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Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker 1485 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1485

Birth Location: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England

Death Date: 23 Dec 1558

Death Location: St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Richard Baker

Mother: Joan Barrett

Spouse(s): Lady Dineley

Children(s): Cicely Baker, Sir Baker

Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons was born in 1485 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England, the child of Richard Baker and Joan Barrett. Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons married Lady Elizabeth Dineley, and had children including Cicely Baker, Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker. Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons passed away in 1558 in St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons was born in 1485 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England, the child of Richard Baker and Joan Barrett.
  • Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons married Lady Elizabeth Dineley, and had children including Cicely Baker, Sir Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker.
  • Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons passed away in 1558 in St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Baker's Ancestors

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Sir Baker
1485 – 1558
Birth Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Baker
1465 – 1558
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Joan Barrett
1470 – 1535
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1430 – 1497
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Benedict Middilton
1435 – 1505
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Baker
1410 –
Sarah
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Baker's Descendants

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Sir (John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent') Baker (1 Jan 1485 – 23 Dec 1558) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Dineley (1495 – 1550)
  1. 1. Cicely Baker (1535 – 1 Oct 1615) m. Thomas Sackville (1536 – 19 Apr 1608)
    1. 1. Lady (Jane) Sackville (Abt. 1573 – abt 1640) m. Anthony (Maria Brown, 2nd Viscount) Montagu (1570 – 28 October 1629)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Browne (1595 – 1673) m. Katrin Sumerland (1600 – aft 1674)
        1. 1. Thomas (Francis) Brown (1 Apr 1668 – 1715) m. Mary (N.) Harris (About 1670 – 2 Sep 1776)
  2. 2. Sir (Knight John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent') Baker (24 Feb 1503 – abt 1558) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sanford (29 May 1502 – 10 Jul 1564)
    1. 1. Capt. (Christopher Thomas) Baker (5 Jan 1528 – 4 August 1625) m. Mary Engham (1 JAN 1531 – abt 1584) m. MARY Bromley (1535 – abt 1597)
      1. 1. John Baker (28 Feb 1553 – 1613) m. Dorothy Coney (1568 – 23 Mar 1655)
        1. 1. Jane ((Jenne)) Baker (31 Jan 1584 – 22 Dec 1648) m. Raphael (James) O'Neale (15 Feb 1580 – 10 Dec 1643)
    2. 2. Alice (Elizabeth) Baker (1520 – 17 November 1583) m. William (Henry) Martin (1518 – 1547) m. William Adams (1518 – 1571)
      1. 1. James (William) Martin (1547 – 26 NOV 1583) m. Joan (Ann) Adams (3 April 1544 – Jun 30 1582)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin (10 Apr 1563 – 22 July 1610) m. John (James William) Bates (2 Dec 1562 – 2 Mar 1614)
      2. 2. Joan (Ann) Adams (3 April 1544 – Jun 30 1582) m. James (William) Martin (1547 – 26 NOV 1583)

Sir Baker's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1 Jan 1485
Birth of Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England
1558
23 Dec 1558
Age 73
Death of Sir John Edward 'The Bloody Knight of Sissinghurst, Kent' Baker , Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons in St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England
St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1485
    Event Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook County, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1558
    Event Place: St Dunspans Church of Cranbrook, Kent, England

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