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BRAY, Sir Edward (c.1519-81), of Shere, Surr.

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b. c. 1519, 1st s. of Sir Edward Bray, by his 2nd w. Beatrice, da. of Ralph Shirley of Wiston, Suss., wid. of Edward Elrington of London and Udimore, Suss. m. (1) bef. Oct. 1542, Mary (d. bef. June 1547), da. of Simon Elrington, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) Elizabeth (d.1560), da. of William Roper of Eltham, wid. of John Stevenson, 1s.; (3) Magdalene (d.1563), ?da. of Sir Thomas Cotton of Oxenhoath, Kent, s.p.; (4) Mary, 3da. suc. fa. 1558. Kntd. 1560.C142/118/8; E150/51/25; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 177-8; W. Berry, Co. Genealogies, Surr. , 37; LP. Hen. VIII , xvii. 564, 635; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. xlii), 158; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 517, 523. Authorities differ as to whether it was his 3rd or 4th w. who was the daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton.
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J.p. Surr. 1564.C66/998. The name on the list is apparently Sir Edward Gray, but this may be an error for Bray. Neither name appears on later lists.

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BRAY, Sir Edward (c.1519-81), of Shere, Surr.
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BRAY, Sir Edward (c.1519-81)

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BRAUNCHE, William (c.1522-1601/2), of Abingdon, Berks.

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b. c. 1522, s. of Richard Braunche (d.c.1544), woollen draper, of Abingdon. m. (1) Barbara (d.1560), da. of Thomas Jennings of Abingdon; (2) Katherine (bur.1597), 4s. 4da.A. C. Baker, Historic Abingdon (1963), pp. 38-41; Req. 2/179/63; PCC 24 Montague.
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Mayor, Abingdon 1583, 1587 and previously.HMC 2nd Rep. 149.

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BRAUNCHE, William (c.1522-1601/2), of Abingdon, Berks.
Main residence: Abingdon, Berks.
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BRAUNCHE, William (c.1522-1601/2)

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BRANDLING, Sir Robert (c.1490-1568), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

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b. c. 1490, 1st s. of John Brandling, mayor of Newcastle, by Margaret, da. of Robert Heley of Yorks. m. Anne, da. of John Place of Halnaby, Yorks., wid. of John Ifield, 1da. suc. fa. 1522. Kntd. 1 Oct. 1547.Vis. of the North, i. (Surtees Soc. cxxii), 160-2; Vis. Northumb. ed. Foster, 20; Northumb. Co. Hist. xiii. 349; M. A. Richardson, Armorial Bearings etc. in the Church of St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne (Newcastle 1820), i. 5.
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Sheriff, Newcastle 1524 – 25, mayor 1531–2 or 3, 1536 – 37, 1543 – 44, 1547 – 48, 1564 – 65; gov. Newcastle merchants co. 1536, 1547, 1564.Mackenzie, Newcastle, 614; Arch. Ael. (ser. 4), xviii. 30–3, 35, 40; J. Brand, Hist. Newcastle, 240; R. Welford, Newcastle and Gateshead, ii. 128.

J.p. Northumb. from c. 1559.

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BRANDLING, Robert (by 1498-1568), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
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BRANDLING, Sir Robert (c.1490-1568)

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