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Lawrence Cheney 1396–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1396

Birth Location: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1461

Death Location: Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Catherine Pabenham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cokayne

Children(s): Mary Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, John Cheney

The story of Lawrence Cheney began in 1396 in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England. Lawrence Cheney married Elizabeth Cokayne, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney, John Cheney, Mary De Cheney. Lawrence Cheney passed away in 1461 in Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawrence Cheney began in 1396 in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Lawrence Cheney married Elizabeth Cokayne, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney, John Cheney, Mary De Cheney.
  • Lawrence Cheney passed away in 1461 in Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Lawrence Cheney's Ancestors

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Lawrence Cheney
1396–1461
Birth Place: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Cheney
1370–1399
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
Thenford, Northamptonshire, England
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Lawrence Cheney's Descendants

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Lawrence Cheney (Abt 1396–1461) m. Elizabeth Cokayne (Abt 1390–1439)
  1. 1. Mary (de) Cheney 1425–1473 m. John Allington 1428–1481
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cheney 1422–1473 m. John Say 1415–1478 m. Frederick Tilney 1420–1446
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Tilney Countess of) Surrey 1445–1497 m. Humphrey Bourchier 1435–1471
      1. 1. Margaret Bourchier 1468–1551 m. Thomas (Bryan) II 1464–1517 m. John Sandys 1464– m. David (de la) Zouche 1472–1521
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Bryan 1516–1553 m. Thomas Welles 1512–1558
        2. 2. Edmund Bryan 1481–1540
        3. 3. Margaret Bryan 1486–
        4. 4. Thomas Bryan 1487–1517
        5. 5. Lady (Joan) Bryan 1488–1529 m. William Weedon 1470–1560 m. Robert (Henry De Whedon) I 1484–1523
        6. 6. Francis Bryan 1490–1550 m. Joan Fitzgerald 1509–1565 m. Margaret Courtenay 1510–1550 m. Phillippa Spice 1484–1540
        7. 7. Lady (Margaret) Bryan 1495–1553 m. Henry Guildford 1478–1532
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Bryan 1504–1553 m. Nicholas (Carew) III 1496–1539
        9. 9. John Bryan 1508–1558
      2. 2. John (Bourchier 2nd Baron) Berners 1467–1533 m. Katherine Howard 1468–1536
      3. 3. Anne Bourchier 1470–1530 m. Thomas (Fiennes) I 1471–1533
  3. 3. John Cheney 1423–1489 m. Elizabeth Rempston 1418–

Lawrence Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1396
Abt 1396
Birth of Lawrence Cheney in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
1461
31 Dec 1461
Age 65
Death of Lawrence Cheney in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England
1461
1461
Age 65
Burial of Lawrence Cheney in Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1396
    Event Place: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lawrence Cheney, person ID GVSX-HMW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1461
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lawrence Cheney, person ID GVSX-HMW.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Barnwell Priory, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lawrence Cheney, person ID GVSX-HMW.

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