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Joan West 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: South Petherton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 8 August 1596

Death Location: South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Father: Sir century"

Mother: Lady Jenks\\Jenkes\\Gynkes

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In 1540, Joan West entered the world in South Petherton, Somerset, England, born to Sir Richard Rich Esq 1St Baron Lee Lord Chancellor Of England The Most Evil Person Of The 16Th Century And Lady Anna Elizabeth Jenks Jenkes Gynkes. Joan West passed away in 1596 in South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Joan West entered the world in South Petherton, Somerset, England, born to Sir Richard Rich Esq 1St Baron Lee Lord Chancellor Of England The Most Evil Person Of The 16Th Century And Lady Anna Elizabeth Jenks Jenkes Gynkes.
  • Joan West passed away in 1596 in South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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Joan West's Ancestors

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Joan West
1540–1596
Birth Place: South Petherton, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Richard Rich Esq, 1st Baron Lee, Lord Chancellor of England, "The most evil person of the 16th century"
1510–1567
Saint-Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, ENGLAND
Lady (Anna Elizabeth) Jenks\\Jenkes\\Gynkes
1510–1558
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas, Knight of London, Esquire of St. Laurence Jewry) Rich
1502–1588
London, England
Margaret (Raynsford) en-me-
1493–1567
, London, , England
Edward King
1480–1571
London, Middlesex, , England
Rich. (Bulstrode, Esq. Hounslow) Chapel
1480–1558
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leighs
1471–1503
Joan VIII
1472–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan West's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Joan West in South Petherton, Somerset, England
South Petherton, Somerset, England
1596
8 August 1596
Age 56
Death of Joan West in South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: South Petherton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1596
    Event Place: South Petherton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

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