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Personal data James Adam Purdon 

  • He was born in the year 1516 in Cumberland, England.
  • He died on July 21, 1595 in Lurgan, County Louth, Ireland, he was 79 years old.
  • A child of Adam Purdon and Jane Counts Janes
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of James Adam Purdon

He is married to Jane Lockhead Little.

They got married about 1535 at Thornhill, Cumberland, England.


Child(ren):

  1. Lady Jane Purdon  1536-1595 
  2. Simon Purdon  1542-1596
  3. Dudley Purdon  1542-????
  4. John Purdon  1544-1596
  5. Margaret Purdon  1548-1618

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Adam Purdon

James Purdon
1465-1490
Jane Little Purdon
Walter Janes
1470-????
Jane Counts
1480-????
Adam Purdon
1480-1560
Jane Counts Janes
1499-± 1566

James Adam Purdon
1516-1595

± 1535

Jane Lockhead Little
1520-1554

Lady Jane Purdon
1536-1595
Simon Purdon
1542-1596
Dudley Purdon
1542-????
John Purdon
1544-1596
Margaret Purdon
1548-1618

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Historical events

Day of death July 21, 1595

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1595: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
    • April 27 » The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
    • May 24 » Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
    • August 23 » Long Turkish War: Wallachian prince Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Călugăreni and achieves a tactical victory.


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