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Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley 1495–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Wortham, Suffolk

Death Date: AFT 10 JAN 1573

Death Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, , England

Father: John Waller

Mother: Margaret Thorolde

Spouse(s): Thomas Sherman

Children(s): Henry Sherman, John SHEARMAN

The story of Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley began in 1495 in Wortham, Suffolk. Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley married Thomas Sherman, and had children including Henry Sherman, John Shearman. Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Yaxley, Suffolk, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley began in 1495 in Wortham, Suffolk.
  • Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley married Thomas Sherman, and had children including Henry Sherman, John Shearman.
  • Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Yaxley, Suffolk, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waller
1462–1539
Birth Location: Wortham, Suffolk, England
JW
Margaret Thorolde
1470–1538
Birth Location: Thornham Magna, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sherman
1490–1551
Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
TS

Children(s)

Henry Sherman
1511–1590
Birth Location: Essex, England
HS
John SHEARMAN
1525–1587
Birth Location: Yaxley or Bramford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JS

Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Yaxley
1495–1573
Birth Place: Wortham, Suffolk
Parents
John Waller
1462–1539
Wortham, Suffolk, England
Margaret Thorolde
1470–1538
Thornham Magna, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Thorolde
1440–
"of" Thornham, Suffolkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Yaxley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jane Waller -Countess of) Yaxley (1495–AFT 10 JAN 1573) m. Thomas Sherman (1490–16 NOV 1551)
  1. 1. Henry Sherman 1511–1590
  2. 2. John SHEARMAN 1525–1587
    1. 1. John Shearman 1550–1576 m. Elizabeth Petfeilde 1557–1576 m. Elizabeth (Petfeilde * (m. Shearman) Sherman) 1557–1576
      1. 1. Thomas Shereman 1575–1630 m. Mary Synderton 1584–1640
        1. 1. Thomas Sherman 1609–1670
        2. 2. John Sherman 1592–1661 m. Ann Sparhawke 1601–1635

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley in Wortham, Suffolk
Wortham, Suffolk
1573
AFT 10 JAN 1573
Age 78
Death of Lady Jane Waller -Countess of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, , England
Yaxley, Suffolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Wortham, Suffolk
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 10 JAN 1573
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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