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Sir John, ll,, Lord Wells 1485 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 May 1529

Death Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Johanna Barrington

Spouse(s): Mary (Wells)

Children(s): Elizabeth Welles, Dorothy Welles

In 1485, Sir John ll, Lord Wells entered the world in Nazeing, Essex, England, born to Thomas Wells and Johanna (Elizabeth) Barrington. Years later, Sir John ll, Lord Wells married Mary de Maxwell de Hollister (Wells), and the couple became parents to Elizabeth R de Welles and Dorothy De Welles. Sir John ll, Lord Wells died in 1529 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

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Parents

Thomas Wells
1455 – 1575
Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England
TW
Johanna Barrington
1440 – 1586
Birth Location: Parva Hayward, Staffordshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Mary (Wells)
1500 – 1587
Birth Location: Nazing, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Welles
1514 – 1585
Birth Location: Nazeing, Epping Forest District, Essex, England, United Kingdom
EW
Dorothy Welles
1540 – 1625
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
DW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1487
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1485
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 May 1529
    Event Place: Nazing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 May 1529
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 24 Feb 1539
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/DIO/A/001/MS017602
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