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Lord John van Bletsoe St. John 1498–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1498

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1562

Death Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir John

Mother: Lady Bledsoe

Spouse(s): Lady Waldegrave

Children(s): Margaretha John

In 1498, Lord John van Bletsoe St. John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Baron Beauchamp Lord Of Bledsoe And Bedfordshire St John And Lady Sybil Verch Jenkin Lady Bledsoe. Lord John van Bletsoe St. John married Lady Margaret Waldegrave, and had children including Margaretha St John. Lord John van Bletsoe St. John passed away in 1562 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1498, Lord John van Bletsoe St. John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Baron Beauchamp Lord Of Bledsoe And Bedfordshire St John And Lady Sybil Verch Jenkin Lady Bledsoe.
  • Lord John van Bletsoe St. John married Lady Margaret Waldegrave, and had children including Margaretha St John.
  • Lord John van Bletsoe St. John passed away in 1562 in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord John's Ancestors

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Lord John
1498–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John, Baron Beauchamp, Lord of Bledsoe and Bedfordshire St John
–1525
Lady (Sybil Verch Jenkin, Lady) Bledsoe
1462–1498
Langstone, Glamorganshire (Wales), England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Lord John's Descendants

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Lord (John van Bletsoe St.) John (18 Dec 1498–27 Aug 1562) m. Lady (Margaret) Waldegrave (12 Nov 1485–24 Dec 1565)
  1. 1. Margaretha (St) John 1524–1562 m. Lord (Francis, 2nd Earl of Bedford) Russell 1527–1582
    1. 1. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1605 m. William, (Lord Bourchier, 3rd Earl of) Bath 1555–1623
      1. 1. Edward (Bourchier 4th Lord-Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1590–1636 m. Dorothea (St.) John 1601–1632
        1. 1. John Boutcher 1624–1679 m. Lady (Jeanne Ann) Cleves 1627–1667 m. Anne Biddle 1631–1680
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Bourchier 1626–1670
        3. 3. Lady (Dorothy) Bourchier-Grey 1626–1660
        4. 4. Willem (Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1624–1689
        5. 5. John Bourchier 1630–1631
        6. 6. Lady (Anne(Cranfield)) Bourchier 1628–1662
        7. 7. William Bourchier 1595–1684
        8. 8. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
        9. 9. WILLIAM (Bradsher) BEZER 1595–1684
        10. 10. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
        11. 11. Francis Bourchier 1629–1662
        12. 12. Edward Burcher 1600–1664
        13. 13. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
        14. 14. William Bourchier 1595–1682
        15. 15. William (Edward Bezer) (Bourchier) 1613–1664
        16. 16. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
        17. 17. Edward Bezer 1611–1664
        18. 18. Edward Beezer 1595–1664

Lord John's Timeline

2 Records

1498
18 Dec 1498
Birth of Lord John van Bletsoe St. John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 64
Death of Lord John van Bletsoe St. John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1498
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1615-1616
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1615-1616
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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