Individual Details

Sir John Spelman

(1478 - 1544)

Events

Birth1478Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MarriageAbt, 1515Suffolk, England - Elizabeth de Frowyke
Death1544Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
BurialNarborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Historical fact

Families

SpouseElizabeth de Frowyke (1479 - 1556)
ChildBridgett Spelman (1515 - 1560)
FatherHenry Spelman ( - 1496)
MotherLiving ( - )
MotherLiving ( - )

Notes

Historical fact

Sir John Spelman was the Chancellor of England and a judge in many famous trials. He was the judge in the trials of Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, and Anne Boleyn.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

2. Wikipedia , "John Spelman ( Judge) ," online source , Ancestry.com ( : accessed ).