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John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers 1415–1474 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: 25 May 1474

Death Location: Chertsey, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Father: William Bourchier

Mother: Anne, Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Margery Berners, Thomasine Hankford

Children(s): Humphrey Knight, Joan Bourchier, Thomas Bourchier, Elizabeth Bourchier, Anne Bourchier, Blanche Bourchier, Fulke Bourchier

John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers was born in 1415 in Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of William Count Of Eu Bourchier And Anne Of Gloucester Plantagenet. John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers married Margery Berners, Thomasine Hankford, and had children including Anne Bourchier, Blanche Bourchier, Elizabeth Bourchier, Fulke Bourchier, Humphrey Bouchier Knight, Joan Bourchier, Thomas Bourchier. John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers passed away in 1474 in Chertsey, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers was born in 1415 in Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of William Count Of Eu Bourchier And Anne Of Gloucester Plantagenet.
  • John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers married Margery Berners, Thomasine Hankford, and had children including Anne Bourchier, Blanche Bourchier, Elizabeth Bourchier, Fulke Bourchier, Humphrey Bouchier Knight, Joan Bourchier, Thomas Bourchier.
  • John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers passed away in 1474 in Chertsey, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
John Ferrers
1415–1474
Birth Place: Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Parents
William Count of Eu Bourchier
1374–1420
Little Eaton, Essex, England
Anne, (of Gloucester,) Plantagenet
1383–1438
Pheshy, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (of Woodstock, Plantagenet , Duke of) Gloucester
1355–1397
Woodstock Palace, United Kingdom
Eleanor (de) Bohun
1366–1399
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ireland
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1400–1370
Joan FitzAlan
1348–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Arundel
1306–1376
Eleanor Plantagenet),
1318–1372

John Ferrers's Descendants

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John ((1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord) Ferrers (1415–25 May 1474) m. Margery Berners (1 Jun 1418–18 December 1475) m. Thomasine Hankford (March 1423–3 July 1453)
  1. 1. Humphrey (Bouchier) Knight 1435–1471 m. Lady (Elizabeth Agnes Tilney Duchess) Norfolk 1446–1497
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Bourchier Baroness) Bryan 1468–1551 m. Thomas (Bryan, Lord van) Upper-Ossary 1464–
      1. 1. Sir (Francis Lord Chief Justice of Ireland BRYAN) DEBRIENNE 1490–1550 m. Lady (Phillippa Spice) Montgomery 1492–1540 m. Lady (Joan Fitzgerald Countess of) Ormond 1514–1569
        1. 1. Sir (Robert Bryan of) Aylesbury 1530–1604 m. Lady (Joane Smith (Bryan of) Aylesbury) 1534–1581
    2. 2. John (Bourchier - 2nd Baron) Berners 1467–1533 m. Lady (Catherine) Howard 1447–1535 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1474–1510
      1. 1. Jane Bourchier 1486–1562 m. Edmund Knyvett 1490–1539
        1. 1. John Knyvett 1517–1552 m. Agnes Harcourt 1513–1579
      2. 2. Christopher Bourchier 1498–
      3. 3. George Bourchier 1510–
      4. 4. Ursula Bourchier 1512–
      5. 5. Mary Bourchier 1502–1522
      6. 6. Thomas (Christopher Bourchier Lord) Berners 1498–
      7. 7. Margaret Bourchier 1500–
      8. 8. Joan (Berners) Bourchier 1497–1561
      9. 9. James Bourchier 1506–1554
      10. 10. Humphrey Bourchier 1508–1540
    3. 3. Anna Bourchier 1470–1529
  2. 2. Joan Bourchier 1441–1470
  3. 3. Thomas Bourchier 1448–1512
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bourchier 1446–1470
  5. 5. Anne Bourchier 1441–1442
  6. 6. Blanche Bourchier 1442–1483
  7. 7. Fulke Bourchier 1445–1479

John Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers in Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
1474
25 May 1474
Age 59
Death of John (1st Baron Berners) Bourchier, Lord Ferrers in Chertsey, Surrey, ENGLAND
Chertsey, Surrey, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Little Easton, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1474
    Event Place: Chertsey, Surrey, ENGLAND
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [4] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chertsey, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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