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Olive (Olyff) Irby 1546 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Mar 1615

Death Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Leighrope

Mother: Mary Overton

Spouse(s): Rev Woore, Edward Mellows

Children(s): Mary Bulkeley, Frances Bulkeley, Rev. *

Olive (Olyff) Irby was born in 1546 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir John Irby VII, Gent, of Sutterton of Leighrope and Mary Elizabeth "Rose" Overton. Olive (Olyff) Irby married Rev Edward DD¤ Bulkeley\Buckley * of Woore, Edward Mellows, and had children including Mary Bulkeley, Frances Bulkeley, Rev. Peter Sr. Bulkeley of Odell *. Olive (Olyff) Irby passed away in 1615 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Olive (Olyff) Irby was born in 1546 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir John Irby VII, Gent, of Sutterton of Leighrope and Mary Elizabeth "Rose" Overton.
  • Olive (Olyff) Irby married Rev Edward DD¤ Bulkeley\Buckley * of Woore, Edward Mellows, and had children including Mary Bulkeley, Frances Bulkeley, Rev. Peter Sr. Bulkeley of Odell *.
  • Olive (Olyff) Irby passed away in 1615 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Olive Irby's Ancestors

Self
Olive Irby
1546 – 1615
Birth Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Irby VII, Gent, of Sutterton of Leighrope
1517 – 1553
Gosburton, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth "Rose") Overton
1517 – 1579
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Lord (Anthony Irby 3rd Lord Boston) (Jrbye)
1500 – 1548
Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Guthlac ((Cutler, Cuthbert)) Overton
1505 – 1537
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Olive (Browne "Lady) Overton"
1500 – 1546
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey
Great-Grandparents
William Overton
1455 – 1510
Rose Pulter
1458 – 1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Olive Irby's Descendants

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Olive ((Olyff)) Irby (1546 – 10 Mar 1615) m. Rev (Edward DD¤ Bulkeley\Buckley * of) Woore (1540 – 5 January 1620) m. Edward Mellows (1540 – 5 Jan 1620)
  1. 1. Mary Bulkeley (1567 – 1568)
  2. 2. Frances Bulkeley (1568 – 1610)
  3. 3. Rev. (Peter Sr. Bulkeley of Odell) * (31 Jan 1582 – 9 Mar 1659) m. Lady (Jane Allen of Thaxted *) ¤ (17 Jan 1587 – bef 8 Dec 1626)
    1. 1. Legacy (Richard) Bulkeley (1603 – 1609)
    2. 2. Rev. (Edward Bulkeley of Odell) * (17 Jun 1614 – 2 Jan 1696)
    3. 3. Mary (Bulkeley of) Chetwode (24 Aug 1615 – Oct 1615)
    4. 4. Thomas (Bulkeley of) Chetwode (13 Apr 1617 – 04 Jun 1658)
    5. 5. Nathaniel (DSP. Bulkeley of) Chetwode (29 Nov 1618 – 09 Feb 1628)
    6. 6. Mary (Ann Bulkeley of) Chetwode (1 Nov 1621 – 3 Aug 1665) m. John Williams (24 May 1618 – 1712)
      1. 1. John (Williams) II (05 Aug 1644 – 29 Apr 1687) m. Anna ((Twin of Sarah)) Alcock (26 May 1650 – 12 Dec 1718) m. Bethia Parsons (21 May 1642 – 18 Apr 1681)
        1. 1. Mary Williams (2 Oct 1670 – 1670)
        2. 2. Nathaniel Williams (11 Nov 1672 – 14 Jun 1690)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Mattie Williams) McCarty (5 Dec 1679 – 1723) m. Timothy ("The Immigrant") McCarty (1670 – 1716)
    7. 7. Joseph ("Benjamin" UNK Bulkeley of) Chetwode (04 May 1623 – 1659)

Olive Irby's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Olive (Olyff) Irby in Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
1615
10 Mar 1615
Age 69
Death of Olive (Olyff) Irby in Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1615
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

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