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Sir John III Durham 1498–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1545 (47)

Death Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Dunham

Mother: Lady Thorland

Spouse(s): Sarah Hightower

Children(s): Charnel Durham

In 1498, Sir John III Durham entered the world in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir John Ii Dunham And Lady Jean Joan Thorland. Sir John III Durham married Sarah Hightower, and had children including Charnel Hightower Durham. Sir John III Durham passed away in 1545 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1498, Sir John III Durham entered the world in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir John Ii Dunham And Lady Jean Joan Thorland.
  • Sir John III Durham married Sarah Hightower, and had children including Charnel Hightower Durham.
  • Sir John III Durham passed away in 1545 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Durham's Ancestors

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Sir Durham
1498–1545
Birth Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir John II Dunham
1474–1502
Kirklington,,Nottinghamshire,England
Lady (Jean Joan) Thorland
1478–1545
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John Dunham
1450–1524
Dunham On Trent,,Nottinghamshire,England
Elizabeth Bowett
1434–1502
Rippingale, , Lines, England
Thomas Thorland
1450–1477
Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Bowett
1405–
Horsford, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Bryan Sanford
1434–1464
Elizabeth Green
1436–1464
John Zouche
1404–1447
Margaret Burgh
1402–1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sanford
1400–
Katherine Ughtred
1404–1416
Thomas Greene
1399–1462
Phillipa Ferrers
1393–1458

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (John III) Durham (1498–1545 (47)) m. Sarah Hightower (Abt. 1500–)
  1. 1. Charnel (Hightower) Durham 1525– m. Henrietta Eckler 1525–
    1. 1. John Durham 1546– m. Cyntthia Woodward 1546–1807
      1. 1. John (Woodward) Durham 1566–1642 m. Margaret (Daeil) Turner 1568–1624
        1. 1. John Durham 1609– m. Mary Cutforth 1617–1715

Sir Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Sir John III Durham in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1545
1545 (47)
Age 47
Death of Sir John III Durham in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545 (47)
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

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