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Bishop Richard Fitz James 1442–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1442

Birth Location: Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1522

Death Location: London, England

Father: (Sir) Sr.

Mother: (Lady) Dorset)

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Bishop Richard Fitz James was born in 1442 in Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England, the child of Sir John Fitz James Sr And Lady Alice Newburgh Of Dorset. Bishop Richard Fitz James passed away in 1522 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop Richard Fitz James was born in 1442 in Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England, the child of Sir John Fitz James Sr And Lady Alice Newburgh Of Dorset.
  • Bishop Richard Fitz James passed away in 1522 in London, England.

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Bishop James's Ancestors

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Bishop James
1442–1522
Birth Place: Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England
Parents
(Sir) JOHN FITZ JAMES Sr.
1413–1475
of Redlynch, Somersetshire, England
(Lady) (ALICE NEWBURGH (of) Dorset)
1395–1445
Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (James FitzJames of) Somerset
1390–1423
Redlynch, Somerset, England
Isabel Fitzjames
1395–
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop James's Timeline

2 Records

1442
1442
Birth of Bishop Richard Fitz James in Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England
Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England
1522
1522
Age 80
Death of Bishop Richard Fitz James in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Redlynch, Bruton Parish, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: London, England

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