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James Richards 1548 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1548

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 18 January 1608

Death Location: Taunton, Somersetshire, England

Father: Sir Ricketts\Ricards\Richards

Mother: Emotta Richards

Spouse(s): Lady Blake-Richards

Children(s): Eleanor Grimmond

According to available records, James Richards was born in 1548 in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, the child of Sir William Ricketts\Ricards\Richards and Emotta Richards. Following those early years, James Richards married Lady Alice Blake-Richards, and their family grew to include Eleanor Grimmond. In the later years of life, James Richards died in 1608 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Ricketts\Ricards\Richards
1515 – 1565
Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
SR
Emotta Richards
1490 – 1565
Birth Location: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
ER

Spouses(s)

Lady Blake-Richards
1554 – 1585
Birth Location: Over Stowey, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England
LB

Children(s)

Eleanor Grimmond
1572 – 1679
Birth Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, , England
EG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1548
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 January 1608
    Event Place: Taunton, Somersetshire, England
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