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John Harrison 1527 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1558

Death Location: Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England

Father: Alice Kighley

Mother: George Newsham

Spouse(s): Grace Kitchingman

Children(s): John Harrison, Richard Harrison, William SM13

John Harrison was born in 1527 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, the child of Alice Kighley and George Newsom Or Newsham. John Harrison married Grace Kitchingman, and had children including John Harrison, Richard Harrison, William Harrison SM13. John Harrison passed away in 1558 in Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England.

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Biography

  • John Harrison was born in 1527 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, the child of Alice Kighley and George Newsom Or Newsham.
  • John Harrison married Grace Kitchingman, and had children including John Harrison, Richard Harrison, William Harrison SM13.
  • John Harrison passed away in 1558 in Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Harrison's Ancestors

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John Harrison
1527 – 1558
Birth Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Alice Kighley
1500 – 1523
Inskip with Sowerby, Wyre Borough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
George (Newsom Or) Newsham
1502 – 1567
Newsham Hall, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Kighley
1480 – 1553
Inskip Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ellen) Venables
1480 – 1590
Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Newsom
1467 – 1516
Newsham Hall, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Cecily (Or Sicile) Singleton
1470 – 1505
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Harrison's Descendants

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John Harrison (1527 – 15 Jan 1558) m. Grace Kitchingman
  1. 1. John Harrison (1579 – 29 Oct 1656)
  2. 2. Richard Harrison (December 1544 – December 1596)
  3. 3. William (Harrison) SM13 (8 September 1547 – 28 April 1616) m. Anne (Agnes Diconson) (Hornby) (12 November 1551 – 1597) m. Ellen Houghton (1556 – 2 December 1587)
    1. 1. Katherine (Harrison -) Christian (1586 – 1617) m. Deemster (Ewan) Christian (1579 – 20 Sep 1655)
      1. 1. Deemster (John) Christian (1 August 1602 – 1673) m. Margaret Parker (1608 – 10 February 1662)
        1. 1. Isabell Christian (24 Aug 1629 – OCT 1668) m. 11thG (Maj.Gen Richard) Stevenson (Bef 1627 – 20 Apr 1683)
    2. 2. Richard Harrison (16 November 1574 – 6 August 1648)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Harrison (1578 – )

John Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of John Harrison in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
1558
15 Jan 1558
Age 31
Death of John Harrison in Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England
Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England
    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: Woodplumpton, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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