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Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey 1517 – 1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 17, 1517

Birth Location: Pirgo, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 November 1564

Death Location: Pyrgo, Essex

Father: Thomas Grey

Mother: Margaret Grey

Spouse(s): Mary Grey, Lady Dorset

Children(s): Henry Grey, Margaretha Grey, Lady Grey

The story of Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I began in 1517 in Pirgo, Essex, England. Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I married Mary Grey, Lady Mary Browne of Sussex, Baroness of Pirgo, 4th Marchioness of Dorset, and had children including Henry Grey, Margaretha Grey, Lady Elizabeth Jane Grey. Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I passed away in 1564 in Pyrgo, Essex.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I began in 1517 in Pirgo, Essex, England.
  • Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I married Mary Grey, Lady Mary Browne of Sussex, Baroness of Pirgo, 4th Marchioness of Dorset, and had children including Henry Grey, Margaretha Grey, Lady Elizabeth Jane Grey.
  • Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I passed away in 1564 in Pyrgo, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Grey
1477 – 1530
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Margaret Grey
1486 – 1535
Birth Location: Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Mary Grey
1525 – 1592
Birth Location: Cowdray Park, near Easebourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
MG
Lady Dorset
1527 – 1567
Birth Location: Cowdray Park By, Easebourne, Sussex, England
LD

Children(s)

Henry Grey
1547 – 1614
Birth Location: Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
HG
Margaretha Grey
1560 – 1604
Birth Location: –
MG
Lady Grey
1542 – 1619
Birth Location: Nazing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LG

Sir Grey's Ancestors

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Sir Grey
1517 – 1564
Birth Place: Pirgo, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Grey
1477 – 1530
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Margaret Grey
1486 – 1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Grey's Descendants

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Sir (Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset) Grey (Jan 17, 1517 – 19 November 1564) m. Mary Grey (1525 – 1592) m. Lady (Mary Browne of Sussex, Baroness of Pirgo, 4th Marchioness of) Dorset (Aug 1527 – 6 May 1567)
  1. 1. Henry Grey (1547 – 26 July 1614)
  2. 2. Margaretha Grey (1560 – 14 August 1604)
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Jane) Grey (1542 – 15 December 1619) m. Sir (Knight Edward de) Greville (1542 – 27 Jul 1615)
    1. 1. Dame (Helena) Greville (Jan 1572 – 2 Nov 1648) m. William (Maxey) Sr. (1557 – 24 July 1645)
      1. 1. Sir (William) MAXEY (1592 – 29 Dec 1646) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1597 – 1645)
        1. 1. Henry Maxey (1609 – 1630)
        2. 2. William Maxey (1612 – 1627)
        3. 3. Mary Maxey (1620 – 1687) m. William Humphreys (1610 – 1687)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Greville (1574 – )
    3. 3. Edward Greville (1575 – 1727)
    4. 4. Douglas Greville (1576 – )
    5. 5. Ann Greville (1579 – 1635)
    6. 6. Mary Greville (1582 – )
    7. 7. Fulke Greville (1586 – )
    8. 8. Philip Greville (1586 – )
    9. 9. Frances Greville (1587 – 1635)
    10. 10. Margaret Greville (1595 – )
    11. 11. Frances (May) Greville (10 October 1601 – 1635)

Sir Grey's Timeline

11 Records

1517
Jan 17, 1517
Birth of Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I in Pirgo, Essex, England
Pirgo, Essex, England
1533
MAY 1533
Age 16
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Southwark Cathedral, London, England
Southwark Cathedral, London, England
1536
Abt. 1536
Age 19
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Pirgo, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Pirgo, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1541
3 Nov 1541
Age 24
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Harolds Park, Essex, England
Harolds Park, Essex, England
1544
1 Jun 1544
Age 27
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Brockelsby, Lincoln, England
Brockelsby, Lincoln, England
1547
abt Nov 3 1547
Age 30
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Harolds Park, Essex, England
Harolds Park, Essex, England
1554
28 May 1554
Age 37
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married
None
1564
19 November 1564
Age 47
Death of Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I in Pyrgo, Essex
Pyrgo, Essex
1593
1593
Age 76
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Naseing, Essex, England
Naseing, Essex, England
1664
3 November 1664
Age 147
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Wickham Bishops, Essex, England
Wickham Bishops, Essex, England
1699
15 Oct 1699
Age 182
Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I was married in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 17, 1517
    Event Place: Pirgo, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: MAY 1533
    Event Place: Southwark Cathedral, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1536
    Event Place: Pirgo, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1541
    Event Place: Harolds Park, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1544
    Event Place: Brockelsby, Lincoln, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt Nov 3 1547
    Event Place: Harolds Park, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 May 1554

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Naseing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 November 1664
    Event Place: Wickham Bishops, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1699
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Walthamstow Colchester Walthamstow Public Libraries, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: london

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1564
    Event Place: Pyrgo, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Havering-atte-Bower, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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