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Sir John, Edmund, (Braye), Bray,, 1st, Lord, of, Eaton Bray 1485 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1539

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Lady Troughton

Spouse(s): Baroness Halighwell

Children(s): Richard Bray, Johanna Braye, William Bray, Catherine Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Edward Bray, Sir Braye, Anne Braye, Sir Braye, Edmund BRAY, Sir Braye, Mary BRAY, Jane Bray, Sir Braye, Sir Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Bray, John Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Frideswide BRAY, Frances Bray, Lord Braye, Dorothy Braye

It was in 1485 that Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray was born in Bedfordshire, England, a child of Sir Richard II Braye and Lady Johanna Troughton. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray went on to marry Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell and had children such as Richard Bray, Johanna or Joan Braye, William Bray, Catherine Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Edward Bray, Sir Ferrers Braye, Anne Braye, Sir Griswold Braye, Edmund BRAY, Sir Edward Braye, Mary BRAY, Jane Bray, Sir Richard Braye, Sir Richard Bray, Richard Bray, Reginald Bray, Ellen Bray, John Lord Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Frideswide BRAY, Frances Bray, Lord John Braye and Dorothy Braye. Sir John Edmund (Braye) Bray, 1st Lord of Eaton Bray was deceased by 1539 in London, London, England.

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Parents

Sir Braye
1455 – 1485
Birth Location: Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Troughton
1458 – 1485
Birth Location: Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Baroness Halighwell
1484 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Bray
1430 – 1489
Birth Location: Furnace Falls, Lancashire, England
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Johanna Braye
1480 –
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
JB
William Bray
1486 – 1518
Birth Location: Treswithian, Cornwall, England
WB
Catherine Bray
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: England Somerset, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Bray
1490 –
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
EB
Edward Bray
1491 –
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
EB
Sir Braye
1500 –
Birth Location: Kent, ENGLAND
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Anne Braye
1501 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
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Sir Braye
1503 –
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
SB
Edmund BRAY
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, , England
EB
Sir Braye
1504 –
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
SB
Mary BRAY
1505 –
Birth Location: England
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Jane Bray
1507 – 1539
Birth Location: England
JB
Sir Braye
1508 – 1563
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
SB
Sir Bray
1508 – 1463
Birth Location: London, London, England
SB
Richard Bray
1508 – 1463
Birth Location: St Margarets, London, England
RB
Reginald Bray
1509 –
Birth Location: Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
RB
Ellen Bray
1509 –
Birth Location: England
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John Bray
1511 – 1557
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
JB
Elizabeth Bray
1513 – 1573
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
EB
Frideswide BRAY
1516 –
Birth Location: London, London, ENGLAND
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Frances Bray
1522 – 1592
Birth Location: Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England
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Lord Braye
1525 – 1557
Birth Location: Unknown
LB
Dorothy Braye
1530 – 1605
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 1484
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Feb 1459
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1485
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Oct 1539
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chelsea, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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