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John Gilbert 1450 – 1494 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 FEB 1494

Death Location: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Otho Gilbert

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Hanna Lacy

Children(s): John Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert

In 1450, John Gilbert entered the world in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Otho Gilbert and Elizabeth Hill. John Gilbert married Hanna Lacy, and had children including John Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert. John Gilbert passed away in 1494 in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1450, John Gilbert entered the world in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Otho Gilbert and Elizabeth Hill.
  • John Gilbert married Hanna Lacy, and had children including John Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert.
  • John Gilbert passed away in 1494 in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otho Gilbert
1419 – 1493
Birth Location: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Hill
1423 – 1456
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Hanna Lacy
1454 – 1555
Birth Location: Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Gilbert
1475 – 1546
Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Gilbert
1481 –
Birth Location: of Compton, Devon, Eng.
TG

John Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
John Gilbert
1450 – 1494
Birth Place: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Otho Gilbert
1419 – 1493
Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hill
1423 – 1456
Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William II, Lord Compton) Gilbert
1380 – 1428
Compton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Gambon
1380 –
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Hill
1392 – 1444
Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Champernon
1396 – 1434
Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Walter Gambon
1330 – 1380
Robert Hill
1375 – 1423
Isabella Fichett
1379 – 1423
Richard Devon"
1284 – 1316
Catherine Aubigny
1365 – 1418
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hill
1338 – 1408
Elizabeth Durborough
1340 – 1387
Thomas Fichett
1344 – 1382
Richarda Inkepenne
1353 – 1390
Joan DeCornwall
1262 – 1348
Ralph Valletort
1262 –
Joan Valletort
1266 –

John Gilbert's Descendants

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John Gilbert (1450 – 2 FEB 1494) m. Hanna Lacy (1454 – 1555)
  1. 1. John Gilbert (1475 – 1546) m. Joan Hackett (1478 – 1546)
    1. 1. Radegan Gilbert (1500 – 1538) m. Henry Ashley (ABT 1499 – 1 MAR 1549)
    2. 2. Robert (Giles) Gilbert (1510 – MAY 1557) m. Jane (Roberta) Haydon (ABT 1514 – 1572)
      1. 1. William (Giles) Gilbert (1530 – 17 JUN 1595) m. Joan Pearce (1539 – 16 APR 1597)
        1. 1. Ann Gilbert (ABT 1551 – 1595)
        2. 2. Thomas Gilbert (1562 – 1589) m. Aleny Brooke (1560 – ) m. Thomas Gilbert (ABT 1567 – ) m. Margery Morken (31 MAY 1553 – 1591)
        3. 3. John Gilbert (1573 – 5 JUL 1608) m. Alice Molineux (1577 – 1625) m. Jon (ABT 1577 – ) m. Jane Jenkins (1573 – ) m. Miss (Moly) Neoux
        4. 4. Giles Gilbert (12 AUG 1573 – 23 MAR 1626) m. Mary Celley (1573 – 6 JAN 1643)
        5. 5. Matthew Gilbert (1574 – 1637) m. Mary Gilbert (1579 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1579 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Gilbert (22 SEP 1575 – ) m. Robert Chandler (1573 – From 1601 to 1664)
        7. 7. John (I) Gilbert (17 SEP 1577 – MAR 1657) m. Winifred (Combe) Rossiter (1590 – 1663)
        8. 8. Joan Gilbert (3 DEC 1581 – 22 JAN 1635) m. Giles Penn (1573 – 1642)
        9. 9. William Gilbert (ABT 1582 – AFT 1668)
        10. 10. Susannah Gilbert (9 DEC 1584 – 18 FEB 1603) m. Nicholas (A.) Street (6 OCT 1576 – 13 FEB 1617)
        11. 11. Humpherey Gilbert (ABT 1588 – 6 DEC 1648) m. Margarett Gill (ABT 1588 – ) m. Elizabeth (ABT 1530 – )
        12. 12. John (Giles) Gilbert (1592 – ) m. Winfred Rossiter (1596 – )
      2. 2. William (Giles) Gilbert (ABT 1537 – 17 JUN 1595) m. Marley Gilbert (28 NOV 1526 – 18 SEP 1591) m. Elizabeth (From 1526 to 1552 – From 1574 to 1640)
    3. 3. Robert Gilbert ( – 1546) m. Jane (Roberta) Haydon (ABT 1514 – 1572) m. Catherine Carew (ABT 1510 – 1594)
      1. 1. Thomas Gilbert (3 NOV 1533 – 12 AUG 1610) m. Mary (Lydia) Godfrey (28 NOV 1536 – 18 SEP 1591)
        1. 1. Thomas Gilbert (17 MAY 1556 – 21 AUG 1642) m. Elizabeth Belcher (15 JUN 1558 – 7 SEP 1645)
        2. 2. John (Josiah) Gilbert (30 MAR 1562 – 22 AUG 1638) m. Elizabeth Belcher (ABT 1554 – )
    4. 4. John Gilbert
    5. 5. Joan Gilbert m. John Painter (ABT 1535 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Gilbert (1481 – ) m. Isabell Rynward (1484 – )

John Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of John Gilbert in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1494
2 FEB 1494
Age 44
Death of John Gilbert in Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1494
    Event Place: Compton Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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