Riches to Rags Family Tree » John Speed (1526-1556)

Personal data John Speed 

Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2
  • He was born in the year 1526 in London.
  • He died on January 25, 1556 in Lawley Shropshire, he was 30 years old.Source 4

    Fout Attention: Died (January 25, 1556) before marriage (January 27, 1556).

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Household of John Speed

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Cheynye.

They got married on January 25, 1550 at London, Middlesex, England, he was 24 years old.


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Cheynye.

They got married on January 27, 1556 at Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate,London,London,England, he was 30 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. John Speed  1552-1629 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Speed

Speed
1506-????

John Speed
1526-1556

(1) 1550

Elizabeth Cheynye
1530-1560

(2) 1556

Elizabeth Cheynye
1530-????

John Speed
1552-1629

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Sources

  1. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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  4. UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

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Historical events

Day of marriage January 27, 1556

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1556: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Philip II becomes King of Spain.
    • February 14 » Coronation of Akbar.
    • March 21 » On the day of his execution in Oxford, former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
    • June 27 » The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
    • September 15 » Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
    • November 5 » Second Battle of Panipat: Fought between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and forces of Muslim Emperor Akbar.

Day of death January 25, 1556

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1556: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 23 » The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
    • February 14 » Coronation of Akbar.
    • February 14 » Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
    • March 21 » On the day of his execution in Oxford, former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
    • September 15 » Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
    • November 5 » Second Battle of Panipat: Fought between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and forces of Muslim Emperor Akbar.


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