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Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior 1540–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 December 1594

Death Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wiltshire

Mother: Lady Mordaunt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elisabeth Danvers

The story of Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior began in 1540 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior had children including Elisabeth Danvers. Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior passed away in 1594 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior began in 1540 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior had children including Elisabeth Danvers.
  • Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior passed away in 1594 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wiltshire
1518–1552
Birth Location: Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
SW
Lady Mordaunt
1518–1561
Birth Location: Turvey, Bedfordshire, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elisabeth Danvers
1575–1632
Birth Location: Neathby, Lancashire, England
ED

Sir Senior's Ancestors

Self
Sir Senior
1540–1594
Birth Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Sylvester Danvers of Dauntsey Esquire, Sheriff of Wiltshire
1518–1552
Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Winifred de Neville) Mordaunt
1518–1561
Turvey, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Danvers
1500–1532
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Baroness (Margaret Herbert COURTENAY of Powderham) Castle
1499–1535
Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Turvey) DeVere
1483–1562
Great Addington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Senior's Descendants

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Sir (John Knight Danvers Dauntsey) Senior (1540–19 December 1594)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Danvers 1575–1632 m. Thomas (Walmesley (Esquire of Dunkenbalgh, co.) Lancaster) 1570–1641
    1. 1. Thomas (VI Walmesley of Dunkenhalgh) Sir 1592–1637 m. Juliana Molyneux 1594–1668
      1. 1. Richard Walmesley 1634–1679 m. Mary (Fromond) Walmesley 1638–1687
        1. 1. Eleanora (Alathea) Walmesley 1660–1693 m. William Clifton 1653–1724

Sir Senior's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1594
19 December 1594
Age 54
Death of Sir John Knight Danvers Dauntsey Senior in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 1594
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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