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Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron 1526 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England

Death Date: 24 Feb 1603

Death Location: Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Byrren

Mother: Elizabeth Casterdon

Spouse(s): Lady Strelley

Children(s): Isabella Skeffington

In 1526, Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron entered the world in Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England, born to Sir John H. Byron\ Byrren and Elizabeth Casterdon. Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron married Lady Alice Strelley, and had children including Isabella Biron (Byron) Skeffington. Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron passed away in 1603 in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron entered the world in Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England, born to Sir John H. Byron\ Byrren and Elizabeth Casterdon.
  • Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron married Lady Alice Strelley, and had children including Isabella Biron (Byron) Skeffington.
  • Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron passed away in 1603 in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Byron's Ancestors

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Sir Byron
1526 – 1603
Birth Place: Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England
Parents
Sir John H. Byron\ Byrren
1501 – 1576
Alton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Casterdon
1500 – 1535
Colewick, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John Casterdon
1463 – 1525
Blackley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sanderson
1465 – 1535
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Byron's Descendants

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Sir (John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard") Byron (1526 – 24 Feb 1603) m. Lady (Alice) Strelley (1526 – 1598)
  1. 1. Isabella (Biron (Byron)) Skeffington (1562 – May 1624) m. Thomas (de Skeffington) Skevington (1550 – 11 May 1600)
    1. 1. Mary Skeffington (31 Dec 1578 – 15 Mar 1605) m. Sir (William) Saint-Andrew (21 MAY 1578 – 28 NOV 1624)
      1. 1. John Andrews m. Elizabeth Andrews
        1. 1. Elizabeth Andrews (31 Aug – abt 1655) m. Thomas Windsor

Sir Byron's Timeline

4 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron in Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England
Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England
1546
1546
Age 20
Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron was married in Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England
Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England
1550
abt 1550
Age 24
Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron was married in Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England.
Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England.
1603
24 Feb 1603
Age 77
Death of Sir John "Little Sir John with the Great Beard" Byron in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England
Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1550
    Event Place: Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1603
    Event Place: Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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