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Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir 1583–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1583

Birth Location: Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 March 1639

Death Location: Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Digges

Mother: Anne Lady

Spouse(s): Mary Lady

Children(s): Anne Digges, Catherine Digges, Dudley Digges, Elizabeth Digges, Francis Digges, Governor Digges, Herbert Digges, John Digges, Leonard Digges, Mary Digges, Thomas Digges

In 1583, Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir entered the world in Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas General Digges And Anne St Leger Lady. Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir married Mary Kempe Lady, and had children including Anne Digges, Catherine Digges, Dudley Digges, Elizabeth Digges, Francis Digges, Governor Edward Digges, Herbert Digges, John Dudley Digges, Leonard Digges, Mary Digges, Thomas Digges. Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir passed away in 1639 in Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1583, Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir entered the world in Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas General Digges And Anne St Leger Lady.
  • Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir married Mary Kempe Lady, and had children including Anne Digges, Catherine Digges, Dudley Digges, Elizabeth Digges, Francis Digges, Governor Edward Digges, Herbert Digges, John Dudley Digges, Leonard Digges, Mary Digges, Thomas Digges.
  • Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir passed away in 1639 in Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Dudley Sir's Ancestors

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Dudley Sir
1583–1639
Birth Place: Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas (General) Digges
1540–1595
Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Anne (St. Leger) Lady
1555–1636
Ulcombe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
SIR (KNIGHT LEONARD (H)) DIGGES
1516–1574
1667316, Kent, England
Bridget (Sarah Wilford Wyatt) Digges
1519–1595
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Warham ((H) (Knight) St Ledger) Sir
1525–1599
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Ursula (Neville) Lady
1528–1575
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
ANTHONY Sir
1500–1559
Agnes Lady
1500–1558
George Sir
1509–1535
Mary Lady
1495–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dudley Sir's Descendants

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Dudley ((Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle)) Sir (19 May 1583–18 March 1639) m. Mary (Kempe) Lady (1591–May 1631)
  1. 1. Anne Digges 1610–1633
  2. 2. Catherine Digges 1627–1689
  3. 3. Dudley Digges 1614–1643
  4. 4. Elizabeth Digges 1617–1617
  5. 5. Francis Digges 1620–1656
  6. 6. Governor (Edward) Digges 1621–1675
  7. 7. Herbert Digges 1622–
  8. 8. John (Dudley) Digges 1620–1656
  9. 9. Leonard Digges 1622–1623
  10. 10. Mary Digges 1624–1642
  11. 11. Thomas Digges 1610–1687

Dudley Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1583
19 May 1583
Birth of Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir in Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1639
18 March 1639
Age 56
Death of Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle) Sir in Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1583
    Event Place: Chilham Castle Barham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1639
    Event Place: Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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