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Sir Edmund Edward Bray 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1558

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

Father: Sir Bray

Mother: Jane Halighwell

Spouse(s): Beatrice Shirley

Children(s): Sir Bray

The story of Sir Edmund Edward Bray began in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Sir Edmund Edward Bray married Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Sir John Bray. Sir Edmund Edward Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edmund Edward Bray began in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
  • Sir Edmund Edward Bray married Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Sir John Bray.
  • Sir Edmund Edward Bray 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, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Bray
1478–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Halighwell
1486–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1458–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Johanna Troughton
1464–
London, Middlesex, England
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Norbury
1464–1564
Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund Edward) Bray (1504–1 Dec 1558) m. Beatrice Shirley (1512–1556)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Bray 1534–1615 m. Margaret Haslonde 1536–1588
    1. 1. Mary Bray 1564–1629 m. Thomas Whitney 1560–1637
      1. 1. John Whitney 1589–1673 m. Elinor Arnold 1599–1659
        1. 1. Benjamin Whitney 1643–1723 m. Jane Poor 1647–1690

Sir Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Edmund Edward Bray in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1558
1 Dec 1558
Age 54
Death of Sir Edmund Edward Bray in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England

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