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John Wells 1537 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 March 1618

Death Location: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Viscount Stourton

Mother: Lady Welles

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John Wells was born in 1537 in Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Viscount Thomas DE Elmham of Welles of Stourton and Lady Elizabeth Bryan Welles. John Wells passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Wells was born in 1537 in Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Viscount Thomas DE Elmham of Welles of Stourton and Lady Elizabeth Bryan Welles.
  • John Wells passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Viscount Stourton
1512 – 1558
Birth Location: Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Lady Welles
1468 – 1551
Birth Location: Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Wells's Ancestors

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John Wells
1537 – 1618
Birth Place: Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Viscount Thomas DE Elmham of Welles of Stourton
1512 – 1558
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Bryan) Welles
1468 – 1551
Whichford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert (disowned by father due to doubt of parentage)) deWelles
1496 – 1524
Downe, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Alice, Lady In Waiting to Queen , Mistress of King Henry VIII,) Bryan
1500 – 1546
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Reverend Alcester
1480 – 1540
Elizabeth Dymoke
1482 – 1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Welles
1455 – 1490
Catherine Hayward
1460 – 1516

John Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of John Wells in Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1618
25 March 1618
Age 81
Death of John Wells in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ringstead, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1618
    Event Place: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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