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Margaret Bray 1473 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: Mar 3 1539

Death Location: Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England

Father: John younger

Mother: Johanna Thoughton

Spouse(s): William Holyman

Children(s): Lady Sandys, Lady Sandys, Alice Sandys, John Holyman

Margaret Bray was born in 1473 in Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Bray the younger and Johanna Thoughton. Margaret Bray married William Holyman, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Sandys, Lady Elizabeth Sandys, Alice Sandys, John Holyman. Margaret Bray passed away in 1539 in Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Bray was born in 1473 in Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Bray the younger and Johanna Thoughton.
  • Margaret Bray married William Holyman, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Sandys, Lady Elizabeth Sandys, Alice Sandys, John Holyman.
  • Margaret Bray passed away in 1539 in Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John younger
1460 – 1539
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Jy
Johanna Thoughton
1458 – 1558
Birth Location: Barrington, Cotswold, Gloucester, England
JT

Spouses(s)

William Holyman
1472 – 1547
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
WH

Children(s)

Lady Sandys
1480 – 1518
Birth Location: The Vine, Hampshire, England
LS
Lady Sandys
1490 – 1558
Birth Location: The Vyne, Sherborne, St John, Hampshire, England
LS
Alice Sandys
1490 – 1532
Birth Location: Bryanstone, Dorset, England
AS
John Holyman
1495 – 1525
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
JH

Margaret Bray's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bray
1473 – 1539
Birth Place: Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Bray the younger
1460 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Johanna Thoughton
1458 – 1558
Barrington, Cotswold, Gloucester, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bray's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Bray (1473 – Mar 3 1539) m. William Holyman (1472 – 1547)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Sandys (ABT 1480 – 1518)
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Sandys (1490 – 1558)
  3. 3. Alice Sandys (1490 – 20 February 1532)
  4. 4. John Holyman (1495 – 19 Jun 1525) m. Lady (Joane) Hill (1503 – 1550)
    1. 1. Leonard Holyman (1520 – 12 Jun 1573)
    2. 2. John Hollyman (1526 – 1615) m. Dorothy (M) Clark (1520 – 1558)
      1. 1. Humphrey ((Humfrey) Hollyman) (Holleman) (1550 – 15 Jun 1590) m. Margery Rohd (1555 – abt 1567) m. Agnes Baskerfield (About 1550 – / About 1570)
        1. 1. John (Holliman (Hollyman,) Holyman) (1572 – 1650) m. Judith (1590 – 1659) m. Margret Plott (1580 – 1659)
    3. 3. William Holyman (1472 – 1547)

Margaret Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1473
1473
Birth of Margaret Bray in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England
1539
Mar 3 1539
Age 66
Death of Margaret Bray in Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England
Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 3 1539
    Event Place: Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England
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