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John Giles 1460 – 1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Date: 1501

Death Location: Totnes, Devon, England

Father: John Giles

Mother: Alice Bramstone

Spouse(s): Agnes Hopper

Children(s): Agnes Giles, John Giles, Agnes Giles

The story of John Giles began in 1460 in Biddenden, Kent, England. John Giles married Agnes Hopper, and had children including Agnes Giles, John Giles, Agnes Giles. John Giles passed away in 1501 in Totnes, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Giles began in 1460 in Biddenden, Kent, England.
  • John Giles married Agnes Hopper, and had children including Agnes Giles, John Giles, Agnes Giles.
  • John Giles passed away in 1501 in Totnes, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Giles
1392 – 1470
Birth Location: All Cannings, Wiltshire, England
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Alice Bramstone
1391 – 1491
Birth Location: Netheravon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Hopper
1447 – 1530
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Children(s)

Agnes Giles
1479 – 1567
Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England
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John Giles
1480 – 1552
Birth Location: Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Giles
1499 – 1575
Birth Location: Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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John Giles's Ancestors

Self
John Giles
1460 – 1501
Birth Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
Parents
John Giles
1392 – 1470
All Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Alice Bramstone
1391 – 1491
Netheravon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Giles
1374 –
Great-Grandparents
Giles
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Giles's Descendants

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John Giles (1460 – 1501) m. Agnes Hopper (Abt 1447 – 17 Oct 1530)
  1. 1. Agnes Giles (1479 – 1567) m. Robert Whitfield (1454 – Jun 1541) m. Robert Whitfield (Abt 1453 – 2 Jun 1541)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Whitfield (1494 – 1561) m. Thomas May (1492 – 1560)
      1. 1. George Maye (1518 – 1585) m. Elisabeth (Anne) Henley (1520 – 1550)
        1. 1. Richard May (Abt 1536 – 30 Dec 1588) m. Mary Hillersdon (1540 – 30 Dec 1618)
        2. 2. Thomas Maye m. Jane Sands
      2. 2. John Mayes (1520 – 15 Feb 1598) m. Mary Hone (1520 – 1582)
      3. 3. John May (1524 – ) m. Margery Carman (Abt 1524 – )
      4. 4. Robert Maye (1525 – Aug 1574) m. Dorothy Mallet (Abt 1520 – 1597)
      5. 5. Beatrice May (Abt 1526 – ) m. John Selwyn (Bef 1520 – 17 Jul 1594)
      6. 6. Thomas Maye (1528 – 1557) m. Agnes .maye (1532 – )
      7. 7. George May (Abt 1530 – )
      8. 8. Anne Maye (11 May 1531 – 1605) m. Edmund Walton (1525 – 1575)
      9. 9. William May (1533 – 1590) m. Isabel (De) Bellero (1535 – 1600)
    2. 2. Robert Whitfield (1500 – 2 Jun 1541) m. Catherine Wenbourne (1500 – 1540)
    3. 3. Robert Whitfield (8 Sep 1518 – 9 Dec 1597) m. Ann Roberts (Abt 1523 – 1549) m. Agnes (Anne) Atwood (1522 – 1591)
    4. 4. John Whitfield (1520 – 29 May 1585) m. Elizabeth Stacy (Abt 1519 – Abt 1581)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Whitfield (Abt 1580 – )
  2. 2. John Giles (1480 – 10 Jan 1552) m. Eleanor Towkeman (1480 – 1580)
  3. 3. Agnes Giles (1499 – Apr 1575) m. Richard Gyll (Abt 1515 – ) m. Richard Gill (1484 – 15 Mar 1546) m. Richard Gyll (1515 – 15 Dec 1580) m. Richard Gyll (Abt 1488 – 1546)

John Giles's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of John Giles in Biddenden, Kent, England
Biddenden, Kent, England
1501
1501
Age 41
Death of John Giles in Totnes, Devon, England
Totnes, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England
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