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Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire 1569–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1569

Birth Location: Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 21 Nov 1626

Death Location: Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England

Father: Sir Wales

Mother: Elizabeth Rumburgh

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Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire was born in 1569 in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Davis Knight Of Donnington Receiver Of The Excequer For Wales And Elizabeth Lawrence Lady Of Rumburgh. Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire passed away in 1626 in Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire was born in 1569 in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Davis Knight Of Donnington Receiver Of The Excequer For Wales And Elizabeth Lawrence Lady Of Rumburgh.
  • Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire passed away in 1626 in Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England.

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Sir Empire's Ancestors

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Sir Empire
1569–1626
Birth Place: Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Davis, Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales
1550–1601
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Lawrence, Lady of) Rumburgh
1552–1601
Wissett, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (James Rice Rhys Davis,) Knight
1520–1587
Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
Agnes (Samon of) Chandler
1500–1589
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, , England
Sir (John Ashton) Lawrence
1520–1590
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Holmes, Countess of) Ashton
1523–1583
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Davis
1500–1559
Lady Stradling
1512–1585
Sir Chandler
1471–1551
Margaret Rice
1476–1514
Sir Ashton
1500–1551
Lady Warburton
1510–1583
Sir Ashton
1500–1565
Lady Warburton
1500–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Davis
1487–1520
Morgan Lloyd
1491–1530
Arthur Clair
1480–1525
Phoeba Bayard
1463–1525
Thomas Holmes
1480–
Sarah Wisewell
1480–1500

Sir Empire's Timeline

2 Records

1569
16 Apr 1569
Birth of Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England
Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England
1626
21 Nov 1626
Age 57
Death of Sir John Davies, English poet, lawyer, House of Commons, Attorney General for Ireland, formulated legal principles underpinned British Empire in Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England
Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1569
    Event Place: Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 192.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHS
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Acton Turville, Wiltshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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