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Richard Bray 1508–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 November 1557

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Braye

Mother: Johanna Halighwell

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The story of Richard Bray began in 1508 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom. Richard Bray passed away in 1557 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Bray began in 1508 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Bray passed away in 1557 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Bray's Ancestors

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Richard Bray
1508–1557
Birth Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Braye
1484–1539
England
Johanna Halighwell
1486–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Richard) Halighwell
1460–1506
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Norbury
1460–1564
Stoke D'abernon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Richard Bray in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1557
18 November 1557
Age 49
Death of Richard Bray in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1557
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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