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Sir Edward "Ernest" James 1540 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

Father: John James

Mother: Ellen Bolt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clay

Children(s): Reverend James

The story of Sir Edward "Ernest" James began in 1540 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Sir Edward "Ernest" James married Elizabeth Clay, and had children including Reverend Sir John James. Sir Edward "Ernest" James passed away in 1596 in Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edward "Ernest" James began in 1540 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Sir Edward "Ernest" James married Elizabeth Clay, and had children including Reverend Sir John James.
  • Sir Edward "Ernest" James passed away in 1596 in Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir James's Ancestors

Self
Sir James
1540 – 1596
Birth Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
John James
1509 – 1580
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (James II Jenaway) Jenawaye
1478 – 1548
Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
Alice Jenawaye
1484 – 1548
Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jenawaye
1435 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Edward "Ernest") James (1540 – 1596) m. Elizabeth Clay (1551 – 1570)
  1. 1. Reverend (Sir John) James (1567 – 30 Mar 1612)

Sir James's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Edward "Ernest" James in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
1596
1596
Age 56
Death of Sir Edward "Ernest" James in Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skirbeck, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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