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John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII 1520–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1590

Death Location: London, England

Father: John VIII

Mother: Isabella Pace

Spouse(s): Katherine Downe

Children(s): Isabella Payse

John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII was born in 1520 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, the child of John Richard Pace Sec To King Henry Viii And Isabella Smith Pace. John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII married Katherine Barnes Downe, and had children including Isabella Elizabeth Payse. John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII passed away in 1590 in London, England.

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Biography

  • John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII was born in 1520 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, the child of John Richard Pace Sec To King Henry Viii And Isabella Smith Pace.
  • John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII married Katherine Barnes Downe, and had children including Isabella Elizabeth Payse.
  • John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII passed away in 1590 in London, England.

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John VIII's Ancestors

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John VIII
1520–1590
Birth Place: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John Richard Pace Sec. to King Henry VIII
1482–1536
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Isabella (Smith) Pace
1485–1537
Stepney, London, , England
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Great-Grandparents
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John VIII's Descendants

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John (Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry) VIII (1520–25 Jan 1590) m. Katherine (Barnes) Downe (1515–07 Jan 1600)
  1. 1. Isabella (Elizabeth) Payse 1535–1579 m. John Alley 1526–1577
    1. 1. Ellen Alley 1559–1620 m. Robert (Halsey alias) Chambers 1552–1610 m. Robert Halsey 1552–1610
      1. 1. Ann Halsey 1591–1659 m. Thomas Wheeler 1589–1654
        1. 1. Rebecca Wheeler 1622–1691 m. John Pearce 1620–1661 m. Henry Rowland 1625–1690

John VIII's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
1555
1555
Age 35
John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII was married in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, , England
Flamstead, Hertfordshire, , England
1590
25 Jan 1590
Age 70
Death of John Richard Payse Court Jester to Henry VIII in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Flamstead, Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1590
    Event Place: London, England

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