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Bishop Richard Howland 1540–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1540

Birth Location: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex

Death Date: 23 Jun 1600

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: John Howland

Mother: Lady Greenaway

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Bishop Richard Howland was born in 1540 in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex, the child of John Howland And Lady Agnes Anne Greenaway. Bishop Richard Howland married Joan Marley. Bishop Richard Howland passed away in 1600 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop Richard Howland was born in 1540 in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex, the child of John Howland And Lady Agnes Anne Greenaway.
  • Bishop Richard Howland married Joan Marley.
  • Bishop Richard Howland passed away in 1600 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Bishop Howland's Ancestors

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Bishop Howland
1540–1600
Birth Place: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
Parents
John Howland
1511–1568
Newport, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Anne) Greenaway
1515–1586
Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Holland, Lord of Weare) Gifford
1481–1550
Newport, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Lady (Anne) Hillersdon
1502–1550
Hillersdon Manor, Devon, England
John Greenway
1485–1515
Wiveton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Humphery
1485–1515
Wiveton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hillersdon
1450–1539
Lady (Hache)
1485–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1540
26 Sep 1540
Birth of Bishop Richard Howland in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
1600
23 Jun 1600
Age 60
Death of Bishop Richard Howland in Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thaxted, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1600
    Event Place: Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [3] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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