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Sir James Nicholas Gay 1534–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Marksbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Combe Hay, Somerset, England

Father: Rychard Gaye

Mother: Lady Berry*

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir James Nicholas Gay began in 1534 in Marksbury, Somerset, England. Sir James Nicholas Gay passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Nicholas Gay began in 1534 in Marksbury, Somerset, England.
  • Sir James Nicholas Gay passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rychard Gaye
1520–
Birth Location: Barnstable, Devon, England
RG
Lady Berry*
1521–1596
Birth Location: Eastly
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Gay's Ancestors

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Sir Gay
1534–1597
Birth Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England
Parents
Rychard Gaye
1520–
Barnstable, Devon, England
Lady (Julian) Berry*
1521–1596
Eastly
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony) Gay***
1495–1555
Goldsworthy, Devonshire, England
Joan (Jane) Inett
1506–1555
Goldsworthy, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Inett***
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Sir James Nicholas Gay in Marksbury, Somerset, England
Marksbury, Somerset, England
1597
1597
Age 63
Death of Sir James Nicholas Gay in Combe Hay, Somerset, England
Combe Hay, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Combe Hay, Somerset, England
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