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Sir James Clerke 1485–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1485

Birth Location: Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1554

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: William Clarke

Mother: Benedicta Ashburnham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): John Clarke

Sir James Clerke was born in 1485 in Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England, the child of William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham. Sir James Clerke married Agnes Ballard, Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke. Sir James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir James Clerke was born in 1485 in Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England, the child of William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham.
  • Sir James Clerke married Agnes Ballard, Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke.
  • Sir James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Sir Clerke's Ancestors

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Sir Clerke
1485–1554
Birth Place: Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England
Parents
William Clarke
1460–1548
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Benedicta Ashburnham
1462–1512
Edingham, Woodchurch, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert Clarke
1430–1520
Woodchurch, Kent, , England
Katherina Edingham
1435–1460
Woodchurch, Kent, England
John Ashburnham
1420–1491
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Peckham
1430–1493
Wrotham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Echingham
1405–1461
Joane Picot
1409–1464
Thomas ASHBURNHAM
1385–1434
Sarah WAUNCY
1372–
James Peckham
1400–1454
Alice Wypeham
1414–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Echingham
1368–1444
Margaret Knyvett
1372–1467
William DeEchingham
1338–1412
Joan FitzAlan
1342–1404
Reginald Peckham
1386–1407
Anne Fowler
1389–

Sir Clerke's Descendants

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Sir (James) Clerke (9 Dec 1485–20 Sep 1554) m. Elizabeth Ferrers (1486–30 Sep 1558)
  1. 1. John Clarke 1503–1559 m. Margaret Sweet 1514–1566 m. Katherine Cooke 1541–1598 m. Dorothy Fox 1545–1576
    1. 1. John Clark 1560–1615 m. Elizabeth Hobson 1564–1602 m. Elizabeth Hobson 1565–1591
      1. 1. Jane Clarke 1591–1661 m. William Collier 1585–1671
        1. 1. Sarah Collier 1616–1691 m. Love Brewster 1611–1650 m. Richard PARKE 1609–1664 m. Richard Parke 1575–1601

Sir Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
9 Dec 1485
Birth of Sir James Clerke in Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England
Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England
1554
20 Sep 1554
Age 69
Death of Sir James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1485
    Event Place: Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1554
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England

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