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James Altham (abt. 1585 - bef. 1624)

Sir James Altham
Born about in London, Englandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died before before about age 39 in Oxhey, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
Sir James Altham was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Altham, Sir James (d. 1624), of Oxhey Place was the son of Sir James Altham (fl. late 16th cent.) of Oxhey Place and his 1st wife Margaret, daughter of Oliver Skinner.

Educated at Grays Inn (admitted 1600) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (admitted 1603). Knighted, 1608. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Richard Sutton, kt. of London, one of the auditors to King James I. He inherited Oxhey Place from his father in 1606.

He died 15 February 1623/4. His widow married 2nd, 1627 (licence 30 April), Sir John Ashfield (c.1597-1638), 2nd bt., of Netherhall and had further issue two sons and three daughters; she married 3rd, 12 November 1655 at St. Giles-in-the-Fields (Middx), Sir Richard Minshull (d. 1667) of Ongar Park (Essex).

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Altham (1620-98); married, 24 April 1638, Arthur Annesley (1614-86), 2nd Viscount Valentia and later 1st Earl of Anglesey, and had issue; buried 26 January 1697/8;
  2. Frances Altham (1621-50); married, 8 August 1637, Lt-Gen. Richard Vaughan (d. 1687), 2nd Earl of Carbery and had issue three sons and one daughter;
  3. Sutton Altham (1622-30), baptised 28 August 1622; died young in 1630.

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