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John Harrison 1500 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Death Date: 28 JAN 1549

Death Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Father: William Harrison

Mother: Jane Columbell

Spouse(s): Eliza Nynesor

Children(s): Peter Harrison, Hugh Harrison, George Harrison, Richard Harrison, John Harrison

John Harrison was born in 1500 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the child of William FitzThomas Harrison and Jane Columbell. John Harrison married Eliza Elizabeth Nynesor, and had children including Peter Harrison, Hugh Harrison, George FitzJohn Harrison, Richard Harrison, John Harrison. John Harrison passed away in 1549 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John Harrison was born in 1500 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the child of William FitzThomas Harrison and Jane Columbell.
  • John Harrison married Eliza Elizabeth Nynesor, and had children including Peter Harrison, Hugh Harrison, George FitzJohn Harrison, Richard Harrison, John Harrison.
  • John Harrison passed away in 1549 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harrison
1460 – 1550
Birth Location: City of York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
WH
Jane Columbell
1465 – 1548
Birth Location: Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Nynesor
1500 – 1555
Birth Location: Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Peter Harrison
1520 – 1595
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
PH
Hugh Harrison
1524 –
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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George Harrison
1528 – 1548
Birth Location: Barnard Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Harrison
1530 –
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Harrison
1532 –
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Harrison's Ancestors

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John Harrison
1500 – 1549
Birth Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Parents
William FitzThomas Harrison
1460 – 1550
City of York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Columbell
1465 – 1548
Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Harrison's Descendants

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John Harrison (1500 – 28 JAN 1549) m. Eliza (Elizabeth) Nynesor (1500 – 1555)
  1. 1. Peter Harrison (1520 – 1595)
  2. 2. Hugh Harrison (1524 – )
  3. 3. George (FitzJohn) Harrison (1528 – 1548) m. Lepton George (1525 – )
  4. 4. Richard Harrison (1530 – )
  5. 5. John Harrison (1532 – )

John Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Harrison in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
1549
28 JAN 1549
Age 49
Death of John Harrison in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1549
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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