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Katherine Bray 1497 – 1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Bray

Mother: Baroness Halighwell-Braye

Spouse(s): Thomas Welby, Thomas Welby

Children(s): William WELBY, Thomas Welby, Richard WELBY, Olive NVG, Thomas Welby, Lady Davy

Katherine Bray was born in 1497 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray and Baroness Dame Jane Joanna Halighwell-Braye. Katherine Bray married Thomas Welby, Thomas II Welby, and had children including William WELBY, Thomas bartholomew Welby, Richard WELBY, Olive Welby NVG, Thomas bartholomew Welby, Lady Katherine Welby, Countess Davy. Katherine Bray passed away in 1544 in Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Katherine Bray was born in 1497 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray and Baroness Dame Jane Joanna Halighwell-Braye.
  • Katherine Bray married Thomas Welby, Thomas II Welby, and had children including William WELBY, Thomas bartholomew Welby, Richard WELBY, Olive Welby NVG, Thomas bartholomew Welby, Lady Katherine Welby, Countess Davy.
  • Katherine Bray passed away in 1544 in Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bray
1484 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SB
Baroness Halighwell-Braye
1486 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
BH

Spouses(s)

Thomas Welby
1488 – 1536
Birth Location: Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
TW
Thomas Welby
1484 – 1524
Birth Location: Halstead, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
TW

Children(s)

William WELBY
1514 – 1548
Birth Location: –
WW
Thomas Welby
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
TW
Richard WELBY
1527 – 1589
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
RW
Olive NVG
1500 – 1520
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
ON
Thomas Welby
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
TW
Lady Davy
1508 – 1557
Birth Location: Hindringham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
LD

Katherine Bray's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Bray
1497 – 1544
Birth Place: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray
1484 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Baroness (Dame Jane Joanna) Halighwell-Braye
1486 – 1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John (Edmund) Richard, Knight Bethel, Bray, Lord High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Surry & Sussex, 1st Lord of) Bray
1484 – 1539
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater Lo, London, England, United Kingdom
Baroness (Jane) Norbury
1464 – 1558
Stoke D'Abernon, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Bray's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Bray (1497 – 1544) m. Thomas Welby (1488/1500 – 18 Aug 1536) m. Thomas (II) Welby (1484 – 18 August 1524)
  1. 1. William WELBY (1514 – Abt. 1548)
  2. 2. Thomas (bartholomew) Welby (1520 – 1570)
  3. 3. Richard WELBY (1527 – 1589/90)
  4. 4. Olive (Welby) NVG (1500 – 1520)
  5. 5. Lady (Katherine Welby, Countess) Davy (1508 – 1 Jan 1557) m. Gregory Davy (1505 – 4 Sep 1558)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Davy (1523 – Unknown)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Davy (1523 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Davye (1538 – 04 Jun 1592) m. Elizabeth Seosul (1542 – abt 1579) m. Ellen Budd (1542 – ) m. Margett Knight (1540 – 1594)
      1. 1. John (Davy, Davey,) Davies (2 Dec 1563 – 1610) m. Mary Southcott (1569 x/1577/1579 – 1620 x)
        1. 1. Margaret Davey (1583 – )
        2. 2. Bridget (Simpson) Perry (12 Feb 1589 – 1603)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Daveye (1591 – June 1643)
        4. 4. Elizabeth ((Elisabeth) (de) (Davies, Davey, Daveye)) Davys (1591 x – 1592/Jun 1643)
        5. 5. Elinor Davies (1591 x – 1592/Jun 1643)
        6. 6. Bridget Parmenter (1592 – 06 April 1660) m. John Parmenter (1588 – 1 May 1671) m. Armis Bayford (1588 – )
        7. 7. Johan ((de) (Davies, Davey, Daveye)) Davys (9 Dec 1592 X – 1617 x)
        8. 8. Ursula ((de) (Davies, Davey, Daveye)) Davys (2 Feb 1595 X – 1598 x)
        9. 9. Nicholas ((de) (Davies, Davey, Daveye)) Davys (21 Dec 1601 XX – 1675 x)
        10. 10. George Davey (13 Jul 1616 X – ABT 1716)
        11. 11. Elizabeth Davey (20 March 1620 – June 1643)
        12. 12. Hellen Davye (20 April 1620 – June 1643)
        13. 13. Michael Davey (24 Feb 1632 X – 31 Dec 1739 X)
        14. 14. Clem Davey (June 1643 – )
        15. 15. Elizabeth Parminter
      2. 2. John Davy (2 December 1563 – 1633)
      3. 3. Sarah Davy ( – abt 1682)
      4. 4. Robert Davy
      5. 5. Alice Davy ( – abt 1682)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Davey
      7. 7. Franciscus Davy ( – abt 1634)
      8. 8. Johan (Strayte) Davey (1559 – Jan 1637)
    4. 4. Thomas Davy (1538 – 4 Jun 1592)
    5. 5. Richard Davy (1540 – 1575)

Katherine Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Katherine Bray in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1544
1544
Age 47
Death of Katherine Bray in Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Halsted, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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