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Lady Edith St John 1430 – 1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 4 Jan 1491

Death Location: Bisham, Berkshire, England

Father: Sir John

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Sir Pole

Children(s): Lord Pole

The story of Lady Edith St John began in 1430 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England. Lady Edith St John married Sir Knight Geoffrey de la Pole, and had children including Lord Sir Richard De La Pole. Lady Edith St John passed away in 1491 in Bisham, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Edith St John began in 1430 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Lady Edith St John married Sir Knight Geoffrey de la Pole, and had children including Lord Sir Richard De La Pole.
  • Lady Edith St John passed away in 1491 in Bisham, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady John's Ancestors

Self
Lady John
1430 – 1491
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Oliver St John
1400 – 1591
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret (de) Beauchamp
Europe
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John St) John
1383 – 1414
Faumont Castle, Faumont, Glamorganshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Paulet
1387 – 1421
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Sir (John de) Beauchamp
1396 – 1412
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Edith) Stourton
Great-Grandparents
Sir John
1315 – 1373
Lady Bere
1345 –
William Paulet
– 1435
Eleanor MERE
– 1413
Sir Beauchamp
1362 – 1406
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord John
1281 – 1323
Lady Broxham
1285 – 1344
Sir Bere
1300 – 1366
Lady Turberville
1305 – 1360
Sir Beauchamp
– 1374
Lady Clopton

Lady John's Descendants

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Lady (Edith St) John (1430 – 4 Jan 1491) m. Sir (Knight Geoffrey de la) Pole (Abt. 1430 – Abt. 4 Jan 1479)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Richard De La) Pole (1462 – 18 December 1505) m. Lady (Margaret 'Blessed Margaret') Plantagenent (14 August 1479 – 28 May 1541)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Henry De La) Pole (1492 – 9 Dec 1539) m. Lady (Jane De) Neville (1481 – 26 October 1539)
      1. 1. Lady (Catherine de la) Pole (1511 – 23 Sep 1576) m. Sir (Francis) Hastings (1514 – 20 Jun 1561)
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Hastings (11 August 1542 – 22 Sep 1576) m. Lord (Henry Francis Fiennes de) Clinton (1500 – 29 Sep 1616)
      2. 2. Sir (Knight Thomas) Poole (1531 – 28 May 1557) m. Matilda (Maud) Fitton (1527 – 1570)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sibbea) Poole (1548 – abt 1678) m. John Watson (1546 – abt 1641)
      3. 3. Sir (William Grimsted Humphrey de la) Pole (1530 – 1590) m. Lady (Alice) Quarles (1534 – 30 June 1591) m. Lady (Bridgett) Brampton (1512 – 30 Jun 1591) m. Lady (Agnes Drake) Pechey
        1. 1. Agatha (de la) Pole (21 Oct 1556 – 1613) m. Colonel (Richard) Newman (1552 – abt 1593)
    2. 2. Lady (Ursula Pole, Baroness of) Stafford (1500 – 12 Aug 1570) m. Lord (Henry) Stafford (18 September 1502 – 30 April 1563)
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Stafford (1 Oct 1526 – 22 September 1604) m. Lord (Sir Knight William De Stafford, Baron of) Chebsey (1499 – 5 May 1556)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stafford (October 1556 – 6 Feb 1599) m. Sir (Knight William) Drury (1500 – 11 January 1557)
      2. 2. Lord (Edward) Stafford (17 Jan 1535 – 18 October 1603)

Lady John's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Lady Edith St John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1491
4 Jan 1491
Age 61
Death of Lady Edith St John in Bisham, Berkshire, England
Bisham, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1491
    Event Place: Bisham, Berkshire, England

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