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Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford 1481–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1550

Death Location: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Holland

Mother: Joan Arderne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tilley, ANNE Warner

Children(s): John Younger, Leydon Howland, ralph howland, Nathan Howland, Giles Howland, Bryan Holland, Richard Howland

Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford was born in 1481 in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thurstan Holland And Joan Arderne. Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford married Anne Warner, Elizabeth Tilley, and had children including Bryan Holland, Giles Howland, John Greenway The Younger, Leydon Gifford Esquire Lord Weare Howland, Nathan Christopher Howland, Ralph Howland, Richard Howland. Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford passed away in 1550 in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford was born in 1481 in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thurstan Holland And Joan Arderne.
  • Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford married Anne Warner, Elizabeth Tilley, and had children including Bryan Holland, Giles Howland, John Greenway The Younger, Leydon Gifford Esquire Lord Weare Howland, Nathan Christopher Howland, Ralph Howland, Richard Howland.
  • Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford passed away in 1550 in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Sir Gifford's Ancestors

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Sir Gifford
1481–1550
Birth Place: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thurstan Holland
1467–1508
Denton, Lancashire, England
Joan Arderne
1459–1531
Harden Hall, Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gifford's Descendants

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Sir (John Holland, Lord of Weare) Gifford (1481–12 Apr 1550) m. Elizabeth Tilley (1481–May 1550) m. ANNE Warner (1475–1525)
  1. 1. John (Greenway The) Younger 1516–1568 m. Anne (Holland Howland) \Quarles 1515–1586 m. Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Nerholer 1515–1549
    1. 1. Johannes ("John" Quarles) II 1553–1601 m. Elizabetha (Billingsly) Quarles 1566–1640 m. Emma (Revell) Howland 1542–1613 m. Joan (Marley) Howland 1542–1590 m. Margaret Howland 1542–1614
      1. 1. Richard (John Howland Quarles 1V) * 1601–1640 m. Mary (\ Maria Ellen BACON \) BEACON 1603–1703
        1. 1. John (Quarles II) (Slaveholder) 1639–1695 m. Frances (West,) Quarles. 1648–1680 m. Ann Quarles 1634–
    2. 2. Jacobus Howland 1554–
    3. 3. Sarah Greenaway 1548–1615
    4. 4. Anthony Greenway –1648
  2. 2. Leydon (Gifford "Esquire Lord Weare") Howland 1532–1580
  3. 3. ralph howland 1514–1614
  4. 4. Nathan (Christopher) Howland 1500–1515 m. Joan Arderne 1469–1531
  5. 5. Giles Howland 1539–1608
  6. 6. Bryan Holland 1492–1550
  7. 7. Richard Howland 1515–1603

Sir Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
1550
12 Apr 1550
Age 69
Death of Sir John Holland, Lord of Weare Gifford in Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1550
    Event Place: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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