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Bernard Drake 1559–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1586

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, England

Father: Robert Wiscombe

Mother: Elizabeth Prideaux

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Bernard Drake was born in 1559 in South Leigh, Devon, England, the child of Robert Drake Lord Of Wiscombe And Elizabeth Prideaux. Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Bernard Drake was born in 1559 in South Leigh, Devon, England, the child of Robert Drake Lord Of Wiscombe And Elizabeth Prideaux.
  • Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Bernard Drake's Ancestors

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Bernard Drake
1559–1586
Birth Place: South Leigh, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Drake , Lord of Wiscombe
1529–1600
Southlegh Parish, Devon, England
Elizabeth Prideaux
1523–1578
South Leigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1500–1588
Ashe Estate, Devon, England
Lady (Amye) Grenville
1513–1577
Stow, Devon, England
Humphrey Prideaux
1487–1550
Adeston, Devon, England
Elizabeth Hatch
1500–1562
Aulers Manor, South Molton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1571
Sir Cornwall
1477–1524
Lady Whitleigh
1474–1514
William Hatch
1463–1500
Margaret Doughty
1479–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1533
Agnes Kelloway
1452–1500

Bernard Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Bernard Drake in South Leigh, Devon, England
South Leigh, Devon, England
1586
10 Apr 1586
Age 27
Death of Bernard Drake in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: South Leigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England

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