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Sir John, Gates,, Knight:, Champion, of, Lady, Jane Grey 1504 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Beauchamp Roding, Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1553

Death Location: Beheaded, Tower Hill, London, England

Father: Sir Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Clopton

Spouse(s): Lady Denny

Children(s): John Gates, Andrew Gates

According to available records, Sir John Gates, Knight: Champion of Lady Jane Grey was born in 1504 in Beauchamp Roding, Essex, England, the child of Sir Geoffrey Gates and Elizabeth Clopton. Following those early years, Sir John Gates, Knight: Champion of Lady Jane Grey married Lady Mary Margaret Denny, and their family grew to include John Gates and Andrew Gates. In the later years of life, Sir John Gates, Knight: Champion of Lady Jane Grey died in 1553 in Beheaded, Tower Hill, London, England.

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Parents

Sir Gates
1459 – 1525
Birth Location: Arley, Arley Hall, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
SG
Elizabeth Clopton
1471 – 1525
Birth Location: Holt Castle, Flint, Als of Weever, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
EC

Spouses(s)

Lady Denny
1497 – 1560
Birth Location: High Easter, Essex, England
LD

Children(s)

John Gates
1529 – 1529
Birth Location: High Estre, Essx, Eng
JG
Andrew Gates
1550 –
Birth Location: England
AG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1504
    Event Place: Beauchamp Roding, Essex, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, S417630097, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 942, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1635396

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Beheaded, Tower Hill, London, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, S417630097, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 942, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1635396

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