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Sir Francis James 1548 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 May 1616

Death Location: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: John James

Mother: Ellen Bolt

Spouse(s): Blanche Gunter

Children(s): Jane James, Catherine James, Margaret James, Philippa James, Mary James, Francis James, William James, Edward James, John James

Born in 1548 in Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Sir Francis James was the child of John James and Ellen Bolt. In time, Sir Francis James married Blanche Gunter, and they raised a family that included Jane James, Catherine James, Margaret James, Philippa James, Mary James, Francis James, William James, Edward James and John James. Sir Francis James died in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1616.

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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
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Gunter
1545 –
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
BG

Children(s)

Jane James
1571 – 1640
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
JJ
Catherine James
1572 – 1640
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
CJ
Margaret James
1573 – 1645
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
MJ
Philippa James
1573 – 1640
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
PJ
Mary James
1574 – 1645
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
MJ
Francis James
1576 – 1629
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
FJ
William James
1577 – 1663
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
WJ
Edward James
1605 – 1675
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
EJ
John James
1605 – 1675
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
JJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1548
    Event Place: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wells
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 127

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 May 1616
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 29 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\bar.g/2/1/1
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