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John James 1509 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: St Mary The Virgin, Harefield, Middlesex, England

Father: John Jenawaye

Mother: Alice Jenawaye

Spouse(s): Ellen Bolt

Children(s): John James, Johanna James, Sir James, Dr. Durham, Sir James, Joanna James, Sir James, Sir James, Bishop James, Gillian James

According to available records, John James II was born in 1509 in Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, the child of John James II Jenaway Jenawaye and Alice Jenawaye. Following those early years, John James II married Ellen Bolt, and their family grew to include John James, Johanna James, Sir Edward "Ernest" James, Dr. William James Bishop of Durham, Sir Richard James, Joanna James, Sir Thomas James, Sir Francis James, Bishop Edward James and Gillian James. In the later years of life, John James II died in 1580 in St Mary The Virgin, Harefield, Middlesex, England.

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Parents

John Jenawaye
1478 – 1548
Birth Location: Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
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Alice Jenawaye
1484 – 1548
Birth Location: Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

John James
1530 – 1604
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Johanna James
1540 – 1610
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Sir James
1540 – 1596
Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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Dr. Durham
1542 – 1617
Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir James
1544 – 1600
Birth Location: Little, Staffordshire, England
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Joanna James
1545 – 1565
Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England
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Sir James
1546 – 1617
Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir James
1548 – 1616
Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Bishop James
1550 – 1617
Birth Location: London, Durham, Suffolk, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Gillian James
1561 – 1561
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1509
    Event Place: Littleore, Stafford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1509
    Event Place: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 13 Nov 1577
    Event Place: Ludlow,Shropshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1580
    Event Place: St Mary The Virgin, Harefield, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 12 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1901/1, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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