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Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright 1568–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1568

Birth Location: Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire

Death Date: 8 Nov 1605

Death Location: Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Yorkshire

Mother: Lady Wright

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Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright was born in 1568 in Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire, the child of Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Lady Ursula Rudston Wright. Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright passed away in 1605 in Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright was born in 1568 in Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire, the child of Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Lady Ursula Rudston Wright.
  • Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright passed away in 1605 in Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England.

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Christopher Wright's Ancestors

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Christopher Wright
1568–1605
Birth Place: Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire
Parents
Sir Knight Robert Wright Sheriff of Yorkshire
1501–1594
Plowland Manor, Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Ursula Rudston) Wright
1504–1594
Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (John) Wright
1476–1540
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
Lady (Alice) Ryther
1475–1547
Alford Well Manor, Alford, Lincolnshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1568
23 Jan 1568
Birth of Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright in Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire
Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire
1605
8 Nov 1605
Age 37
Death of Christopher Kit (Gunpowder Plot) Wright in Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England
Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Ploughland Hall, Welwick, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1605
    Event Place: Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England

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