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John Harrison 1527 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1558

Death Location: Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England

Father: Alice Kighley

Mother: George Newsham

Spouse(s): Grace Kitchingman

Children(s): John Harrison, Richard Harrison, William SM13

According to available records, John Harrison was born in 1527 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, the child of Alice Kighley and George Newsom Or Newsham. Following those early years, John Harrison married Grace Kitchingman, and their family grew to include John Harrison, Richard Harrison and William Harrison SM13. In the later years of life, John Harrison died in 1558 in Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England.

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Parents

Alice Kighley
1500 – 1523
Birth Location: Inskip with Sowerby, Wyre Borough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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George Newsham
1502 – 1567
Birth Location: Newsham Hall, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Grace Kitchingman
Birth Location: –
GK

Children(s)

John Harrison
1579 – 1656
Birth Location: Pawdmire House, Leeds
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Richard Harrison
1544 – 1596
Birth Location: Freclkelton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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William SM13
1547 – 1616
Birth Location: Newton with Scales, Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1527
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Newton-cum-Scales, nr Kirkham, Lancaster, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodplumpton, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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