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John Bigod 1433–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1433

Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Ralph Bigod

Mother: Anne Bigod

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scrope

Children(s): Sir Bigod

John Bigod was born in 1433 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Ralph Bigod And Anne Bigod. John Bigod married Elizabeth Scrope, and had children including Sir Ralph Lord Settrington Bigod. John Bigod passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Bigod was born in 1433 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Ralph Bigod And Anne Bigod.
  • John Bigod married Elizabeth Scrope, and had children including Sir Ralph Lord Settrington Bigod.
  • John Bigod passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Bigod
1410–1461
Birth Location: Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
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Anne Bigod
1415–1477
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scrope
1439–1503
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Bigod
1457–1515
Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, , England
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John Bigod's Ancestors

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John Bigod
1433–1461
Birth Place: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ralph Bigod
1410–1461
Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Anne Bigod
1415–1477
England
Grandparents
Sir (John Bigod Normanville) Knight
1375–1427
Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Constance (De Mauley) Bigod
1385–1450
Mulgrave Castle, Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Sir (John Greystoke 4th Baron Of) Greystoke
1389–1436
Owesley, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Ferrers
1393–1434
Oversley, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bigod
–1388
Ralph Greystoke
1406–1443
Catherine Clifford
–1413
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grey
1384–1415
Lady Neville
1384–1434

John Bigod's Descendants

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John Bigod (1433–29 Mar 1461) m. Elizabeth Scrope (1439–12 Jun 1503)
  1. 1. Sir (Ralph Lord Settrington) Bigod 1457–1515 m. Margery Constable 1461–1513
    1. 1. John (Bigod Lord of) Settrington 1475–1513 m. Joan (Strangeways) Stainguish 1479–1515
      1. 1. Lord (Francis Bigod of) Settrington 1507–1537 m. Catherine (CONYERS (Bigod)) Baroness 1510–1566
        1. 1. Dorothy Bigod 1529–1573 m. Miles (Milo) Harker 1510–1574
        2. 2. Ralph Bigod 1528–1569
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bigod 1490–1538
      3. 3. Sir (Ralph) Bigod 1509–1547
    2. 2. Anne Bigod 1483–1531
    3. 3. Agnes BIGOD 1479–1503
    4. 4. Arthur BIGOD 1493–
    5. 5. Ralph Bigod 1482–1513
    6. 6. Eleanor, (Lady,) Bigod-Ryther 1490–1528
    7. 7. Elizabeth Bigod 1480–1538
    8. 8. Margaret Bigod 1485–
    9. 9. Francis Bigod –1513

John Bigod's Timeline

2 Records

1433
1433
Birth of John Bigod in Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Settrington, Yorkshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 28
Death of John Bigod in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1433
    Event Place: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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