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Sir Christopher Martin 1490–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Athelhampton House, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Martin

Mother: Lady Pawlett

Spouse(s): Lady Carew, Lady Cheverell

Children(s): Sir Martin, Lady Martin, Cecilia Martin, Isabell Martin, John Martin, Robert Martin, Christopher Martyn, Joan Martyn, William Martin

In 1490, Sir Christopher Martin entered the world in Athelhampton House, Dorset, England, born to William Martin And Lady Christian Pawlett. Sir Christopher Martin married Lady Christiana Cheverell, Lady Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Cecilia Martin, Christopher Walter Martyn, Isabell Martin, Joan Martyn, John James Martin, Lady Maria Martin, Robert Martin, Sir Thomas Christopher Martin, William Henry Martin. Sir Christopher Martin passed away in 1574 in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1490, Sir Christopher Martin entered the world in Athelhampton House, Dorset, England, born to William Martin And Lady Christian Pawlett.
  • Sir Christopher Martin married Lady Christiana Cheverell, Lady Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Cecilia Martin, Christopher Walter Martyn, Isabell Martin, Joan Martyn, John James Martin, Lady Maria Martin, Robert Martin, Sir Thomas Christopher Martin, William Henry Martin.
  • Sir Christopher Martin passed away in 1574 in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Martin's Ancestors

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Sir Martin
1490–1574
Birth Place: Athelhampton House, Dorset, England
Parents
William Martin
1460–1504
Hinton St George, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Lady (Christian) Pawlett
1470–1504
Winkleigh Manor, Hinton St. George, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Martin
1435–1485
England
Lady (Margaret de Clyvedon (Baroness) Martin)
1435–1464
England
Sir (Willem Paulet (Pawlett) van Hinton-St.) George
1438–1488
Pawlett, Somerset, England
Elisabeth Denebaud
1444–1497
Hinton-St. George, Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Pawlett)
1408–1458
Margaret Burton
1407–1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Martin's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Martin (1490–1574) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carew (1498–1529) m. Lady (Christiana) Cheverell (1500–1518)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Christopher) Martin 1522–1575
  2. 2. Lady (Maria) Martin 1520–1576
  3. 3. Cecilia Martin 1515–1598 m. Sir (George Bingham van) Ballymot 1530–1595
    1. 1. Sir (Henry Bingham (1st Baronet) Bingham) 1573–1659 m. Lady (Catherine) Byrne 1600–1674
      1. 1. Sir (George Bingham (2nd Baronet of) Bingham) 1625–1682 m. Rebecca Middleton 1637–1685
        1. 1. Sir (George) Bingham 1663–1727 m. Mary Scott 1672–1747
        2. 2. Sir (Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet of) Castlebar 1654–1714
  4. 4. Isabell Martin 1518–1572
  5. 5. John (James) Martin 1524–1608
  6. 6. Robert Martin 1508–1548
  7. 7. Christopher (Walter) Martyn 1513–1543
  8. 8. Joan Martyn 1510–
  9. 9. William (Henry) Martin 1518–1547 m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Baker 1520–1583
    1. 1. James (William) Martin 1542–1583 m. Joan (Ann) Adam 1544–1581
      1. 1. Elizabeth Martin 1550–1573 m. John Nichols 1543–1598
        1. 1. Elizabeth Nichols 1573–1632 m. Edmund Cooke 1568–1619
      2. 2. Mary (A.) Martin 1563–1610 m. James ("John" William Biet) (Bates) 1562–1613
        1. 1. John (Isaac) Bates 1598–1666 m. Elizabeth Winston 1605–1701
    2. 2. Robert (Rowland) Martin 1540–1570

Sir Martin's Timeline

5 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Sir Christopher Martin in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
1490
1490
Birth of Sir Christopher Martin in Athelhampton House, Dorset, England
Athelhampton House, Dorset, England
1514
1514
Age 24
Sir Christopher Martin was married in Athelhampton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Athelhampton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1574
22 Mar 1574
Age 84
Death of Sir Christopher Martin in Athelhampton House, Dorsetshire, England
Athelhampton House, Dorsetshire, England
1574
1574
Age 84
Death of Sir Christopher Martin in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Athelhampton House, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Athelhampton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1574
    Event Place: Athelhampton House, Dorsetshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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