John Dillingham
John was born about 1529 in
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England.
1 John's father was
John Dillingham and his mother was
Joan Olyff. His paternal grandfather was
Dillingham; his maternal grandfather was
Richard Olyff. He had seven brothers and two sisters, named
Thomas,
William,
Henry,
Walter,
Robert,
Richard,
Humphrey,
Alice and
Agnes. He was the third oldest of the ten children.