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Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Ilam 1460
Audrey Gainsford was born to [her father] John Gainsford and [her mother] Audrey Shaa.
In November 1524 [her future husband] George Harper (age 21) and Lucy Peckham (age 20) were married.
In 1533 [her future husband] George Harper (age 29) was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In 1539 [her future husband] George Harper (age 35) was appointed Justice of the Peace Kent.
Before June 1556 George Harper (age 53) and Audrey Gainsford were married.
Before 12th December 1558 [her husband] George Harper (age 55) died.
After 12th December 1558 George Carleton (age 29) and Audrey Gainsford were married.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
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Before 27th January 1560 Audrey Gainsford died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 27th January 1560. The xxvij day of January was cared from [Black] frers unto sant Martens at Ludgatt to be bered my lade Harper, by her furst hosband ser [her former husband] Gorge Harper knyght, and the wyff of [her husband] master Carlton (age 31), with a pennon of armes, and ij dosen and a d' of skochyons of armes, and re .. mad in the chyrche and hangyd with blake and armes; and haroldes of armes, master Clarenshux (age 50) and master Somersett, [and] mony morners in blake; the cheyff morner was ...
In January 1590 [her former husband] George Carleton (age 61) died.
George Taylor of Lingfield in Surrey and Audrey Gainsford were married.
Father: John Gainsford
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Shaa
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Shaa
GrandFather: John Shaa
Mother: Audrey Shaa
GrandMother: Margaret Ilam