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Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles 1525 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Bowden, Devon, England

Death Date: 30 November 1606

Death Location: Landulph, Devon, England

Father: Sir (Gyles)(Glass)

Mother: Lady Potter

Spouse(s): Lady Stuckley*

Children(s): Edward Giles

In 1525, Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes entered the world in Bowden, Devon, England, born to Sir Knight William Giles (Gyles)(Glass) and Lady Joanne \ Joan \ Jan \ Jean Blackall \ Blackwell Potter. Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes married Lady Agnes Stuckley*, and had children including Edward Giles. Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes passed away in 1606 in Landulph, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes entered the world in Bowden, Devon, England, born to Sir Knight William Giles (Gyles)(Glass) and Lady Joanne \ Joan \ Jan \ Jean Blackall \ Blackwell Potter.
  • Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes married Lady Agnes Stuckley*, and had children including Edward Giles.
  • Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes passed away in 1606 in Landulph, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Gyles)(Glass)
1500 – 1581
Birth Location: Totnes, Devon, England
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Lady Potter
1505 – 1579
Birth Location: Totnes, Devon, England
LP

Spouses(s)

Lady Stuckley*
1532 – 1606
Birth Location: Ashton, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Edward Giles
1566 – 1637
Birth Location: Sheldwich, Kent, England
EG

Sir Giles's Ancestors

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Sir Giles
1525 – 1606
Birth Place: Bowden, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Knight William Giles (Gyles)(Glass)
1500 – 1581
Totnes, Devon, England
Lady (Joanne \ Joan \ Jan \ Jean Blackall \ Blackwell) Potter
1505 – 1579
Totnes, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (John OF BOWDEN) Giles
1480 – 1552
Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Towkeman
1480 – 1580
Bowden, Totnes, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Giles's Descendants

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Sir (John Earl of Devonshire) Giles (1525 – 30 November 1606) m. Lady (Agnes) Stuckley* (1532 – Abt. 1606)
  1. 1. Edward Giles (21 Jul 1566 – abt 1637)
    1. 1. Matthew (Giles, Gyles,) Jeyles (1604 – 21 Jan 1667) m. Elizabeth Gresham (Abt. 1613 – 1654)
      1. 1. James (M) Giles (1629 – 20 May 1689)
        1. 1. Ann ("Anna") Giles (15 Apr 1669 – 1709 or after) m. Benjamin (Tullingast Clarke) Clark (13 Mar 1670 – 15 March 1747)

Sir Giles's Timeline

7 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes in Bowden, Devon, England
Bowden, Devon, England
1550
Oct 1550
Age 25
Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes was married in Blackawton, Devon, England
Blackawton, Devon, England
1559
1559
Age 34
Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes was married in Affeton, East Worlington, Devon, England
Affeton, East Worlington, Devon, England
1559
1559
Age 34
Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes was married in Ashprington, Devon, England
Ashprington, Devon, England
1571
ABT 1571
Age 46
Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes was married
None
1606
30 November 1606
Age 81
Death of Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes in Landulph, Devon, England
Landulph, Devon, England
1629
05 Oct 1629
Age 104
Sir John Earl of Devonshire Giles Merchant of Devon, Esquire, Mayor of Totnes was married in Saint Andrew,Plymouth,Devon,England
Saint Andrew,Plymouth,Devon,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Bowden, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1550
    Event Place: Blackawton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Affeton, East Worlington, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Ashprington, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1571

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1629
    Event Place: Saint Andrew,Plymouth,Devon,England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1606
    Event Place: Landulph, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dean Prior, South Hams District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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