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Sir William Holmes Jordan 1499–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Joseph Jordan

Mother: Rachel Crawford

Spouse(s): Lady Rapine

Children(s): John Jordan

The story of Sir William Holmes Jordan began in 1499 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. Sir William Holmes Jordan married Lady Edith Annie Rapine, and had children including John Jordan. Sir William Holmes Jordan passed away in 1545 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Holmes Jordan began in 1499 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Holmes Jordan married Lady Edith Annie Rapine, and had children including John Jordan.
  • Sir William Holmes Jordan passed away in 1545 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

Sir Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Sir Jordan
1499–1545
Birth Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Joseph Thomas Jordan
1480–1480
St Martins in The Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Rachel (Githens) Crawford
1480–1506
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Jordaine
1418–1478
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Christie Chantmarle
1418–1500
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Holmes) Jordan (1499–1545) m. Lady (Edith Annie) Rapine (1500–14 August 1558)
  1. 1. John Jordan 1528–1587 m. Joane Fenner 1530–1593
    1. 1. John Jordan 1550–1624 m. Margery (Berwick of) Horsham 1552–1624
      1. 1. William Jordan 1570–1625 m. Catherine Hussey 1567–1626
        1. 1. Arthur (Jordan I) 🌳 1595–1635 m. Mary Rawlings 1600–1655
    2. 2. Nicholas Jordan 1554–1595 m. Joan Croft 1554–1581
      1. 1. Joanna** Jorden 1575–1659 m. Edmund* Sheaffe 1560–1626 m. John ((Jhon)) Kitchell 1571–1602 m. Richard Lake 1575–1611
        1. 1. Joanna* Sheaffe 1613–1668 m. William (Major*) Chittenden 1594–1661
        2. 2. Mary Sheaffe 1620–1693 m. Robert Merriam 1613–1682
        3. 3. Harmon Sheaffe 1611–
        4. 4. William Sheaffe 1616–1616
        5. 5. Jacob Sheaffe 1616–1659
        6. 6. Mary Sheaffe 1617–1618
        7. 7. Joane Lake 1603–
        8. 8. Margaret Lake 1605–1607
        9. 9. Thomas Lake 1607–1617
        10. 10. Frances Kitchell 1597–
        11. 11. Joan Kitchell 1599–
        12. 12. Elizabeth Kitchell 1599–1670
        13. 13. Robert Kitchell 1601–1672
      2. 2. Joan (Jordan Sheafe) Nye 1575–1659 m. Oliver Nye 1590–1650
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Nye 1612–1678 m. Thomas Hurlbut 1610–1671
    3. 3. Emma Jordan 1542–1600 m. Owen Waller 1540–1574
      1. 1. Anne Waller 1571–1589 m. William Wade 1546–1623
        1. 1. Edward Wade 1611–1677 m. Jane Dorothy 1615–1675

Sir Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Sir William Holmes Jordan in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1545
1545
Age 46
Death of Sir William Holmes Jordan in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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