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Sir John Wright 1538 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Whitgift, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: ABT 1602

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Esq.*

Mother: Lady Thornton

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In 1538, Sir John Wright entered the world in Whitgift, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Wright of Plowland Esq.* and Lady Anne Thornton. Sir John Wright passed away in 1602 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Sir John Wright entered the world in Whitgift, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Wright of Plowland Esq.* and Lady Anne Thornton.
  • Sir John Wright passed away in 1602 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wright's Ancestors

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Sir Wright
1538 – 1602
Birth Place: Whitgift, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Wright of Plowland Esq.*
1526 – 1621
East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne) Thornton
1530 – 1618
Newton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Dame (Lady Anne Grimston (Wright)) ^*
1506 – 1574
Thorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Wright
1486 – 1572
East Newton, Cambridgeshire, , England
Margery (De) Thweng
1500 – 1554
Upper Helmesley, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
SIR\KNIGHT Thwenge
1470 – 1530
Dame Thwaites
1476 – 1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Sir John Wright in Whitgift, Yorkshire, England
Whitgift, Yorkshire, England
1602
ABT 1602
Age 64
Death of Sir John Wright in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Whitgift, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1602
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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