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Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight 1530–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Northwick, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Sep 1596

Death Location: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Malpas

Spouse(s): Margaret Mainwaring

Children(s): Mary Manwaring

Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight was born in 1530 in Northwick, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Randall John Mainwaring Knight And Elizabeth Martha Brereton Of Malpas. Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight married Margaret Mainwaring, and had children including Mary Manwaring Manwaring. Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight passed away in 1596 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight was born in 1530 in Northwick, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Randall John Mainwaring Knight And Elizabeth Martha Brereton Of Malpas.
  • Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight married Margaret Mainwaring, and had children including Mary Manwaring Manwaring.
  • Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight passed away in 1596 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1530–1596
Birth Place: Northwick, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Randall John Mainwaring, Knight
1495–1577
Slepe, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Martha Brereton Of) Malpas
1505–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Randall John Mainwaring,) Knight
1500–1573
Over Peover, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Randal Brereton
1485–1530
Eleanor Brereton
1484–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (John James Mainwaring,) Knight (1530–4 Sep 1596) m. Margaret Mainwaring (1521–November 1574)
  1. 1. Mary (Manwaring) Manwaring 1541–1578 m. Richard (Onley) Cotton 1539–1602
    1. 1. Mary (11GGM Margery Cotton Marshall of) Combermere 1553–1622 m. Thomas Marshall 1545–1618
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Martha Marshall) *^ 1570–1627 m. Sir (Ralph Robert) Porter 1566–1631
        1. 1. GEORGE (RICHARD POTTER (b 1584 London m 1607 Martha Marshall or Middleton) ?) 1584–1640 m. Martha (Marshall\) 3-3 1585–1645

Sir Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight in Northwick, Cheshire, England
Northwick, Cheshire, England
1596
4 Sep 1596
Age 66
Death of Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Northwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1596
    Event Place: Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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