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John Harley 1521–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1521

Birth Location: Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: December 1580

Death Location: Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

Father: John 1

Mother:

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Children(s): "Margaret" Robinson

The story of John Harley began in 1521 in Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. John Harley had children including Margaret Mary Hartley Towneley Robinson. John Harley passed away in 1580 in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Harley began in 1521 in Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Harley had children including Margaret Mary Hartley Towneley Robinson.
  • John Harley passed away in 1580 in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England.

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John Harley's Ancestors

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John Harley
1521–1580
Birth Place: Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Harley, Sheriff of Herfordshire 1
1491–1542
Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Harley's Descendants

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John Harley (29 October 1521–December 1580)
  1. 1. "Margaret" (Mary Hartley Towneley) Robinson 1539–1623 m. John (Cornwall) II 1535–1615 m. Thomas Cornwall 1538–1615
    1. 1. Bridget (Elisabeth) Cornwall 1574–1660 m. George (Thomas) Masters 1556–1606
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Phillips 1604–1658 m. Sir (Walter John) Long 1585–1645
        1. 1. Edward (Hollis Long) I 1622–1662 m. Christean Adams 1632–1680

John Harley's Timeline

2 Records

1521
29 October 1521
Birth of John Harley in Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1580
December 1580
Age 59
Death of John Harley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1521
    Event Place: Ovenden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1580
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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