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Dorothy Chichester 1556–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1556

Birth Location: Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Raleigh

Mother: Gertrude Courtenay

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Dorothy Chichester was born in 1556 in Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Lord Chichester Van Raleigh And Gertrude Courtenay. Dorothy Chichester passed away in 1576 in Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Chichester was born in 1556 in Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Lord Chichester Van Raleigh And Gertrude Courtenay.
  • Dorothy Chichester passed away in 1576 in Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Dorothy Chichester's Ancestors

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Dorothy Chichester
1556–1576
Birth Place: Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I Lord Chichester van Raleigh
1519–1569
Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
Gertrude Courtenay
1525–1566
Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (Chichester of) Raleigh
1496–1522
Devon, England
Elizabeth Bourchier
1500–1548
Bounton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
William (Courtenay) Sir
1477–1535
Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary) Gainsford
1495–1572
Upcott, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Bourchier
1470–1539
Cecily Bourchier
1474–1517
William Sir
1451–1512
Cecily Cheney
1455–1511
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Bonville
–1476
John Sir
1409–1487
Elizabeth Hill
1420–

Dorothy Chichester's Timeline

2 Records

1556
15 October 1556
Birth of Dorothy Chichester in Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 20
Death of Dorothy Chichester in Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1556
    Event Place: Shirwell, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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