Sherren Family Tree » John Sydenham (Sir & Knight) (1494-1557)

Personal data John Sydenham (Sir & Knight) 

  • He was born in the year 1494 in Somerset, Kingdom of England.
  • Profession: in the year 1543 He was Justice of the Peace for Somersetshire, 1543-1557; served in the French campaign of 1544; Sheriff of Somerset and Dorsetshire, 1546-1547 and 1554-1555; knighted 3 Nov 1549; Knight of the Shire for Somerset, 1554..
  • He died on April 16, 1557 in Somerset, Kingdom of England, he was 63 years old.
  • A child of John Sydenham and Elizabeth Touchet

Household of John Sydenham (Sir & Knight)

He has/had a relationship with Ursula Brydges.


Child(ren):

  1. John Sydenham  1520-1596
  2. John Sydenham  1528-1590

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to John Sydenham (Sir & Knight)?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline John Sydenham (Sir & Knight)

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of John Sydenham


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

The data shown has no sources.

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Day of death April 16, 1557

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
    • July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
    • August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
    • August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Sydenham

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Sydenham.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Sydenham.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Sydenham.

The Sherren Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Derk Sherren, "Sherren Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/sherren-family-tree/I210123776757.php : accessed May 7, 2025), "John Sydenham (Sir & Knight) (1494-1557)".