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Frances Chester 1527–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1527

Birth Location: Royston, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1593

Death Location: Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: Robert Chester

Mother: Catherine Throckmorton

Spouse(s): Robert Filmer

Children(s): Edward Filmer

The story of Frances Chester began in 1527 in Royston, Herefordshire, England. Frances Chester married Robert Filmer, and had children including Edward Filmer. Frances Chester passed away in 1593 in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Chester began in 1527 in Royston, Herefordshire, England.
  • Frances Chester married Robert Filmer, and had children including Edward Filmer.
  • Frances Chester passed away in 1593 in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Chester
1510–1574
Birth Location: St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
RC
Catherine Throckmorton
1512–1563
Birth Location: Corse, Gloucestershire, England
CT

Spouses(s)

Robert Filmer
1525–1585
Birth Location: England
RF

Children(s)

Edward Filmer
1566–1629
Birth Location: East Sutton, Kent, England
EF

Frances Chester's Ancestors

Self
Frances Chester
1527–1593
Birth Place: Royston, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Robert Chester
1510–1574
St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
Catherine Throckmorton
1512–1563
Corse, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Chester
1480–1532
Royston, Hertfordshire, England
George (Throckmorton Knight Bachelor, Knight of the Shire, Esquire of the) Body
1488–1552
Coughton Court, Warwickshire, England
Anna (Catherine) Vaux
1488–1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Throckmorton
1451–1518
Catherine Marrow
1460–1510
Nicholas Vaux
1435–1523
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1465–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vaux
1410–1485
Catherine Penistone
1412–1485
Henry Fitzhugh
1424–1472
Alice Neville
1430–1503

Frances Chester's Descendants

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Frances Chester (Jan 1527–8 Jul 1593) m. Robert Filmer (1525–31 Aug 1585)
  1. 1. Edward Filmer 1566–1629 m. Elizabeth Argall 1590–1638
    1. 1. Catherine Filmer 1597–1662 m. Robert Barham 1598–1648
      1. 1. Charles (Barham) Captain 1626–1683 m. Elizabeth Ridley 1643–1694
        1. 1. Robert Barham 1679–1760 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1680–1760

Frances Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1527
Jan 1527
Birth of Frances Chester in Royston, Herefordshire, England
Royston, Herefordshire, England
1593
8 Jul 1593
Age 66
Death of Frances Chester in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1527
    Event Place: Royston, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1593
    Event Place: Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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