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Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright 1534–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 Aug 1566

Death Location: Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Yorkshire

Mother: Lady Rudstone

Spouse(s): Lady Thorpe

Children(s): Countess Wright, Lady Wright, Lady Wright, Sir Wright

Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright was born in 1534 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Lady Ursula Rudstone. Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright married Lady Elizabeth Thorpe, and had children including Countess Elizabeth Wright, Lady Alice Wright, Lady Mary Wright, Sir Robert Wright. Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright passed away in 1566 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright was born in 1534 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Lady Ursula Rudstone.
  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright married Lady Elizabeth Thorpe, and had children including Countess Elizabeth Wright, Lady Alice Wright, Lady Mary Wright, Sir Robert Wright.
  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright passed away in 1566 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Wright's Ancestors

Self
Lord Wright
1534–1566
Birth Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff of Yorkshire
1501–1597
Plowland Manor, Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Ursula) Rudstone
1517–1594
Hayton, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (John) Wright
1476–1541
Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Wright's Descendants

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Lord (Johnathon 'John the Elder') Wright (1534–4 Aug 1566) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Thorpe (1534–18 January 1611)
  1. 1. Countess (Elizabeth) Wright 1551–1598
  2. 2. Lady (Alice) Wright 1559–1647
  3. 3. Lady (Mary) Wright 1560–1647
  4. 4. Sir (Robert) Wright 1556–1556

Lord Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1566
4 Aug 1566
Age 32
Burial of Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright in Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
1594
1594
Age 60
Death of Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1566
    Event Place: Keighley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

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