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Sir William Holmes Jordan 1499–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1499

Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Jordan

Mother: Lady Crawford

Spouse(s): Edith Rapine

Children(s): John Jordan, Roger Jordan, William Jr, Alice Jordan, Rachael Jordan, Edmund Jordan, Richard Jordan, Robert Jordan, John Jordan, Thomas Jordan

The story of Sir William Holmes Jordan began in 1499 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. Sir William Holmes Jordan married Edith Annie Rapine, and had children including Alice Jordan, Edmund Jordan, John Jordan, Rachael Jordan, Richard Jordan, Robert Jordan, Roger Jordan, Thomas Jordan, William Jordan Jr. Sir William Holmes Jordan passed away in 1545 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Holmes Jordan began in 1499 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.
  • Sir William Holmes Jordan married Edith Annie Rapine, and had children including Alice Jordan, Edmund Jordan, John Jordan, Rachael Jordan, Richard Jordan, Robert Jordan, Roger Jordan, Thomas Jordan, William Jordan Jr.
  • Sir William Holmes Jordan passed away in 1545 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Sir Jordan
1499–1545
Birth Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir Joseph Thomas Jordan
1480–1506
St Martins in The Fields, Middlesex, England
Lady (Rachel Githens) Crawford
1480–1506
Ashchurch, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Robert Jordaine) I
1455–1500
Ashchurch, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Christie) Chantmarle
1459–1535
St Maixentsurvie, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
Sir (Edmund) Crawford
1450–1479
Scotland
Elizabeth Githens
1450–1480
England
Great-Grandparents
John Chantmarle
1415–1485
Joan Pratt
1420–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1370–1415
Alice Micheldever
1374–
Sir Camden
1390–1446
Margaret Pratt
1395–1445

Sir Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Holmes) Jordan (28 Apr 1499–1545) m. Edith (Annie) Rapine (1500–14 Aug 1558)
  1. 1. John Jordan 1528–1587 m. Lady (Joane Paronite) Fenner 1530–1593
    1. 1. John Jordan 1550–1616 m. Margery Berwick 1552–1624
      1. 1. Lawrence Jorden 1575–1625 m. Marie Frauncis 1570–1616
        1. 1. James (J) Jordan 1592–1655 m. Grace (Humillity) Copper 1602–1655
        2. 2. Stephen Jordan 1599–1670
        3. 3. George Jordan 1596–1625
        4. 4. Catherine Jordan 1605–
        5. 5. Thomas Jordan 1599–1599
        6. 6. Mary Jordan 1600–1698
        7. 7. Hannah Jordan 1605–
        8. 8. Arthur (Arcbald) Jordan 1595–1698
        9. 9. William Jordan 1595–1662
        10. 10. James Jordan 1596–1655
      2. 2. William Jordan 1570–1625
      3. 3. Mary Jordan 1576–
      4. 4. Stephen Jordan 1589–1670
      5. 5. Richard Jordan 1580–
      6. 6. James Jordan 1574–
      7. 7. Thomas Jordan 1578–1599
      8. 8. Thomas Jordan 1560–1599
      9. 9. Margery Jordan 1572–1629
    2. 2. Emma Jordan 1552–1600
    3. 3. Henry Jordan 1551–1628
    4. 4. Margery Jordan 1558–
    5. 5. Anne Jordan 1560–
    6. 6. Anthony Jordan 1561–
    7. 7. George Jordan 1550–1628
    8. 8. Thomas Jordan 1557–1614
    9. 9. Nicholas Jordan 1553–1595 m. Joan Croft 1554–1595
      1. 1. Joanna Jordan 1575–1659 m. Dr. (Edmund) Sheafe 1560–1626
        1. 1. Mary Sheaffe 1619–1706 m. Thomas Dimon 1608–1658
      2. 2. Nicholas Jordan 1581–
  2. 2. Roger Jordan 1530–1588
  3. 3. William (Jordan) Jr 1527–1633
  4. 4. Alice Jordan 1520–
  5. 5. Rachael Jordan 1521–
  6. 6. Edmund Jordan 1523–
  7. 7. Richard Jordan 1529–1597
  8. 8. Robert Jordan 1531–1545
  9. 9. John Jordan 1522–1523
  10. 10. Thomas Jordan 1533–1591

Sir Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1499
    Event Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

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