett Esq, Katherine Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, William Knyvett. Jane BOURCHIER passed away in 1561 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Jane BOURCHIER was born in 1497 in Essex, England, the child of John Bourchier Kb 2Nd Baron Berners And Katherine Howard.
  • Jane BOURCHIER married Edmund Knyvett 1St Baron Berners, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, John Knyvett Esq, Katherine Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • Jane BOURCHIER passed away in 1561 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Berners(
1467–1533
Birth Location: Bourchier, Devonshire Park, Cheshire, England
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Katherine HOWARD
–1536
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Edmund Berners)
1486–1539
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
EB

Children(s)

John Esq
1510–
Birth Location: Plumstead, Essex, England
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William KNYVETT
1535–1612
Birth Location: –
WK
Edmund KNYVETT
1525–1567
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
EK
Rose KNYVETT
1515–
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
RK
Alice KNYVETT
1513–
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
AK
Christian KNYVETT
1513–
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
CK
Katherine KNYVETT
1516–1596
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
KK
Elizabeth KNYVETT
1527–
Birth Location: –
EK

Jane BOURCHIER's Ancestors

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Jane BOURCHIER
1497–1561
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John BOURCHIER KB (2nd Baron Berners(
1467–1533
Bourchier, Devonshire Park, Cheshire, England
Katherine HOWARD
–1536
Grandparents
Humphrey (BOURCHIER) Sir
–1471
Elizabeth TILNEY
1445–1497
Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk
John (HOWARD *KG MP (1st Duke of) Norfolk)
1425–1485
Tendring, Suffolk, England
Margaret CHEDWORTH
1446–1474
Great-Grandparents
John Berners)
1415–1474
Margery BERNERS
1418–1475
Frederick Lincolnshire)
–1445
Elizabeth CHENEY
1422–1473
Robert HOWARD
1385–1436
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eu)
1374–1420
Anne Stafford)
1383–1483

Jane BOURCHIER's Descendants

1.
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Jane BOURCHIER (1497–17 Feb 1561) m. Edmund (KNYVETT (1st Baron) Berners) (1486–1 Mar 1539)
  1. 1. John (KNYVETT) Esq 1510– m. Agnes HARCOURT 1519–1579
    1. 1. Thomas (KNYVETT Sir (4th Baron) Berners) 1539–1618 m. Muriel (PARRY (Baroness) Berners) –1616
  2. 2. William KNYVETT 1535–1612
  3. 3. Edmund KNYVETT 1525–1567
  4. 4. Rose KNYVETT 1515–
  5. 5. Alice KNYVETT 1513–
  6. 6. Christian KNYVETT 1513–
  7. 7. Katherine KNYVETT 1516–1596 m. John (WALPOLE) (MP) 1522–1557 m. Thomas (SCARLETT) II 1495–
  8. 8. Elizabeth KNYVETT 1527– m. Francis BOHUN 1534–1605

Jane BOURCHIER's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Jane BOURCHIER in Essex, England
Essex, England
1561
17 Feb 1561
Age 64
Death of Jane BOURCHIER in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
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