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Elizabeth Chichester 1545–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1545

Birth Location: Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 April 1604

Death Location: Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Sheriff

Mother: Gertrude Courtney

Spouse(s): Hugh Fortescue

Children(s): Mary Fortescue, Rebecca Fortescue, Ciclily Fortescue, Lucy Fortescue, John Fortescue, Charles Fortescue, Arthur Fortescue, Georgiana Fortescue, Susan Fortescue, Capt Fortescue, Frances Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue

Elizabeth Chichester was born in 1545 in Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Chichester Ii Lord High Sheriff And Gertrude Courtney. Elizabeth Chichester married Hugh Fortescue, and had children including Arthur Grenville Fortescue, Capt Hon Seymour John Fortescue, Charles Granville Fortescue, Ciclily Fortescue, Frances Blanche Fortescue, Georgiana Seymour Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, John William Fortescue, Lucy Charlotte Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Rebecca Fortescue, Sarah Fortescue, Susan Elizabeth Fortescue. Elizabeth Chichester passed away in 1604 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Chichester was born in 1545 in Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Chichester Ii Lord High Sheriff And Gertrude Courtney.
  • Elizabeth Chichester married Hugh Fortescue, and had children including Arthur Grenville Fortescue, Capt Hon Seymour John Fortescue, Charles Granville Fortescue, Ciclily Fortescue, Frances Blanche Fortescue, Georgiana Seymour Fortescue, Gertrude Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, John William Fortescue, Lucy Charlotte Fortescue, Mary Fortescue, Rebecca Fortescue, Sarah Fortescue, Susan Elizabeth Fortescue.
  • Elizabeth Chichester passed away in 1604 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Elizabeth Chichester's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Chichester
1545–1604
Birth Place: Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight John Chichester II, Lord High Sheriff
1516–1569
Raleigh, Devons, England
Gertrude Courtney
1521–1566
Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Edward Chichester van Raleigh, Lord High Sheriff) II
1496–1526
Raleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ladydorothy Chichester
1500–1548
Baunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Chichester's Descendants

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Elizabeth Chichester (25 May 1545–1 April 1604) m. Hugh Fortescue (1544–1 August 1600)
  1. 1. Mary Fortescue 1583–
  2. 2. Rebecca Fortescue 1574– m. George (Reinell of) Malston 1572–
  3. 3. Ciclily Fortescue 1576–1609 m. Anthony Trevelyon 1575–1623
    1. 1. Mary Trevelyan 1608–
    2. 2. Cecily Trevelyon 1598–
    3. 3. Hugh Trevelyon 1602–1664
    4. 4. Joan Trevelyon 1603–
    5. 5. John Trevelyon 1600–
    6. 6. Arthur Trevelyon 1604–
  4. 4. Lucy (Charlotte) Fortescue 1851–
  5. 5. John (William) Fortescue 1859–1933 m. Winifred 1888–1951
  6. 6. Charles (Granville) Fortescue 1861–
  7. 7. Arthur (Grenville) Fortescue 1858–1895
  8. 8. Georgiana (Seymour) Fortescue 1852–
  9. 9. Susan (Elizabeth) Fortescue 1848–
  10. 10. Capt (Hon Seymour John) Fortescue 1856–
  11. 11. Frances (Blanche) Fortescue 1865–
  12. 12. Hugh Fortescue 1854–
  13. 13. Gertrude Fortescue 1568–1597

Elizabeth Chichester's Timeline

2 Records

1545
25 May 1545
Birth of Elizabeth Chichester in Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1604
1 April 1604
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth Chichester in Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1545
    Event Place: Raleigh Devon Gb, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1604
    Event Place: Wear Gifford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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