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Sir Nicholas Browne 1525 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Snelston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jan 1587

Death Location: Snelston, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Browne

Mother: Margaret Chetham

Spouse(s): Eleanor Vernon

Children(s): Sir Flushing

The story of Sir Nicholas Browne began in 1525 in Snelston, Derbyshire, England. Sir Nicholas Browne married Eleanor Shirley Vernon, and had children including Sir William Browne, Governor of Flushing. Sir Nicholas Browne passed away in 1587 in Snelston, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas Browne began in 1525 in Snelston, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Browne married Eleanor Shirley Vernon, and had children including Sir William Browne, Governor of Flushing.
  • Sir Nicholas Browne passed away in 1587 in Snelston, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Browne's Ancestors

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Sir Browne
1525 – 1587
Birth Place: Snelston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Browne
1499 – 1567
Snelston, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Chetham
1498 – 1599
Denton, Lancs, England
Grandparents
Alice Illesworth
1439 – 1549
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Edmund Chetham
1461 –
Denton, Lancashire, England
Mrs (Edmund) Chetham
1465 –
Manchester, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Browne's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas) Browne (1525 – 18 Jan 1587) m. Eleanor (Shirley) Vernon (1525 – 28 Apr 1595)
  1. 1. Sir (William Browne, Governor of) Flushing (02 Dec 1558 – 10 Aug 1610) m. Lady (Mary) Savage (1558 – 25 Apr 1633)
    1. 1. Sir (Joseph Browne) Brown (1580 – 24 May 1643) m. Sarah (W) Hibbert (1582 – 13 Sep 1691)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Browne, Sr.,) MD (1607 – 30 Nov 1688) m. Mary ((Healy)) Endoe (1610 – 02 Jun 1654) m. Lady (Bridget) Bateman (1610 – 5 Mar 1681)

Sir Browne's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Nicholas Browne in Snelston, Derbyshire, England
Snelston, Derbyshire, England
1587
18 Jan 1587
Age 62
Death of Sir Nicholas Browne in Snelston, Derbyshire, England
Snelston, Derbyshire, England
1587
7 Mar 1587
Age 62
Burial of Sir Nicholas Browne in Essex, England
Essex, England
1587
1587-1588
Age 62
Sir Nicholas Browne - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Snelston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Moore and allied families : the ancestry of William Henry Moore

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1587
    Event Place: Snelston, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1587-1588
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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