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Joan Bray 1526–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Bray

Mother: Johanna Halighwell

Spouse(s): John Ii

Children(s): William Hanbury

In 1526, Joan Bray entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to Sir Edmund Bray And Johanna Jane Halighwell. Joan Bray married John Ii Hanbury Ii, and had children including William Hanbury. Joan Bray passed away in 1571 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, Joan Bray entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to Sir Edmund Bray And Johanna Jane Halighwell.
  • Joan Bray married John Ii Hanbury Ii, and had children including William Hanbury.
  • Joan Bray passed away in 1571 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Joan Bray's Ancestors

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Joan Bray
1526–1571
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Bray
1484–1539
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Johanna ("Jane") Halighwell
1486–1564
South Pool, South Hams District, Devon, England
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Joan Bray's Descendants

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Joan Bray (1526–1571) m. John (II Hanbury) Ii (1520–Aft. 1549)
  1. 1. William Hanbury 1546–1630 m. Alice Ferryman 1550– m. Joan (1550) Bray 1550–1622
    1. 1. Margaret Hornbury 1585–1630 m. Francis Berwyck 1580–1626
      1. 1. Thomas Berwick 1594–1694 m. Ann Blount 1597–1694
        1. 1. Grace Barwicke 1617–1694 m. William Ballard 1617–1689

Joan Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Joan Bray in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1571
1571
Age 45
Death of Joan Bray in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

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