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Bridget Chichester 1559–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1559

Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England

Death Date: BEF 1596

Death Location: Devon, England

Father: John Chichester

Mother: Gertrude Courtenay

Spouse(s): Sir Netherton

Children(s):

The story of Bridget Chichester began in 1559 in Pilton, Devon, England. Bridget Chichester married Sir Edmund Prideaux Of Netherton. Bridget Chichester passed away in 1596 in Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Chichester began in 1559 in Pilton, Devon, England.
  • Bridget Chichester married Sir Edmund Prideaux Of Netherton.
  • Bridget Chichester passed away in 1596 in Devon, England.

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Children(s)

Bridget Chichester's Ancestors

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Bridget Chichester
1559–1596
Birth Place: Pilton, Devon, England
Parents
John Chichester
1519–1569
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Gertrude Courtenay
1521–1566
Powderham, Devon, England
Grandparents
Edward Chichester
1496–1522
Rayleigh Estate, Dittisham, Devon, England
Elizabeth Bourchier
1475–1557
Clifford in Dunsford, Combeinteignhead, Little Yarnscombe in Yarnscombe, Devon, England
William (Courtenay of) Powderham
1477–1535
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Mary Gainsford
1498–1572
Guildford, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chichester
1475–1538
Margaret Beaumont
1475–1507
Fulk FitzWarin
1445–1479
Elizabeth Dinham
1449–1516
William Powderham
1451–1512
Cecily Cheney
1455–1511
John VII
1469–1540
Anne Haute
1473–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Chichester
1447–1498
Hugh Beaumont
1448–1507
Thomasine Wise
1451–1510
William Bourchier
1415–1471
Thomasine Hankford
1423–1453
John III
1405–1458
Joan Arches
1412–1497
Margaret Bonville
1425–1487
John Cheney
1409–1487
Elizabeth Hill
1420–1459
John VI
1443–1491
Ann Worsley
1447–1488
Richard Esq.
1438–1487
Elizabeth Tyrrell
1440–1507

Bridget Chichester's Timeline

3 Records

1559
14 MAY 1559
Birth of Bridget Chichester in Pilton, Devon, England
Pilton, Devon, England
1559
24 MAY 1559
Bridget Chichester was christened in Shirwell, Devonshire, England
Shirwell, Devonshire, England
1596
BEF 1596
Age 37
Death of Bridget Chichester in Devon, England
Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1559
    Event Place: Pilton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1559
    Event Place: Shirwell, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1596
    Event Place: Devon, England

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