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Sir John Isham

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Birthplace: Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England
Death: March 17, 1595 (69)
Lamport Hall, Lamport, Northamptonshire, England
Place of Burial: Lamport, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Euseby ‘Enseby’ Isham and Anne Isham
Husband of Elizabeth Isham
Father of John Isham; Susanna Clare Foster; Sir Thomas Isham, of Lamport; Dorcas Mira Hoskins; Anne Saunders and 2 others
Brother of Katherine Padget; Giles Isham; Sir Gregory Isham; Reverend Robert Isham; Ellen Isham and 5 others

Occupation: John Isham of Ishamsted
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About Sir John Isham

In English, the name Isham means - from the iron one's estate.The name Isham originated as an English name. The name Isham is most often used as a boy name or male name.

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Builder of Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146690587

OF LAMPORT HALL, THE FOURTH SURVIVING SON OF EUSEBY ISHAM AND ANNE PULTON. HE APPRENTICED AS A WOOL MERCHANT WITH THE COMPANY OF MERCERS IN THE CITY OF LONDON, BECOMING FREE IN 1552 OF THE COMPANY AND THE CITY. HE LATE WENT ON TO SERVE AS WARDEN (HEAD OFFICER) OF THE COMPANY. HE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, ACCQUIRING ENOUGH WEALTH TO BUILD A MANOR HOUSE IN 1568 ON AN ESTATE THAT HE PURCHASED IN 1560 IN THE VILLAGE OF LAMPORT, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. HE ALSO SERVED IN 1581 AS HIGH SHERIFF OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, AND WAS GOVERNOR OF THE ENGLISH MERCHANT ADVENTURERS IN FLANDERS. HE MARRIED: ELIZABETH BARKER THE DAUGHTER OF NICHOLAS BARKER OF SUNNING, BERKSHIRE AND THE WIDOW OF LEONARD BARKER, A CITIZEN OF LONDON. ELIZABETH BARKER'S BROTHER THOMAS MARRIED JOHN ISHAM'S YOUNGER SISTER ISABELLA. JOHN ISHAM DIED ON MARCH 17, 1595 AT THE AGE OF 71 YEARS. A PORTRAIT OF HIM BY GERLACH FLICKE ; SHOWN ABOVE HANGS AT LAMPORT HALL.



OF LAMPORT HALL, THE FOURTH SURVIVING SON OF EUSEBY ISHAM AND ANNE PULTON. HE APPRENTICED AS A WOOL MERCHANT WITH THE COMPANY OF MERCERS IN THE CITY OF LONDON, BECOMING FREE IN 1552 OF THE COMPANY AND THE CITY. HE LATE WENT ON TO SERVE AS WARDEN (HEAD OFFICER) OF THE COMPANY. HE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, ACCQUIRING ENOUGH WEALTH TO BUILD A MANOR HOUSE IN 1568 ON AN ESTATE THAT HE PURCHASED IN 1560 IN THE VILLAGE OF LAMPORT, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. HE ALSO SERVED IN 1581 AS HIGH SHERIFF OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, AND WAS GOVERNOR OF THE ENGLISH MERCHANT ADVENTURERS IN FLANDERS. HE MARRIED: ELIZABETH BARKER THE DAUGHTER OF NICHOLAS BARKER OF SUNNING, BERKSHIRE AND THE WIDOW OF LEONARD BARKER, A CITIZEN OF LONDON. ELIZABETH BARKER'S BROTHER THOMAS MARRIED JOHN ISHAM'S YOUNGER SISTER ISABELLA. JOHN ISHAM DIED ON MARCH 17, 1595 AT THE AGE OF 71 YEARS. A PORTRAIT OF HIM BY GERLACH FLICKE ; SHOWN ABOVE HANGS AT LAMPORT HALL. { MEMBERS OF MIKE CLARK ON ISHAMS GENEALOGY} https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/20181836

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Sir John Isham's Timeline

1525
August 1525
Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England
1550
1550
1553
1553
N. Hamptonshire, England
1554
1554
Iden, Sussex, England
1555
September 11, 1555
1587
1587
Munden, Herefordshire, England
1595
March 17, 1595
Age 69
Lamport Hall, Lamport, Northamptonshire, England
March 17, 1595
Age 69
All Saints Churchyard, Lamport, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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