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Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan 1490 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1490

Birth Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1570

Death Location: Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

Father: Lord Bryan

Mother: Lady Bourchier

Spouse(s): Lady FitzGerald

Children(s): Lord Bryan

Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was born in 1490 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Bryan and Lady Margaret Bourchier. Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber married Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald, and had children including Lord Edward Bryan. Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber passed away in 1570 in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was born in 1490 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Bryan and Lady Margaret Bourchier.
  • Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber married Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald, and had children including Lord Edward Bryan.
  • Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber passed away in 1570 in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Bryan's Ancestors

Self
Lord Bryan
1490 – 1570
Birth Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Bryan
1464 – 1517
Cheddington, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Bourchier
1468 – 1551
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Thomas) Bryan
1438 – 1500
Cheddington, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret Fagan
1442 – 1502
Kings Stanley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Bryan
1412 – 1470
Lady Bures
1416 – 1475
Sir Bourchier
Lady Bowsey
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bryan
1358 – 1444
Lady Echingham
1380 – 1428
Sir Bures
1390 – 1439
Lady Sutton
1365 –

Lord Bryan's Descendants

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Lord (Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’) Bryan (1 Jun 1490 – 2 Feb 1570) m. Lady (Jean "Joan") FitzGerald (1510 – 2 January 1565)
  1. 1. Lord (Edward) Bryan (1533 – 01 Jun 1630) m. Lady (Mary) Holliland (1570 – 09 Aug 1610)
    1. 1. Lord (Edward) Bryan (01 Jun 1590 – abt 1672) m. Lady (Sarah Ann) Butler (1 Jun 1592 – 1 Jun 1670)
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Bryant (1635 – 14 Feb 1680) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Wetherell (19 Mar 1635 – 12 Dec 1710)
        1. 1. Rev. (James) Bryant (4 Jun 1656 – 11 March 1731) m. Elizabeth (Le) Favre (1654 – 11 March 1731)

Lord Bryan's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1 Jun 1490
Birth of Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
1550
2 Feb 1550
Age 60
Death of Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
1570
2 Feb 1570
Age 80
Death of Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan , Sir Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Privy Council and Advisor to King Henry VIII, Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1490
    Event Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1550
    Event Place: Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1570
    Event Place: Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

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