Magdalen was born in 1534.1 Magdalen's father was John Amyas and her mother was Anne Stace. Her paternal grandparents were Robert Amyas and Agnes UNKNOWN; her maternal grandparents were Mr. Stace and Jane Stace. She had two brothers and a sister, named Clement, Thomas and Jane. She was the oldest of the four children. She had a half-sister named Jane. She died before 1597.1