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Sir Nicholas Kirby 1500–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 July 1555

Death Location: Standon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Kirby

Mother: Lady Fenwick

Spouse(s): Joane Sutton, Lady Machel, Joane Sutton

Children(s): Joan(The Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Thomas Kyrbe, Thomas Kirby

In 1500, Sir Nicholas Kirby entered the world in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England, born to John Kirby And Lady Elizabeth Fenwick. Sir Nicholas Kirby married Joane Fynch Of Sutton, Joane Seaward Or Sutton, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel, and had children including Joan The Elder Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Thomas Deacon Kirby, Thomas I Kirby Kyrbe. Sir Nicholas Kirby passed away in 1555 in Standon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Nicholas Kirby entered the world in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England, born to John Kirby And Lady Elizabeth Fenwick.
  • Sir Nicholas Kirby married Joane Fynch Of Sutton, Joane Seaward Or Sutton, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel, and had children including Joan The Elder Cranfield, Richard Kirby, Thomas Deacon Kirby, Thomas I Kirby Kyrbe.
  • Sir Nicholas Kirby passed away in 1555 in Standon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kirby
1470–1522
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
JK
Lady Fenwick
1459–1504
Birth Location: Wallington, Hampshire, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Joane Sutton
1534–1584
Birth Location: Little Muden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Lady Machel
1510–1560
Birth Location: St Peter, Westcheap, London, England
LM
Joane Sutton
1500–1560
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JS

Children(s)

Joan(The Cranfield
1555–1640
Birth Location: Little Munden, Hertfordshire, England
JC
Richard Kirby
1541–1603
Birth Location: Horham, Suffolk, England
RK
Thomas Kyrbe
1521–1573
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England
TK
Thomas Kirby
1521–1573
Birth Location: Standon, Hertfordshire, England
TK

Sir Kirby's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kirby
1500–1555
Birth Place: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John Kirby
1470–1522
Standon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Fenwick
1459–1504
Wallington, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Wharton) II
1419–1465
Kirkby Thore, Westmoreland, England
Lady (Isabel Lancaster) Plantagenet
1420–1510
Brompton, Kent, England
Henry (de) Fenwick
1449–
Wallington,Northumberland,England
Margaret Byron
1445–
Of,Wallington,Northumberland,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kirby's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Nicholas) Kirby (1500–8 July 1555) m. Joane (Seaward or) Sutton (1534–1584) m. Lady (Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe) Machel (abt 1510–25 Apr 1560) m. Joane (Fynch of) Sutton (1500–21 March 1560)
  1. 1. Joan(The (Elder)) Cranfield 1555–1640 m. John Kirby 1558–1628
    1. 1. Joan (Kirby) Hale 1575–1640 m. Thomas(The (Elder) Hale) Sr. 1575–1634
      1. 1. John Hollister 1612–1665 m. Joanna Treat 1618–1694
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Hollister 1585–1611 m. John Welles 1648–1610
  2. 2. Richard Kirby 1541–1603 m. Lady (Mary) Halse 1559–1580
    1. 1. Ann (Kirby) Kerby 1579–1605 m. Richard (Robert) Day 1563–1628
      1. 1. Ursula Day 1588–1672 m. William Bourne 1586–1634
        1. 1. Elisha Bourne 1600–1706 m. Lady (Elizabeth Rose) Collyer 1605–1668
  3. 3. Thomas (I Kirby \) Kyrbe 1521–1573 m. Johanna ("Joan") Smythe 1525–1573
    1. 1. John Kirby 1558–1628 m. Joan(The (Elder)) Cranfield 1555–1640
  4. 4. Thomas ((Deacon)) Kirby 1521–1573 m. Joan Smith\Smyth\Smythe 1525–1573
    1. 1. Elizabeth Kirby 1554–1617 m. Jonathan Irish 1560–1628
      1. 1. John (Irish) Sr 1609–1677 m. Elizabeth Risley 1613–1687
        1. 1. John Irish 1647–1717 m. Elizabeth (Savoy) Thurston 1650–1707

Sir Kirby's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Nicholas Kirby in Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Nicholas Kirby in Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
1555
8 Jul 1555
Age 55
Death of Sir Nicholas Kirby in Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
1555
8 July 1555
Age 55
Death of Sir Nicholas Kirby in Standon, Hertfordshire, England
Standon, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Standon Hall, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Standon, Herts., Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England - Volume: Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Chapter: fo. 53 Text: 1555 Kirby, Kyrbye, Nicholas, Standon, Herts. 45 BR 1
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1555
    Event Place: Standon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Standon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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