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Nicholas Kirby 1500 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 July 1555

Death Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Kirby

Mother: Rose Kyrkeby

Spouse(s): Lady Crawford, Lady Machel, Joane Sutton

Children(s): Thomas Kyrbe, Joan(The Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Joan(The Cranfield, Thomas Kirby

Nicholas Kirby Sir was born in 1500 in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Kirby and Rose Kyrkeby. Nicholas Kirby Sir married Lady Joan Crawford, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel, Joane Fynch of Sutton, and had children including Thomas I Kirby \ Kyrbe, Joan(The Elder) Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Joan(The Elder) Cranfield, Thomas (Deacon) Kirby. Nicholas Kirby Sir passed away in 1555 in Standon, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Kirby Sir was born in 1500 in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Kirby and Rose Kyrkeby.
  • Nicholas Kirby Sir married Lady Joan Crawford, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel, Joane Fynch of Sutton, and had children including Thomas I Kirby \ Kyrbe, Joan(The Elder) Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Joan(The Elder) Cranfield, Thomas (Deacon) Kirby.
  • Nicholas Kirby Sir passed away in 1555 in Standon, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kirby
1470 – 1522
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Rose Kyrkeby
1475 – 1522
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Crawford
1534 – 1584
Birth Location: Little Muden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Machel
1510 – 1560
Birth Location: St Peter, Westcheap, London, England
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Joane Sutton
1500 – 1560
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Kyrbe
1521 – 1573
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England
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Joan(The Cranfield
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Little Munden, Hertfordshire, England
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Richard Kirby
1541 – 1603
Birth Location: Horham, Suffolk, England
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Joan(The Cranfield
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Little Munden, Hertfordshire, England
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Thomas Kirby
1521 – 1573
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England
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Nicholas Kirby's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Kirby
1500 – 1555
Birth Place: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John Kirby
1470 – 1522
Standon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rose Kyrkeby
1475 – 1522
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John I Kyrkeby) Kirby
1448 – 1521
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Katherine Rose
1446 – 1510
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Charles (E.) Cahill
1445 –
Hertfordshire, England
Catherine (Rose) Standon
1445 – 1480
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kyrkeby
1387 – 1476
Joyce Spaulding
1410 – 1457
Sir Stafford
1424 – 1455
Lady Hastings
1429 – 1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Kirby's Descendants

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Nicholas Kirby (1500 – 8 July 1555) m. Lady (Joan) Crawford (1534 – 1584) m. Lady (Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe) Machel (abt 1510 – 22 Apr 1560) m. Joane (Fynch of) Sutton (1500 – 21 March 1560)
  1. 1. Thomas (I Kirby \) Kyrbe (1521 – 14 Nov 1573) m. Johanna ("Joan") Smythe (1525 – 1573)
    1. 1. John (de Kirby) \Kirbbye (18 Oct 1558 – 1628) m. Joan(The (Elder)) Cranfield (1555 – Oct 29 1640)
  2. 2. Joan(The (Elder)) Cranfield (1555 – Oct 29 1640) m. John (de Kirby) \Kirbbye (18 Oct 1558 – 1628)
    1. 1. Joan (the Younger) Kirby (1575 – 29 Oct 1640) m. Thomas(The (Elder)) Hale (11 May 1575 – 19 Oct 1634)
      1. 1. Lt (John Hollister) ll (28 May 1612 – 1665) m. Joanna Treat (24 May 1618 – October 1694)
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Hollister (1585 – 24 March 1713) m. Capt (John Wells) ll (24 May 1648 – 24 Mar 1713)
  3. 3. Richard Kirby (1541 – 20 Jan 1603) m. Lady (Mary) Halse (1559 – 1580)
    1. 1. Ann (Kirby) Kerby (1579 – 1609) m. Robert (Daye) Dey (1563 – 24 Oct 1628)
      1. 1. Ursula Day (1588 – 7 Apr 1672) m. William Bourne (11 Jun 1586 – 29 Sep 1634)
        1. 1. Elisha Bourne (Abt. 1600 – 1706) m. Lady (Elizabeth Rose) Collyer (1605 – 8 Oct 1668)
  4. 4. Thomas ((Deacon)) Kirby (1521 – 14 Nov 1573) m. Joan Smith\Smyth\Smythe (1525 – 1 Jan 1576)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Kirby (04 Jan 1554 – 1617) m. Jonathan Irish (1560 – 1628)
      1. 1. John Irish (5 Mar 1609 – 5 Mar 1677) m. Elizabeth Risley (1613 – 28 Aug 1687)
        1. 1. John (Herbert) Irish (May 1647 – 21 Feb 1717) m. Elizabeth ("Savory") Thurston (February 1650 – 8 Mar 1707)

Nicholas Kirby's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Nicholas Kirby Sir in Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Nicholas Kirby Sir in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
1555
8 Jul 1555
Age 55
Death of Nicholas Kirby Sir in Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
1555
8 July 1555
Age 55
Death of Nicholas Kirby Sir in Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Standon, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Standon, Herts., Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1555
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Standon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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