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Sir John James Mainwaring 1525–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Northwick, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Sep 1590

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

Father: Sir Mainwaring

Mother: Dorothea Moreton

Spouse(s): Anne Leicester

Children(s): Alice possibility

The story of Sir John James Mainwaring began in 1525 in Northwick, Cheshire, England. Sir John James Mainwaring married Anne Leicester, and had children including Alice Alies Unknown Only A Possibility. Sir John James Mainwaring passed away in 1590 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John James Mainwaring began in 1525 in Northwick, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir John James Mainwaring married Anne Leicester, and had children including Alice Alies Unknown Only A Possibility.
  • Sir John James Mainwaring passed away in 1590 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Sir Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Sir Mainwaring
1525–1590
Birth Place: Northwick, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Mainwaring
1499–1558
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Dorothea (Corbet of) Moreton
1500–1600
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Mainwaring II of Over) Peover
1471–1518
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrix Vernon Countess of) Shropshire
1481–1563
Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Mainwaring's Descendants

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Sir (John James) Mainwaring (1525–4 Sep 1590) m. Anne Leicester (1532–29 Jan 1587)
  1. 1. Alice ("Alies" Unknown - only a) possibility 1545–1613 m. Sir (John Merrick) Meyrick 1545–1613
    1. 1. Sir (Edward) Merricke 1570–1630 m. Margaret (Hignett) Merricke 1570–1629
      1. 1. John Merricke 1593–1627 m. Margaret (Alice) Stringer 1597–1628
        1. 1. Margaret (Alice Merrick Alis (Stringer)) Hayes 1617–1648 m. Jonathan ((John) Hayes) (Hey) 1616–1648

Sir Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir John James Mainwaring in Northwick, Cheshire, England
Northwick, Cheshire, England
1525
1525
Birth of Sir John James Mainwaring in Northwick, Cheshire, England
Northwick, Cheshire, England
1590
4 Sep 1590
Age 65
Death of Sir John James Mainwaring in Northwich, Cheshire, England
Northwich, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Northwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Northwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1590
    Event Place: Northwich, 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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