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John Giles 1480 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Jan 1552

Death Location: Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Giles

Mother: Agnes Hopper

Spouse(s): Eleanor Towkeman

Children(s):

The story of John Giles began in 1480 in Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom. John Giles married Eleanor Towkeman. John Giles passed away in 1552 in Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Giles began in 1480 in Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Giles married Eleanor Towkeman.
  • John Giles passed away in 1552 in Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Giles's Ancestors

Self
John Giles
1480 – 1552
Birth Place: Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Giles
1460 – 1501
Biddenden, Kent, England
Agnes Hopper
1447 – 1530
London, London, England
Grandparents
John Giles
1392 – 1470
All Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Alice Bramstone
1391 – 1491
Netheravon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Giles
1374 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Giles

John Giles's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of John Giles in Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1552
10 Jan 1552
Age 72
Death of John Giles in Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1552
    Event Place: Bowden, Totnes, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

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