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John Bray 1464 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1464

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 OCT 1539

Death Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Joan Troughton

Spouse(s): Johanna Troughton

Children(s): Margaret Bray, William Bray, Edmund Braye, Catherine Braye, Elizabeth Bray, Reginald Bray, Edward Bray

John Bray was born in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1464, to Sir Richard Braye and Joan Troughton. Later in life, John Bray married Johanna Troughton; among their children were Margaret Bray, William Bray, Edmund Braye, Catherine Braye, Elizabeth Bray, Reginald Bray and Edward Bray. John Bray died in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1539.

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Parents

Sir Braye
1430 – 1485
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SB
Joan Troughton
1440 – 1496
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JT

Spouses(s)

Johanna Troughton
1458 – 1487
Birth Location: Barrington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
JT

Children(s)

Margaret Bray
1479 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
William Bray
1482 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
WB
Edmund Braye
1484 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EB
Catherine Braye
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
CB
Elizabeth Bray
1487 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EB
Reginald Bray
1489 – 1574
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
RB
Edward Bray
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1464
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 OCT 1539
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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