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Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London 1462–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Holte, Norfolk, England

Death Date: est 1526

Death Location: Holt, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Gresham

Mother: Margaret Billingford

Spouse(s): Alice Blythe, Agnes Gresham

Children(s): William Gresham, Thomas Gresham, Sir London, Richard Gresham, Margaret Gresham, James Gresham, Susan Gresham, Ursula Gresham, William Surrey, Margery Gresham, William Gresham, James Gresham, William Gresham,

In 1462, Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London entered the world in Holte, Norfolk, England, born to Sir James Gresham And Margaret Billingford. Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London married Agnes Jane Porter Gresham, Alice Blythe, and had children including Alice Gresham, James Gresham, Margaret Gresham, Margery Gresham, Richard Gresham, Sir John Gresham Knight Of Titsey Amp Lord Mayor Of London, Susan Gresham, Thomas Gresham, Ursula Gresham, William Gresham, William Gresham Knight Of Limpsfield Surrey. Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London passed away in 1526 in Holt, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London entered the world in Holte, Norfolk, England, born to Sir James Gresham And Margaret Billingford.
  • Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London married Agnes Jane Porter Gresham, Alice Blythe, and had children including Alice Gresham, James Gresham, Margaret Gresham, Margery Gresham, Richard Gresham, Sir John Gresham Knight Of Titsey Amp Lord Mayor Of London, Susan Gresham, Thomas Gresham, Ursula Gresham, William Gresham, William Gresham Knight Of Limpsfield Surrey.
  • Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London passed away in 1526 in Holt, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir London's Ancestors

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Sir London
1462–1526
Birth Place: Holte, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir James Gresham
1435–1497
Long Stratton, Norfolk
Margaret Billingford
1438–1499
Holt, Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Gresham, “the) Younger”
1400–1460
Long Stratton, Norfolk
Margaret Rockwood
1411–1465
Holt, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
WILLIAM BILLINGFORD
1400–1452
Blackford, Norfolk, , England
Lady (William) Billingford
1409–1449
Blackford, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1340–1410
Lady Stratton
1360–
Nathanial Rockwood
1388–
Joanna Ellis
1388–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir London's Descendants

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Sir (John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of) London (1462–est 1526) m. Alice Blythe (1462–1538) m. Agnes (Jane Porter) Gresham (1478–1520)
  1. 1. William Gresham 1483–1548 m. Ellen Bodley 1490–1563
    1. 1. ALICE ((aka Breshin)) GRESHAM 1529–1540 m. Richard (John) Marche 1525–1612
      1. 1. William Marche 1538–1614 m. Alice 1538–1633
        1. 1. Richard Marche 1568–1612 m. Joane Martyn 1572–1616
        2. 2. George Marche 1568–1647
        3. 3. Grace Marche 1572–1612
        4. 4. Jane Marche 1574–1630
        5. 5. Prudence Marche 1576–1612
        6. 6. Samuel Marche 1578–
        7. 7. William Marche 1580–1613
        8. 8. GEORGE (Thomas) MARSH 1596–1647
      2. 2. Judith ((Marche)) Marsh 1546–1582
    2. 2. Alice Gresham 1520–1579
  2. 2. Thomas Gresham 1488–1497
  3. 3. Sir (John Gresham Knight of Titsey & Lord Mayor of) London 1492–1557
  4. 4. Richard Gresham 1485–1556
  5. 5. Margaret Gresham 1490–1515
  6. 6. James Gresham 1498–1526
  7. 7. Susan Gresham 1500–
  8. 8. Ursula Gresham 1502–1523
  9. 9. William (Gresham Knight of Limpsfield,) Surrey 1485–1579
  10. 10. Margery Gresham 1494–
  11. 11. William Gresham 1525–1548
  12. 12. James Gresham 1512–
  13. 13. William Gresham, 1476–1513

Sir London's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London in Holte, Norfolk, England
Holte, Norfolk, England
1526
est 1526
Age 64
Death of Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor Of London in Holt, Norfolk, England
Holt, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Holte, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: est 1526
    Event Place: Holt, Norfolk, England

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