Stephenson Family Tree » Sir John Southcott (1483-1556)

Personal data Sir John Southcott 

  • He was born in the year 1483 in Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • He was christened in Southcot, Devonshire, England.
  • He died on September 14, 1556 in Devon, England, United Kingdom, he was 73 years old.
  • He is buried on September 15, 1556 in Shillingford, Devon, England.
  • A child of Nicholas Southcott and Margaret Bozon
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir John Southcott

(1) He is married to Joanna Hankford.

They got married in the year 1505 at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, he was 22 years old.


(2) He has/had a relationship with Agnes Kyrke.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Southcott

Nicholas Southcote
± 1419-????
Jane Pury
1421-1490
John Bozom
1390-1440
Joan Fortescue
1405-± 1422

John Southcott
1483-1556

(1) 1505

Joanna Hankford
1485-1546

(2) 

Agnes Kyrke
1490-????


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Historical events

Day of death September 14, 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
    • 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."
    • 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 burial September 15, 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.
    • 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 » Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
    • 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.


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About the surname Southcott


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