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Sir James bowers 1528–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: , Lancashire, , England

Father: Richard *+14gf

Mother: Rosa Roberts

Spouse(s): Lady Vavasour

Children(s): Anne Sotheby

The story of Sir James bowers began in 1528 in Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Sir James bowers married Lady Grace Vavasour, and had children including Anne Bowyers Lady Sotheby. Sir James bowers passed away in 1559 in , Lancashire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James bowers began in 1528 in Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
  • Sir James bowers married Lady Grace Vavasour, and had children including Anne Bowyers Lady Sotheby.
  • Sir James bowers passed away in 1559 in , Lancashire, , England.

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Sir bowers's Ancestors

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Sir bowers
1528–1559
Birth Place: Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Bowers *+14gf
1500–1575
Shropshire, England
Rosa Roberts
1502–1546
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John BOWERS
1480–1526
Shropshire, England
Margaret Lancaster
1455–1510
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir bowers's Descendants

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Sir (James) bowers (1528–1559) m. Lady (Grace) Vavasour (1518–2 January 1559)
  1. 1. Anne (Bowyers Lady) Sotheby 1559–1654 m. William (Norreys Lord Eltonhead) *+12gf 1556–1607 m. William Oglethorpe 1554–1601
    1. 1. Richard (Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris) *+11gf 1581–1664 m. Catherine (Ann) Sutton 1589–1654
      1. 1. # (Lady Alice Elizabeth ELTONHEAD (Burnham, Corbin, Creke) ^^1627 Edit) marriages 1627–1685 m. # (Captain Henry (Corbyn) CORBIN II ^^1629 Esquire of Rappahonack River, Burgess King’s Council) (England) 1629–1676
        1. 1. Mary (Anne) Corbin 1663–1694
        2. 2. Gawin Corbin 1669–1745
        3. 3. Henry (III) Corbin 1667–1668
        4. 4. Thomas Corbin 1668–1736
        5. 5. Frances Corbin 1671–1713
        6. 6. Winifred (Corbin) (Griffin) 1662–1709
        7. 7. Alice (Corbin) Lightfoot 1660–1713
        8. 8. Laetitia ("Lettice" Vivia) Corbin 1657–1706
        9. 9. Garwin (Col.) Corbin 1669–1743
        10. 10. Colonel (Gawin) Corbin 1659–1744
        11. 11. John Corbin 1657–

Sir bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Sir James bowers in Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England
1559
1559
Age 31
Death of Sir James bowers in , Lancashire, , England
, Lancashire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Brierly, Oldham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: , Lancashire, , England

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