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Sir Oliver St John 1400 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft. 1400

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Penmark, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir John

Mother: Lady Paulet

Spouse(s): Margaret Beauchamp

Children(s): John John, Lady John

The story of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire began in 1400 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England. Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire married Margaret de Beauchamp, and had children including John St John, Lady Edith St John. Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire passed away in 1591 in Penmark, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire began in 1400 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire married Margaret de Beauchamp, and had children including John St John, Lady Edith St John.
  • Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire passed away in 1591 in Penmark, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir John
1383 – 1414
Birth Location: Faumont Castle, Faumont, Glamorganshire, England
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Lady Paulet
1387 – 1421
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Beauchamp
Birth Location: Europe
MB

Children(s)

John John
1429 – 1490
Birth Location: –
JJ
Lady John
1430 – 1491
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Sir John's Ancestors

Self
Sir John
1400 – 1591
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John St John
1383 – 1414
Faumont Castle, Faumont, Glamorganshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Paulet
1387 – 1421
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Oliver de Saint) John
1315 – 1373
Fonmon Castle, Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales
Lady (Elizabeth de la) Bere
1345 –
Glamorgan, Wales
William Paulet
– 1435
Eleanor (de La) MERE
– 1413
Great-Grandparents
Lord John
1281 – 1323
Lady Broxham
1285 – 1344
Sir Bere
1300 – 1366
Lady Turberville
1305 – 1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander John
– 1339
Lady Humfrevyle
Sir Broxham
1260 –
Richard Bere
1275 – 1327
Sybil Chabbonare
1290 –

Sir John's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Oliver St) John (Aft. 1400 – 1591) m. Margaret (de) Beauchamp (31 May – 29 Jun)
  1. 1. John (St) John (Abt. 1429 – Bef. 9 Feb 1490) m. Alice Bradshaw (Abt. 1433 – Bef. 1488)
    1. 1. Sir (John St) John (Abt. 1465 – Bef. 23 May 1525) m. Margred ("Sybil" ferch) Morgan (Abt. 1462 – Abt. 1524)
      1. 1. Sir (John St) John (Bef. 1495 – 19 Dec 1558) m. Margaret Waldegrave (1492 – Abt. Apr 1564)
        1. 1. Oliver (St) John (Abt. 1522 – 21 Apr 1582) m. Agnes Fisher (Abt. 11 Sep 1522 – 28 Nov 1570)
  2. 2. Lady (Edith St) John (1430 – 4 Jan 1491) m. Sir (Knight Geoffrey de la) Pole (Abt. 1430 – Abt. 4 Jan 1479)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Richard De La) Pole (1462 – 18 December 1505) m. Lady (Margaret 'Blessed Margaret') Plantagenent (14 August 1479 – 28 May 1541)
      1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Henry De La) Pole (1492 – 9 Dec 1539) m. Lady (Jane De) Neville (1481 – 26 October 1539)
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine de la) Pole (1511 – 23 Sep 1576) m. Sir (Francis) Hastings (1514 – 20 Jun 1561)
        2. 2. Sir (Knight Thomas) Poole (1531 – 28 May 1557) m. Matilda (Maud) Fitton (1527 – 1570)
        3. 3. Sir (William Grimsted Humphrey de la) Pole (1530 – 1590) m. Lady (Alice) Quarles (1534 – 30 June 1591) m. Lady (Bridgett) Brampton (1512 – 30 Jun 1591) m. Lady (Agnes Drake) Pechey
      2. 2. Lady (Ursula Pole, Baroness of) Stafford (1500 – 12 Aug 1570) m. Lord (Henry) Stafford (18 September 1502 – 30 April 1563)
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Stafford (1 Oct 1526 – 22 September 1604) m. Lord (Sir Knight William De Stafford, Baron of) Chebsey (1499 – 5 May 1556)
        2. 2. Lord (Edward) Stafford (17 Jan 1535 – 18 October 1603)

Sir John's Timeline

6 Records

1398
Abt. 1398
Birth of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire in Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales
Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales
1400
Aft. 1400
Birth of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1437
Abt. 1437
Age 37
Death of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire in Rouen, Duché de Normandie, France
Rouen, Duché de Normandie, France
1437
1437
Age 37
Death of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire in Penmark, Gloucestershire, England
Penmark, Gloucestershire, England
1590
Abt 1590
Age 190
Death of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire
None
1591
1591
Age 191
Death of Sir Oliver St John , Earl of Bollingbrooke, Sheriff of Glamorganshire
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1398
    Event Place: Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aft. 1400
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kolletts in Keyshawœ, Bedfordshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1437
    Event Place: Rouen, Duché de Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: Penmark, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1590
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 77

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keysoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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