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Sir William John James 1542–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Jun 1617

Death Location: Gillingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Haestrecht

Mother: Lady Moskyn)

Spouse(s): Agnes Kettell\Kettle-Ford-James, Gertrude Smith, Gertrude Smith

Children(s): Howell James

In 1542, Sir William John James entered the world in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Roger James Haestrecht And Lady Sara Sarah Morskin Morskyn Moskyn. Sir William John James married Agnes Kettell Kettle Ford James, Alice James, Gertrude Smith, and had children including Howell Gano James, John James. Sir William John James passed away in 1617 in Gillingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Sir William John James entered the world in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, born to Sir Roger James Haestrecht And Lady Sara Sarah Morskin Morskyn Moskyn.
  • Sir William John James married Agnes Kettell Kettle Ford James, Alice James, Gertrude Smith, and had children including Howell Gano James, John James.
  • Sir William John James passed away in 1617 in Gillingham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir James's Ancestors

Self
Sir James
1542–1617
Birth Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sir Roger James Haestrecht
1531–1596
Utrecht, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
Lady (Sara (Sarah) Morskin (Morskyn,) Moskyn)
1530–1597
Liège, Liège, Belgique
Grandparents
Jacob, (Jacobbe, James Van) Haestrecht
1501–1560
Cleve, Bad Schwartau, Lübeck, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Sara (James Van) Haestrecht
1502–1560
Utrecht, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
Great-Grandparents
Roger James
1440–1497
Sara Morskin
1440–1497
Jacob Haestrecht
1470–1501
Bartrade Wijck
1460–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William John) James (1542–Jun 1617) m. Agnes Kettell\Kettle-Ford-James (1570–25 Oct 1598) m. Gertrude Smith (1568–) m. Gertrude Smith (abt 1568–)
  1. 1. Howell (Gano) James 1590–1640 m. Agnes Kettell\Kettle-Ford-James 1570–1620
    1. 1. Samuel (Wiltshire Gano) James 1610–1655 m. Caroline (Sarah McLain (10th) GGM) 1615–1685
      1. 1. Howell (James) Sr. 1633–1717 m. Gwenllian (Price James) 9xGGM 1640–1687 m. Maudlin Kinsey 1640–1716 m. Magdalen James 1650–1720 m. Pheby More 1674–1748
        1. 1. James (James (Gittins)) Sr 1655–1708 m. Ann Thurston 1654–1715 m. Katherine (Jane) Edwards 1668–1757

Sir James's Timeline

4 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir William John James in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
1617
1617
Age 75
Death of Sir William John James in St Erth, Cornwall, England
St Erth, Cornwall, England
1617
Jun 1617
Age 75
Burial of Sir William John James in Gillingham, Norfolk, England
Gillingham, Norfolk, England
1716
17 Oct 1716
Age 174
Sir William John James was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: St Columb Major, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1716
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P4917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: St Erth, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1617
    Event Place: Gillingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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