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Sir John Gresham 1485–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Holt, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England

Father: John Gresham

Mother: Alice Blythe

Spouse(s): Ellen Bodley

Children(s): Alice Gresham

In 1485, Sir John Gresham entered the world in Holt, Norfolk, England, born to John Gresham And Alice Blythe. Sir John Gresham married Ellen Bodley, and had children including Alice Gresham. Sir John Gresham passed away in 1549 in Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Sir John Gresham entered the world in Holt, Norfolk, England, born to John Gresham And Alice Blythe.
  • Sir John Gresham married Ellen Bodley, and had children including Alice Gresham.
  • Sir John Gresham passed away in 1549 in Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gresham
1460–1526
Birth Location: Holt, Norfolk, England
JG
Alice Blythe
1462–1522
Birth Location: Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Bodley
1490–1563
Birth Location: London Diocese, London, London, England
EB

Children(s)

Alice Gresham
1520–1579
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
AG

Sir Gresham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Gresham
1485–1549
Birth Place: Holt, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Gresham
1460–1526
Holt, Norfolk, England
Alice Blythe
1462–1522
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Gresham
1435–1497
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Margaret Billingford
1438–1499
Holt, Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Alexander Blythe
1430–1464
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Isabel Jermyn
1435–1465
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gresham
1400–1460
Margaret Rockwood
1411–1465
Sir Billingford
1400–1452
Lady Billingford
1409–1449
Alexander Blythe
1415–1458
Agnes Grieg
1415–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blythe
1390–1451
Sarah McCall
1390–

Sir Gresham's Descendants

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Sir (John) Gresham (1485–1549) m. Ellen Bodley (1490–22 JUN 1563)
  1. 1. Alice Gresham 1520–1579 m. John Marshe 1516–1579
    1. 1. Judith Marshe 1546–1582 m. Anthony Jenkinson 1529–1611
      1. 1. Catherine Jenkinson 1575–1599 m. John Newport 1573–1599
        1. 1. Anne Newport 1599–1658 m. William Adams 1594–1664

Sir Gresham's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Sir John Gresham in Holt, Norfolk, England
Holt, Norfolk, England
1549
1549
Age 64
Death of Sir John Gresham in Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England
Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Holt, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1809338
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1809338
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Lady Chapel St Pancras, Soper Lane, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1809338
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1809338
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] Age:
    63-64
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