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Humphrey Gilbert 1539–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1539

Birth Location: Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 September 1583

Death Location: At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Otho Gilbert

Mother: Katherine Champernowne

Spouse(s): Anne Aucher

Children(s): Raleigh Gilbert

The story of Humphrey Gilbert began in 1539 in Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Humphrey Gilbert married Anne Aucher, and had children including Raleigh Ager Gilbert. Humphrey Gilbert passed away in 1583 in At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Gilbert began in 1539 in Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • Humphrey Gilbert married Anne Aucher, and had children including Raleigh Ager Gilbert.
  • Humphrey Gilbert passed away in 1583 in At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otho Gilbert
1513–1547
Birth Location: Devon, England
OG
Katherine Champernowne
1519–1594
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
KC

Spouses(s)

Anne Aucher
1547–1631
Birth Location: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
AA

Children(s)

Raleigh Gilbert
1577–1634
Birth Location: Compton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
RG

Humphrey Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Gilbert
1539–1583
Birth Place: Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Otho Gilbert
1513–1547
Devon, England
Katherine Champernowne
1519–1594
Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Philip Champernowne
1479–1545
Modbury, South Hams District, Devon, England
Catherine Carew
1495–1546
Mohuns Ottery, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Champernowne
1458–1503
Margaret Courtenay
1459–1495
Edmund Carew
1460–1513
Catherine Huddesfield
1463–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Carew
–1470
Margaret Dinham
–1470
William Huddesfield
1436–1499
Jenet Bossam
1420–1478

Humphrey Gilbert's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey Gilbert (June 1539–9 September 1583) m. Anne Aucher (1547–11 May 1631)
  1. 1. Raleigh (Ager) Gilbert 1577–1634 m. Elizabeth Kelly 1590–1658
    1. 1. Humphrey (Kelly) Gilbert 1616–1658 m. Elizabeth (Kilimanjaro) 2 1620–1693
      1. 1. Martha Gilbert 1649–1693 m. Richard Coman 1659–1716
        1. 1. Mary Coman 1682–1710 m. David Hampton 1683–1710

Humphrey Gilbert's Timeline

3 Records

1539
June 1539
Birth of Humphrey Gilbert in Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1581
1581
Age 42
Humphrey Gilbert was married in 97, Devon, England, United Kingdom
97, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1583
9 September 1583
Age 44
Death of Humphrey Gilbert in At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1539
    Event Place: Greenway, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 1206
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1679578
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: 97, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Compton, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1583
    Event Place: At sea when his ship, The Squirrel, sank near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 1206
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1679578
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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