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Sir John Clay 1558–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1558

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 Nov 1654

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Sir Wales)

Mother: Elsabeth Bridge

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Sir John Clay was born in 1558 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas John Clay Iv Coal Baron Of Wales And Elsabeth Bridge. Sir John Clay passed away in 1654 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Clay was born in 1558 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas John Clay Iv Coal Baron Of Wales And Elsabeth Bridge.
  • Sir John Clay passed away in 1654 in Essex, England.

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Sir Clay's Ancestors

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Sir Clay
1558–1654
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas John Clay IV (Coal Baron of Wales)
1526–1579
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Elsabeth Bridge
1515–1559
Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of) Derby
1502–1570
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Mary Anne) Onthank-Clay*
1502–1545
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Clay
1480–1532
Lady Astley*
1442–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1558
27 November 1558
Birth of Sir John Clay in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1632
16 May 1632
Age 74
Death of Sir John Clay in Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
1654
23 Nov 1654
Age 96
Burial of Sir John Clay in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1558
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1632
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles Co., Commonwealth of Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [3] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [4] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [3] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [4] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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