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Sir John Cheney 1485–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas Cheney

Mother: Anne Parr

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Cheney

In 1485, Sir John Cheney entered the world in Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Cheney And Anne Parr. Sir John Cheney had children including William Cheney. Sir John Cheney passed away in 1547 in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Sir John Cheney entered the world in Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Cheney And Anne Parr.
  • Sir John Cheney had children including William Cheney.
  • Sir John Cheney passed away in 1547 in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Sir Cheney's Ancestors

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Sir Cheney
1485–1547
Birth Place: Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cheney
1455–1514
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne Parr
1476–1514
England
Grandparents
John Cheney
1422–1489
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Rempston
1425–
Great-Grandparents
Lawerence Cheney
1396–1461
Elizabeth Cockayne
1404–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1365–1399
Catherine
1372–1436

Sir Cheney's Descendants

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Sir (John) Cheney (1485–1547)
  1. 1. William Cheney 1513–1547
    1. 1. Sir (William John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1540–1574 m. FRANCES (AGNES) BROUGHTON 1541–1604
      1. 1. Lawrence Cheney 1566–1643 m. Julian Waldron 1568–1636 m. Prictor (Wife of wm) cheney 1568–1643
        1. 1. William (Cheney Sr. Of) Lambourne 1603–1667 m. Margarett Cole 1604–1686

Sir Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Sir John Cheney in Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England
Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England
1547
1547
Age 62
Death of Sir John Cheney in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Hatley, Fenn Dilton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England

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