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Henry Browne 1520 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 27 Jan 1596

Death Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England

Father: Sir Browne

Mother: Lady Shelley

Spouse(s): Agnes Holton

Children(s): Agnes Brown, Margaret Browne, Anne Browne, Joane Browne

1520 marked the beginning of Henry Browne's life in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, to parents Sir Henry Browne and Lady Katherine Shelley. Eventually, Henry Browne married Agnes Holton, and they welcomed Agnes Brown, Margaret Browne, Anne Browne and Joane Browne. Henry Browne passed in 1596 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England.

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Parents

Sir Browne
1502 – 1557
Birth Location: Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
SB
Lady Shelley
1511 – 1560
Birth Location: Maple Durham, Hampshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Agnes Holton
1522 – 1590
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
AH

Children(s)

Agnes Brown
1540 – 1562
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
AB
Margaret Browne
1540 – 1610
Birth Location: England
MB
Anne Browne
1544 – 1629
Birth Location: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
AB
Joane Browne
1553 – 1597
Birth Location: Holton, Holton, England
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1520
    Event Place: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Millennium File, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 89

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jan 1596
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 89
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