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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

In 1517, Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I entered the world in Pirgo, Essex, England, born to Thomas Grey and Margaret Grey. Years later, 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 and 4th Marchioness of Dorset, and the couple became parents to Henry Grey, Margaretha Grey and Lady Elizabeth Jane Grey. Sir Lord John, High Sheriff of Essex, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquess of Dorset Grey I died in 1564 in Pyrgo, Essex.

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Parents

Thomas Grey
1477 – 1530
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
TG
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

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 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 Year: 19 November 1564
    Event Place: Pyrgo, Essex
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    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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