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Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major 1500–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 13 Jun 1562

Death Location: Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Broadley\\Bradley\\Radley

Mother: Agneta Hynscliffe

Spouse(s): Lady Waterhouse, Margaret Beste

Children(s): Jennet Brodley, Richard MAJOR, Janet (Fairbanke), George STANCLIFF, Edward BROADLEY

Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major was born in 1500 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Broadley Bradley Radley And Agneta Hynscliffe. Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major married Lady Jenet Waterhouse, Margaret Beste, and had children including Edward Broadley, George Stancliff, Janet Jennet Brodley Fairbanke, Jennet Mawd Brodley, Richard Barthalomew Broadley De West Morton Major. Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major passed away in 1562 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major was born in 1500 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Broadley Bradley Radley And Agneta Hynscliffe.
  • Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major married Lady Jenet Waterhouse, Margaret Beste, and had children including Edward Broadley, George Stancliff, Janet Jennet Brodley Fairbanke, Jennet Mawd Brodley, Richard Barthalomew Broadley De West Morton Major.
  • Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major passed away in 1562 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Major's Ancestors

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Sir Major
1500–1562
Birth Place: Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Broadley\\Bradley\\Radley
1475–1508
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Agneta Hynscliffe
1480–1505
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Major's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Bradley de West Morton,) Major (1500–Bef. 13 Jun 1562) m. Lady (Jenet) Waterhouse (1489–1 Dec 1598) m. Margaret Beste (1500–27 August 1552)
  1. 1. Jennet ((Mawd)) Brodley 1512–1578 m. Gilbert Fairbanke 1505–1578
    1. 1. Sir (George Gilbert FAYREBANKE de) WARLEY 1530–1577 m. Janet (Maude) Brodley 1507–1579 m. Sybella Wade 1532–1573
      1. 1. Dorothy Ranolph 1553–1554 m. George Raper 1549–1595 m. John Raper 1552–1589
        1. 1. JOHN (Raper Roper II) + 1572–1654
        2. 2. William Raper 1570–1630 m. Alice Burnett 1570–1630 m. Jayne Weste 1580–1621
      2. 2. Robert Fairbanke 1566–
      3. 3. Susanne Fairbanke 1569–1596
      4. 4. Infant Fairbanks 1573–1573
      5. 5. John (George) Fairbanks 1562–1625
      6. 6. Maria Fairbanks 1558–
      7. 7. Jane Fairbank 1556–
  2. 2. Richard (Barthalomew BROADLEY de WEST MORTON,) MAJOR 1520–
  3. 3. Janet ((Jennet) BRODLEY,) (Fairbanke) 1512–1579
  4. 4. George STANCLIFF 1510–1615
  5. 5. Edward BROADLEY 1551–1625

Sir Major's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
1549
1549
Age 49
Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major was married in Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
Bef. 13 Jun 1562
Age 62
Death of Sir Edward Bradley de West Morton, Major in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 13 Jun 1562
    Event Place: Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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