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Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson 1525 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1525

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 28 Sep 1582

Death Location: Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England

Father: Rev. Esquire

Mother: Jane Lassels

Spouse(s): Brigett Johnson

Children(s): Margaret Jenkins

In 1525, Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II entered the world in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Rev. Maurice Morris Johnson 3 term English Parliament member Mayor Stamford, MP, Esquire and Jane Lacey Lassels. Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II married Brigett (Harbottle) Johnson, and had children including Margaret (Johnston) Jenkins. Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II passed away in 1582 in Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II entered the world in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Rev. Maurice Morris Johnson 3 term English Parliament member Mayor Stamford, MP, Esquire and Jane Lacey Lassels.
  • Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II married Brigett (Harbottle) Johnson, and had children including Margaret (Johnston) Jenkins.
  • Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II passed away in 1582 in Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Rev. Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Johnson
1525 – 1582
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Rev. Maurice Morris Johnson 3 term English Parliament member Mayor Stamford, MP, Esquire
1500 – 1557
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Jane (Lacey) Lassels
1504 – 1558
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Grandparents
(Sir) (HENRY (Lascelles-Lassels) LACEY,) Jr.
1478 – 1569
Kesteven, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
KATHERINE (Powdige Podiche) PODYCKE
1482 – 1576
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Johnson's Descendants

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Rev. (Geoffrey Maurice) Johnson (26 Dec 1525 – 28 Sep 1582) m. Brigett ((Harbottle)) Johnson (1527 – 11 Jun 1582)
  1. 1. Margaret ((Johnston)) Jenkins (15 Jun 1549 – 26 Jan 1616) m. Thomas (Abednage Jr Jenkins (12th) GGF) (18 Sep 1545 – 19 Jun 1613)
    1. 1. 10GGM (LADY SARAH JANE JENKINS) (COPPYN) (1568 – 1 Sep 1611) m. Sir (Knight William) Coppin (3 December 1563 – 18 March 1633)
      1. 1. Martha Coppin (1 Jun 1595 – 1638) m. Peter (Wynne, Alderman) Canterbury (25 Nov 1593 – 30 May 1638)
        1. 1. Robert Wynne (28 December 1622 – 15 Aug 1678) m. Mary (Frances) Sloman (1624 – 8 Oct 1675)

Rev. Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1525
26 Dec 1525
Birth of Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1582
28 Sep 1582
Age 57
Death of Rev. Geoffrey Maurice Johnson II in Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England
Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1525
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1582
    Event Place: Chapel of Wigstons Hospital, Leicestershire, England

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