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Francis Yates 1545 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1545

Birth Location: Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1588

Death Location: Tower of London, London, England for recusancy

Father: Sir Berkshire

Mother: Lady (Whyte)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hatfield\Hatfielde

Children(s): John Yates

In 1545, Francis Yates The Recusant entered the world in Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Yates, Lord of Berkshire and Lady Frances of Berkshire White (Whyte). Francis Yates The Recusant married Elizabeth Hatfield\Hatfielde, and had children including John Heath Yates. Francis Yates The Recusant passed away in 1588 in Tower of London, London, England for recusancy.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Francis Yates The Recusant entered the world in Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Yates, Lord of Berkshire and Lady Frances of Berkshire White (Whyte).
  • Francis Yates The Recusant married Elizabeth Hatfield\Hatfielde, and had children including John Heath Yates.
  • Francis Yates The Recusant passed away in 1588 in Tower of London, London, England for recusancy.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Berkshire
1509 – 1565
Birth Location: Lyford Grange, Buckland, Berkshire, England
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Lady (Whyte)
1516 – 1584
Birth Location: Lyford, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hatfield\Hatfielde
1570 – 1659
Birth Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

John Yates
1581 – 1648
Birth Location: Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England
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Francis Yates's Ancestors

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Francis Yates
1545 – 1588
Birth Place: Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Yates, Lord of Berkshire
1509 – 1565
Lyford Grange, Buckland, Berkshire, England
Lady (Frances of Berkshire White) (Whyte)
1516 – 1584
Lyford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Yates's Descendants

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Francis Yates (Jan 1545 – Jun 1588) m. Elizabeth Hatfield\Hatfielde (1570 – 1659)
  1. 1. John (Heath) Yates (24 Nov 1581 – 15 Jun 1648)
    1. 1. Richard Yates (1625 – 21 May 1679) m. Jane Smith (Abt. 1580 – abt 1666)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Yates (1650 – 1704) m. Marmaduke Etheridge (1648 – 1716)
        1. 1. Jane (Cheraw) Indian (1675 – Feb 1735) m. Thomas Etheridge (1673 – 1736)

Francis Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1545
Jan 1545
Birth of Francis Yates The Recusant in Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England
Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England
1588
Jun 1588
Age 43
Death of Francis Yates The Recusant in Tower of London, London, England for recusancy
Tower of London, London, England for recusancy

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1545
    Event Place: Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1588
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England for recusancy
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