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Sir Robert Brett 1530–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Whitstanton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 13 Apr 1586

Death Location: St Augustine Watling Street, London, England

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Bush

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Highgate

Children(s): William Brett

Sir Robert Brett was born in 1530 in Whitstanton, Somerset, England, the child of William Robert Brett And Elizabeth Bush. Sir Robert Brett married Elizabeth Highgate, and had children including William Brett. Sir Robert Brett passed away in 1586 in St Augustine Watling Street, London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Brett was born in 1530 in Whitstanton, Somerset, England, the child of William Robert Brett And Elizabeth Bush.
  • Sir Robert Brett married Elizabeth Highgate, and had children including William Brett.
  • Sir Robert Brett passed away in 1586 in St Augustine Watling Street, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Bush
1500–1593
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Highgate
1534–1599
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

William Brett
1562–1624
Birth Location: Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
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Sir Brett's Ancestors

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Sir Brett
1530–1586
Birth Place: Whitstanton, Somerset, England
Parents
Elizabeth Bush
1500–1593
London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brett's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Brett (1530–13 Apr 1586) m. Elizabeth Highgate (1534–17 Oct 1599)
  1. 1. William Brett 1562–1624 m. Mary Bainbridge 1570–1624 m. Joanna Hayward 1577–1595 m. Mary (Ann) Bedfordshire 1570–1624 m. Margaret (Ellot) Bedfordshire 1575–1595
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Anne) Brett 1578–1682 m. Joseph Royall 1604– m. William Isham 1587–1675
      1. 1. Robert Isham 1625–1703
      2. 2. Captain (Henry) Isham 1628–1676 m. Elizabeth (Katherine) Banks 1627–1686
        1. 1. Anne (Fitzhugh) Isham 1665–1718
        2. 2. Henry (Isham) Jr. 1654–1683
        3. 3. Phoebe Isham 1650–1735
        4. 4. Mary Isham 1655–1735 m. Col. (William) Randolph 1651–1711
      3. 3. Euseby Isham 1626–1653
      4. 4. Anne Isham 1629–1629
      5. 5. George Isham 1625–1703
    2. 2. Randall Brett 1602–1682
    3. 3. Sir (Edward Brett (of Blemden) Hall) 1601–1682
    4. 4. John Brett 1592–1622

Sir Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Robert Brett in Whitstanton, Somerset, England
Whitstanton, Somerset, England
1586
13 Apr 1586
Age 56
Death of Sir Robert Brett in St Augustine Watling Street, London, England
St Augustine Watling Street, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Whitstanton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1586
    Event Place: St Augustine Watling Street, London, England
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