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John Bankes 1538–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1538

Birth Location: Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 23 March 1579

Death Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Father: Sir Bankes

Mother: Elizabeth Hassel

Spouse(s): Margaret Masterson

Children(s): Sir I

In 1538, John Bankes entered the world in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Ralph Bankes And Elizabeth Anne Hassel. John Bankes married Margaret Margery Masterson, and had children including Sir John James Banks Attorney General To King Charles I. John Bankes passed away in 1579 in Ashford, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, John Bankes entered the world in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Ralph Bankes And Elizabeth Anne Hassel.
  • John Bankes married Margaret Margery Masterson, and had children including Sir John James Banks Attorney General To King Charles I.
  • John Bankes passed away in 1579 in Ashford, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Bankes's Ancestors

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John Bankes
1538–1579
Birth Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Ralph Bankes
1511–1556
Keswick, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Hassel
1516–1605
Keswick, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
William Hassel
1493–1568
Hankelow, Cheshire, England
Katherine Mainwaring
1497–1582
Hankelow, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hassall
1468–1521
Ellen Holford
1472–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Hassal
1443–1538
Margaret Starkey
1447–1517

John Bankes's Descendants

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John Bankes (17 November 1538–23 March 1579) m. Margaret ("Margery") Masterson (1536–28 January 1590)
  1. 1. Sir (John James Banks - Attorney General to King Charles) I 1572–1642 m. Mary Fisher 1577–1645
    1. 1. Margaret Banks 1610–1657 m. Richard Hatton 1605–1649
      1. 1. Mary Hatton 1637–1678 m. Robert Wade 1637–1694
        1. 1. Sarah Wade 1662–1701 m. George Westall 1659–1702
    2. 2. Robert Banks 1585–1591

John Bankes's Timeline

2 Records

1538
17 November 1538
Birth of John Bankes in Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
1579
23 March 1579
Age 41
Death of John Bankes in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1538
    Event Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1579
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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