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Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray 1504 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1558

Death Location: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England

Father: Sir Braye*

Mother: Baroness Halighwell

Spouse(s): Alice Blood, Lady Wiston, Elizabeth Shirley, Joanna Bray

Children(s): Hannah Blood

In 1504, Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight entered the world in Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England, born to Sir Knight Lord Edmund 1st Baron of Baton, High Sheriff Braye* and Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell. Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight married Alice Shirley Royal Blood, Lady Beatrice Shirley (Braye) of Wiston, Elizabeth Beatrice Shirley, Joanna Bray, and had children including Hannah Bray Royal Blood. Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1504, Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight entered the world in Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England, born to Sir Knight Lord Edmund 1st Baron of Baton, High Sheriff Braye* and Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell.
  • Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight married Alice Shirley Royal Blood, Lady Beatrice Shirley (Braye) of Wiston, Elizabeth Beatrice Shirley, Joanna Bray, and had children including Hannah Bray Royal Blood.
  • Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England.

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1504 – 1558
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England
Parents
Sir Knight Lord Edmund 1st Baron of Baton, High Sheriff Braye*
1484 – 1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness (Dame Jane) Halighwell
1486 – 1558
Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park) Bray (1 Jan 1504 – 1 Dec 1558) m. Alice (Shirley Royal) Blood (1512 – 1558) m. Lady (Beatrice Shirley (Braye) of) Wiston (15 June 1512 – 1558) m. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Shirley (15 Jun 1512 – 1 January 1558) m. Joanna Bray (1507 – abt 1582)
  1. 1. Hannah (Bray Royal) Blood (1530 – 1550)

Sir Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1 Jan 1504
Birth of Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight in Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England
Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England
1516
27 August 1516
Age 12
Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight was married in Cranley Bay, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Cranley Bay, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1558
1 Dec 1558
Age 54
Death of Sir Edmund "Lord Eaton Bray" 1st Baron of Valchery Park Bray Knight in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devonshire, Olde England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 August 1516
    Event Place: Cranley Bay, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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