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Sir John Giles of Bowden 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Bowden, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Jan 1552

Death Location: Totnes, Devon, England

Father: Sir Giles

Mother: Agnes Hopper

Spouse(s): Eleanor Towkerman

Children(s): Johanna Giles

Sir John Giles of Bowden was born in 1500 in Bowden, Devon, England, the child of Sir John George Giles And Agnes Hopper. Sir John Giles of Bowden married Eleanor Towkerman, and had children including Johanna Giles. Sir John Giles of Bowden passed away in 1552 in Totnes, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Giles of Bowden was born in 1500 in Bowden, Devon, England, the child of Sir John George Giles And Agnes Hopper.
  • Sir John Giles of Bowden married Eleanor Towkerman, and had children including Johanna Giles.
  • Sir John Giles of Bowden passed away in 1552 in Totnes, Devon, England.

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Sir Bowden's Ancestors

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Sir Bowden
1500–1552
Birth Place: Bowden, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John George Giles
1460–1501
Biddenden, Kent, England
Agnes Hopper
1447–1590
Tower Hamlets, London, England
Grandparents
John (Giles Bowden Mayor of Totnes, Merchant of) Devon
1392–1462
Biddenton, Kent, England
Alice Cannings
1391–1491
Netheravon, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bowden's Descendants

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Sir (John Giles of) Bowden (1500–10 Jan 1552) m. Eleanor Towkerman (1480–1580)
  1. 1. Johanna Giles 1540–1588 m. Nicholas Savery 1537–1589
    1. 1. Agnes Savery 1552–1646 m. William Yeo 1552–1612
      1. 1. George Yeo 1583–1620 m. Susanne Tillard 1600–1663
        1. 1. Reverend (William) Yeo 1617–1699 m. Elizabeth Oliver 1618–1710

Sir Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John Giles of Bowden in Bowden, Devon, England
Bowden, Devon, England
1552
10 Jan 1552
Age 52
Death of Sir John Giles of Bowden in Totnes, Devon, England
Totnes, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bowden, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1552
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England

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