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John Welles 1539 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: MAR 1572

Death Location: Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Elizabeth Bryan

Spouse(s): Wells None

Children(s):

The story of John Welles began in 1539 in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England. John Welles married Wells. John Welles passed away in 1572 in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Welles began in 1539 in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Welles married Wells.
  • John Welles passed away in 1572 in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England.

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John Welles's Ancestors

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John Welles
1539 – 1572
Birth Place: Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Welles
1512 – 1558
Stourton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bryan
1501 – 1553
Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (de) Welles
1484 – 1559
Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bourchier
1498 – 1570
Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Bryan
1464 – 1517
Margaret Bourchier
1468 – 1552
Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1450 – 1499
Cecily Plantagenet
1469 – 1507
Thomas Bryan
1438 – 1500
Margaret Bowsey
1442 – 1502
Humphrey Bourchier
1440 – 1471
Elizabeth Tilney
1446 – 1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lionel Welles
1406 – 1461
Margaret Beauchamp
1410 – 1482
Edward Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437 – 1492
Edmund Bryan
1412 – 1470
Alice Bures
1416 – 1475
John Bowsey
1416 – 1465
Margaret Barnes
1418 – 1470
John Bourchier
1415 – 1474

John Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of John Welles in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England
Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England
1572
MAR 1572
Age 33
Death of John Welles in Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England
Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1572
    Event Place: Cotness Hall, Yorkshire, England

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