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Edward James 1550 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: , England

Father: Sir Jenaway

Mother: Lady Sandbache

Spouse(s): Lydia Masham

Children(s): Hester James, Lydia James

Early life: Edward James arrived in London, Middlesex, England in 1550, born to Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache. Over time, Edward James formed a family with Lydia Masham, which included Hester James and Lydia James. Edward James concluded life in , England in 1615.

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Parents

Sir Jenaway
1509 – 1580
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
SJ
Lady Sandbache
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lydia Masham
1554 – 1580
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
LM

Children(s)

Hester James
1583 –
Birth Location: London, Middx, London, England, United Kingdom
HJ
Lydia James
1592 – 1643
Birth Location: England
LJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1550
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1615
    Event Place: , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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