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John Gower 1538–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1538

Birth Location: Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1612

Death Location: Madrid, Spain

Father: Sir Wenge

Mother: Eliz None

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The story of John Gower began in 1538 in Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England. John Gower passed away in 1612 in Madrid, Spain.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gower began in 1538 in Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England.
  • John Gower passed away in 1612 in Madrid, Spain.

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John Gower's Ancestors

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John Gower
1538–1612
Birth Place: Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Willem Dormer van Wenge
1503–1575
Eythorpe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Eliz
1527–1613
Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Dormer of) West-Wycombe
1475–1552
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Johanna "Jane") Newdigate
1487–1572
Harefield, Middlesex, England
Sir (Anthony Catesby of) Whiston
1498–1554
Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dormer
1438–1506
Lady Lancelyn
1460–1506
Sir VI
1457–1500
AMPHELISE NEVILLE
1465–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gower's Timeline

2 Records

1538
6 Jan 1538
Birth of John Gower in Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England
Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England
1612
13 Jan 1612
Age 74
Death of John Gower in Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1538
    Event Place: Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1612
    Event Place: Madrid, Spain

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