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John Speed 1526–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 July 1629

Death Location: Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir I

Mother: Agnes Clarke

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In 1526, John Speed entered the world in Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Speed I And Agnes Anne Speed Clarke. John Speed passed away in 1629 in Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1526, John Speed entered the world in Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Speed I And Agnes Anne Speed Clarke.
  • John Speed passed away in 1629 in Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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John Speed's Ancestors

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John Speed
1526–1629
Birth Place: Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Speed I
1506–1599
Castlecary, Somerset, England
Agnes (Anne Speed) Clarke
1511–1578
Great Bromley, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Clarke
1477–1548
Great Bromley, Essex, Olde, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Speed
1484–1548
Great Bromley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Speed's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of John Speed in Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1629
28 July 1629
Age 103
Death of John Speed in Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Christchurch, Newgate, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1629
    Event Place: Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom

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