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Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray 1523–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 November 1557

Death Location: Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Edmund Braye

Mother: Jane Halliwell

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In 1523, Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray entered the world in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England, born to Edmund Braye And Jane Halliwell. Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray passed away in 1557 in Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1523, Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray entered the world in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England, born to Edmund Braye And Jane Halliwell.
  • Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray passed away in 1557 in Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1523–1557
Birth Place: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Halliwell
1486–1558
South Pool, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Richard) Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness (Lady Jane) Norbury
1464–1558
Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Holwell
1435–1500
Lady Hungerford
1430–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Halighwell,
1404–1464
Lady GGM
1408–1444

Sir Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
1557
19 November 1557
Age 34
Death of Sir Lord John Edward Braye, 2nd Lord of Eaton and Bedfordshire Bray in Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England
Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1557
    Event Place: Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England

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