Jane Twysden

1 July 1572–27 March 1639 (Age 66)
East Peckham, Kent, England

The Life Summary of Jane

When Jane Twysden was born on 1 July 1572, in East Peckham, Kent, England, her father, Roger Twysden, was 29 and her mother, Anne Wyatt, was 29. She married William Maninges on 10 September 1594, in East Peckham, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 March 1639, in England, at the age of 66, and was buried in Waldershare, Kent, England.

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Family Time Line

William Maninges
1575–1643
Jane Twysden
1572–1639
Marriage: 10 September 1594
Edward Monyns
1598–1666
Elizabeth Monins
1600–1624
Ellen Moninges
1602–
Anne Monins
–1681
Thomas Monyns
1605–1678
Jane Monins
1606–1672
John Maninges
1608–
William Maninges
1610–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 September 1594East Peckham, Kent, England
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
    Age 13
    England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
    1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
    Age 15
    Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
    1600 · The Honourable East India Company
    Age 28
    The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.

    Name Meaning

    Originally a feminine form of John , from the Old French form Je(h)anne. Since the 17th century it has proved the most popular of the feminine forms of John, ahead of Joan and Jean . It now also commonly occurs as the second element in combinations such as Sarah-Jane. In Britain it is still one of the most frequent of all girls' names. It is not a royal name, but was borne by the tragic Lady Jane Grey ( 1537–54 ), who was unwillingly proclaimed queen in 1553 , deposed nine days later, and executed the following year. Seventy years earlier, the name had come into prominence as that of Jane Shore , mistress of King Edward IV and subsequently of Thomas Grey , 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lady Jane's grandfather. Jane Shore's tribulations in 1483 at the hands of Richard III , Edward's brother and successor, became the subject of popular ballads and plays, which may well have increased the currency of the name in the 16th century. A 19th-century influence was its use as the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre ( 1847 ). From 1932 to 1959 it was used as the name of a cheerful and scantily clad beauty whose adventures were chronicled in a strip cartoon in the Daily Mirror. It is also borne by the American film stars Jane Russell ( 1921–2011 ) and Jane Fonda ( b. 1937 ).

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Jayne
    Jaine
    Jain

    Sources (6)

    • Lady Jane Monyns, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
    • Jane Monyns, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"
    • Jane Monyns, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"

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