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Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle 1530 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Arwenack, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 5 March or 3 May 1584

Death Location: Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Father: John Arwenack

Mother: Lady Trewinnard,

Spouse(s): Mary Killigrew"

Children(s): John Arwenack

The story of Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle began in 1530 in Arwenack, Cornwall, England. Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle married Mary Wolverston "Lady Killigrew", and had children including John Sir Killigrew van Arwenack. Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle passed away in 1584 in Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle began in 1530 in Arwenack, Cornwall, England.
  • Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle married Mary Wolverston "Lady Killigrew", and had children including John Sir Killigrew van Arwenack.
  • Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle passed away in 1584 in Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England.

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Sir Castle's Ancestors

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Sir Castle
1530 – 1584
Birth Place: Arwenack, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Sir Killigrew van Arwenack
1508 – 1568
Penryn, Cornwall, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Trewinnard,
1510 – 1582
Treneglos, St Erth, Cornwall, England, Uk
Grandparents
Sir (John) Killigrew
1470 – 1536
Penryn, Cornwall, England
Lady (Jane (Johanna) Maude) Petit
1453 – 1508
Ardevora, Philleigh, Cornwall, England
Sir (James) Trewennard
1490 – 1523
St Erth, Cornwall, Eng
Phillipa (Boscawen) (Carminow)
1508 – 1563
Fentongollan Manor, Fentongollan, Truro, Carrick, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Carminow
1490 – 1538
Catherine Wolvedon
1489 – 1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wolvedon
1469 – 1514

Sir Castle's Descendants

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Sir (John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis) Castle (1530 – 5 March or 3 May 1584) m. Mary (Wolverston "Lady) Killigrew" (1525-35? – circa 1587-1617)
  1. 1. John (Sir Killigrew van) Arwenack (1554 – 12 AUG 1605) m. Dorothy Monck (1564 – abt 1633)
    1. 1. Maria Killigrew (1595 – ) m. Sir (George) Grenville (1586 – 8 Dec 1639)
      1. 1. Mary Grenfield (Abt. 1610 – Abt. 1624) m. John Trembath (Abt. 1610 – )
        1. 1. Ann Trembath (1620 – 1680) m. Richard Clements (1614 – Jan 1689)

Sir Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle in Arwenack, Cornwall, England
Arwenack, Cornwall, England
1584
5 March or 3 May 1584
Age 54
Death of Sir John Killigrew IV - 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle in Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Arwenack, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March or 3 May 1584
    Event Place: Arwenack Manor, Falmouth, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2470167
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Budock, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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