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Frances Chester 1527–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Royston, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1593

Death Location: East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: Sir Chester

Mother: Katherine Chester

Spouse(s): Robert Filmer

Children(s): Sir Filmer

The story of Frances Chester began in 1527 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. Frances Chester married Robert Filmer, and had children including Sir Edward Filmer. Frances Chester passed away in 1593 in East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Chester began in 1527 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Frances Chester married Robert Filmer, and had children including Sir Edward Filmer.
  • Frances Chester passed away in 1593 in East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Frances Chester's Ancestors

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Frances Chester
1527–1593
Birth Place: Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Chester
1510–1574
St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
Katherine Chester
1512–1563
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Chester's Descendants

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Frances Chester (1527–8 Jul 1593) m. Robert Filmer (1525–31 Aug 1585)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward) Filmer 1566–1629 m. Dame (Elizabeth) Argall 1570–1638
    1. 1. Mary Filmer 1586–1647
    2. 2. Margaret Filmer 1587–1611
    3. 3. John Filmer 1590–1624
    4. 4. Judith Filmer 1594–1629
    5. 5. Reginald Filmer 1596–1638
    6. 6. Augustinus Filmer 1609–1629
    7. 7. Sir (Richard) Filmer 1600–1673
    8. 8. Robert Filmer 1604–1653
    9. 9. Thomas Filmer 1595–1602
    10. 10. Anne Filmer 1600–
    11. 11. Susanna Filmer 1601–1602
    12. 12. Sir (Robert) Filmer 1588–1653
    13. 13. Henry Filmer 1607–1671
    14. 14. Elizabeth Filmer 1592–1660
    15. 15. Katherine Filmer 1597–1662 m. Robert Barham 1598–1648
      1. 1. Capt (Charles) Barham 1626–1683 m. Elizabeth RIDLEY 1643–1694
        1. 1. Robert Barham 1679–1760 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1680–1760
        2. 2. elizabeth barham 1667–1719 m. Thomas Binns 1658–1699
        3. 3. Priscilla Barham 1669–1720
        4. 4. Charles Barham 1671–1727
        5. 5. Mary Barham –1751
      2. 2. Christopher BARHAM 1621–
      3. 3. Thomas Barham 1621–1661
      4. 4. Robert BARHAM 1622–
      5. 5. Anne Barham 1625–1682
      6. 6. Elizabeth Barham 1627–
      7. 7. Richard Barham 1628–1663
      8. 8. Susan Barham 1631–
      9. 9. John Barham 1632–1661
      10. 10. Samuel (C) Barham 1634–

Frances Chester's Timeline

5 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Frances Chester in Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Royston, Hertfordshire, England
1564
05 Mar 1564
Age 37
Frances Chester was married in St Dunstan in the East, London, England
St Dunstan in the East, London, England
1590
1590
Age 63
Death of Frances Chester in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1593
8 Jul 1593
Age 66
Burial of Frances Chester in East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1610
14 Apr 1610
Age 83
Frances Chester was baptized in Barkway,Hertford,England
Barkway,Hertford,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Royston, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1610
    Event Place: Barkway,Hertford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1564
    Event Place: St Dunstan in the East, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69DUN1A001MS07857/001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Sutton
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1593
    Event Place: East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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