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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

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 Richard, Lord High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Surry & Sussex, 1st Lord of Bray Bray and Baroness, Dame Jane Halighwell. 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 Richard, Lord High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Surry & Sussex, 1st Lord of Bray Bray and Baroness, Dame Jane Halighwell.
  • 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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Katherine Bray's Ancestors

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Katherine Bray
1497 – 1544
Birth Place: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Edmund Richard, Lord High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Surry & Sussex, 1st Lord of Bray Bray
1484 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness, (Dame Jane) Halighwell
1486 – 1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
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Katherine Bray's Descendants

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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 (Henry de (Davy)) Daveye (1538 – 04 Jun 1592) m. Elizabeth Seosul (1542 – abt 1579) m. Ellen Budd (1542 – ) m. Margett Knight (1540 – 1594)
      1. 1. John (de (Davy, Davies, Davey, Daveye)) Davys (2 December 1563 – 1610) m. Mary Southcott (1569 x/1577/1579 – 1620 x)
        1. 1. Bridget Davey (12 February 1589 – 6 Apr 1660) m. John Parmenter (1588 – 1 May 1671)
      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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