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John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford 1516–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Hedingham Castle, Essex

Death Date: 31 Aug 1562

Death Location: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England

Father: John Oxford

Mother: Elisabeth Trussell

Spouse(s): Margaret Golding, Dorothea Neville

Children(s): Edward Vere, Catharina Vere, Mary Vere

In 1516, John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford entered the world in Hedingham Castle, Essex, born to John Van Vere 15Th Earl Van Oxford And Elisabeth Trussell. John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford married Dorothea Neville, Margaret Margery Goulding Or Golding, and had children including Catharina Van Vere, Edward De Vere, Mary Van Vere. John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford passed away in 1562 in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford entered the world in Hedingham Castle, Essex, born to John Van Vere 15Th Earl Van Oxford And Elisabeth Trussell.
  • John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford married Dorothea Neville, Margaret Margery Goulding Or Golding, and had children including Catharina Van Vere, Edward De Vere, Mary Van Vere.
  • John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford passed away in 1562 in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England.

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John Oxford's Ancestors

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John Oxford
1516–1562
Birth Place: Hedingham Castle, Essex
Parents
John van Vere 15th Earl van Oxford
1482–1539
Oxfordshire
Elisabeth Trussell
1496–1525
Kibblestone, Staffordshire
Grandparents
Edward Trussell
1478–1499
Elmesthorpe, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Oxford's Descendants

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John (de Vere 16th Earl Of) Oxford (1516–31 Aug 1562) m. Margaret (“Margery” Goulding Or) Golding (1520–2 December 1571) m. Dorothea Neville (1520–1545)
  1. 1. Edward (de) Vere 1550–1604 m. Anne (Cecil) Hon 1556–1588
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Countess of Derby De) Vere 1575–1626 m. William Stanley 1561–1642
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stanley 1619–1670 m. Benjamin Shortt 1615–1675
        1. 1. Elizabeth Shortt 1637–
      2. 2. Catharine Stanley 1609–1609
      3. 3. Robert Stanley 1608–1633
      4. 4. James Stanley 1607–1651
      5. 5. Anne Kerr 1600–1656
  2. 2. Catharina (van) Vere 1540–1599
  3. 3. Mary (van) Vere 1560–1634

John Oxford's Timeline

4 Records

1516
1516
Birth of John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford in Hedingham Castle, Essex
Hedingham Castle, Essex
1548
1 August 1548
Age 32
John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford was married In Belchamp St.Paul, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Belchamp St.Paul, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1562
3rd August 1562
Age 46
Death of John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford in Earls Colne, Essex
Earls Colne, Essex
1562
31 Aug 1562
Age 46
Burial of John de Vere 16th Earl Of Oxford in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Hedingham Castle, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 August 1548
    Event Place: Belchamp St.Paul, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3rd August 1562
    Event Place: Earls Colne, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [5] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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