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John Nowell 1475–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Arksey, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1526

Death Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Father: Roger Nowell

Mother: Grace Towneley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kay

Children(s): Alice Nowell, Roger Nowell, Alexander Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Nicholas Nowell, Maud Nowell, Lawrence Nowell, Robert Nowell, Isabella Nowell, John Towneley

In 1475, John Nowell entered the world in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Nowell And Grace Towneley. John Nowell married Elizabeth Kay, and had children including Alexander Nowell, Alice Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Isabella Nowell, John Towneley, Lawrence Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Maud Nowell, Nicholas Nowell, Robert Nowell, Roger Nowell. John Nowell passed away in 1526 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, John Nowell entered the world in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Nowell And Grace Towneley.
  • John Nowell married Elizabeth Kay, and had children including Alexander Nowell, Alice Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Isabella Nowell, John Towneley, Lawrence Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Maud Nowell, Nicholas Nowell, Robert Nowell, Roger Nowell.
  • John Nowell passed away in 1526 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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John Nowell's Ancestors

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John Nowell
1475–1526
Birth Place: Arksey, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Roger Nowell
1452–1478
Arksay, Yorkshire, England
Grace Towneley
1439–1522
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Alexander Nowell
1413–1502
Whalley, Lancashire, England
John Towneley
1415–1474
Whalley, Lancashire, England
Isabel Sherburne
1408–1462
Stoneyhurst, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Towneley
1387–1454
Alice
1390–
Richard Sherburne
1381–1441
Agnes Stanley
1387–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Towneley
1350–1399
Isabella Rixton
1355–1410
Richard Sherburne
1358–1389
Margaret Sherburne
1357–1381
William Stanley
1360–1428
Margarey Hooton
1364–1430

John Nowell's Descendants

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John Nowell (1475–1526) m. Elizabeth Kay (1476–)
  1. 1. Alice Nowell 1500–1554
  2. 2. Roger Nowell 1502–1567
  3. 3. Alexander Nowell 1504–1601
  4. 4. Elizabeth Nowell 1505–1606
  5. 5. Margaret Nowell 1509–
  6. 6. Nicholas Nowell 1513–
  7. 7. Maud Nowell 1515–
  8. 8. Lawrence Nowell 1516–1576
  9. 9. Robert Nowell 1518–1568
  10. 10. Isabella Nowell 1519–
  11. 11. John Towneley 1528–1607

John Nowell's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of John Nowell in Arksey, Yorkshire, England
Arksey, Yorkshire, England
1526
1526
Age 51
Death of John Nowell in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Arksey, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

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