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Sir Edward, "Ernest" James 1540 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

Father: John James

Mother: Ellen Bolt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clay

Children(s): Reverend James

It was in 1540 that Sir Edward "Ernest" James was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, a child of John James and Ellen Bolt. Sir Edward "Ernest" James went on to marry Elizabeth Clay and had children such as Reverend Sir John James. Sir Edward "Ernest" James was deceased by 1596 in Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Parents

John James
1509 – 1580
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
JJ
Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clay
1551 – 1570
Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
EC

Children(s)

Reverend James
1567 – 1612
Birth Location: Boston,Lincolnshire, England
RJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1596
    Event Place: Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skirbeck, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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