Sir John Byron (c. 1526 – 1600) was an

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nobleman, landowner, politician, and

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. He was also known as Little Sir John with the Great Beard.

Life and family

Byron was the son of

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by his second wife, Elizabeth Costerdine and lived at

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, and later

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, both then in

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and later still at

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, which he inherited from his father. He was

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in 1572 and

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in 1596. He was knighted by

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in 1579.

Marriage and issue

Byron married Alice Strelley, with whom he had three sons and six daughters. His eldest son was Anthony, who died before him in 1587, and thus he was succeeded by his son Sir John Byron (died 1623). His daughter Elizabeth married

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.page 21, His granddaughter Margaret married to Sir Thomas Hutchinson of

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References

* 1520s births Year of birth uncertain 1600 deaths 16th-century English landowners People from Royton

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