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Sir Francis Bacon 1561–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1561

Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Death Date: 9 Apr 1626

Death Location: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Seal

Mother: Lady Cooke

Spouse(s): Alice Barnham

Children(s): Alice Underhill

Sir Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London, City of London, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal And Lady Anne Cooke. Sir Francis Bacon married Alice Barnham, and had children including Alice Underhill. Sir Francis Bacon passed away in 1626 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London, City of London, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal And Lady Anne Cooke.
  • Sir Francis Bacon married Alice Barnham, and had children including Alice Underhill.
  • Sir Francis Bacon passed away in 1626 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Sir Bacon
1561–1626
Birth Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
1510–1579
Chislehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Cooke
1528–1610
Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Lord of Drinkston Bacon) III
1479–1548
Drinkstone, Suffolk, England
Isabella (Eleanor Cage) *
1478–1535
Drinkstone, Suffolk, England
Sir (Anthony Cooke) KB
1505–1576
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
1477–1516
Lady Hall
1478–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Esq
1450–1494
Jane Spencer
1462–1526

Sir Bacon's Descendants

1.
SB
Sir (Francis) Bacon (22 Jan 1561–9 Apr 1626) m. Alice Barnham (14 May 1592–1650)
  1. 1. Alice Underhill 1610–

Sir Bacon's Timeline

5 Records

1561
22 January 1561
Birth of Sir Francis Bacon in York House London, London, England, United Kingdom
York House London, London, England, United Kingdom
1561
22 Jan 1561
Birth of Sir Francis Bacon in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1626
9 April 1626
Age 65
Death of Sir Francis Bacon in Highgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Highgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1626
9 Apr 1626
Age 65
Death of Sir Francis Bacon in Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
1824
17 Feb 1824
Age 263
Sir Francis Bacon was christened in Blundeston, Suffolk, England
Blundeston, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1561
    Event Place: York House London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1561
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Blundeston, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1626
    Event Place: Highgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1626
    Event Place: Highgate, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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