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Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker 1488 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 12-23-1558

Death Location: Sissinghurst, Kent, England

Father: Rev. Baker

Mother: Joyce Burton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dinley

Children(s): Lady Baker

The story of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker began in 1488 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England. Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker married Elizabeth Barrett Dinley, and had children including Lady Margery Baker. Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker passed away in 1558 in Sissinghurst, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker began in 1488 in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England.
  • Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker married Elizabeth Barrett Dinley, and had children including Lady Margery Baker.
  • Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker passed away in 1558 in Sissinghurst, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Baker
1470 – 1531
Birth Location: Claverley, Shropshire, England
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Joyce Burton
1468 – 1565
Birth Location: Longnor, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dinley
1495 – 1559
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Lady Baker
1548 – 1635
Birth Location: Higher Ardwick, Lancashire, England
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Sir Baker's Ancestors

Self
Sir Baker
1488 – 1558
Birth Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Rev. John Coverall Baker
1470 – 1531
Claverley, Shropshire, England
Joyce (Coly) Burton
1468 – 1565
Longnor, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John Barker
1436 – 1507
Hallon, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Grene
1440 – 1495
Aston, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Worfield
1374 – 1438
Lady Lovestick
1368 – 1438
Sir Grene
1415 – 1443
Lady Warner
1414 – 1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Greene
– 1394

Sir Baker's Descendants

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Sir (John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons)) Baker (1488 – 12-23-1558) m. Elizabeth (Barrett) Dinley (1495 – 1559)
  1. 1. Lady (Margery) Baker (1548 – 1635) m. Thomas (Walker, Mayor of) Exeter (1544 – 3 Nov 1628)
    1. 1. Thomas (Samuel Walker of) Backbarrowbridge (6 Apr 1570 – 26 Feb 1612) m. Margaret Bardsley (1575 – 11 Feb 1609)
      1. 1. Robert Walker (21 Feb 1608 – 29 May 1687) m. Sarah (Leager) Legar (1611 – 21 Dec 1695)
        1. 1. Elisha Walker (14 Feb 1635 – 10 Nov 1678) m. Benjamin Thurston (8 July 1640 – 10 Nov 1678)

Sir Baker's Timeline

6 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
1510
1510
Age 22
Birth of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker in Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
1558
23 Dec 1558
Age 70
Death of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker in Sisinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Sisinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
1558
12-23-1558
Age 70
Death of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker in Sissinghurst, Kent, England
Sissinghurst, Kent, England
1558
6 Sep 1558
Age 70
Burial of Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker in Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
1563
1563-1613
Age 75
Sir John "Bloody"(Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the house of Commons) Baker resided here
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Sissinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1563-1613
    Record Source: Visitations of Norfolk, 1563 and 1613

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Sisinghurst Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12-23-1558
    Event Place: Sissinghurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Milton Great, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR171/1/R1/1
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