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Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton 1596–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1596

Birth Location: Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 September 1652

Death Location: Witham Friary, Mendip District, Somerset, England

Father: Robert Hopton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Capel

Children(s):

In 1596, Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton entered the world in Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Hopton And Jane Jones. Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton married Elizabeth Lewin Capel. Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton passed away in 1652 in Witham Friary, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton entered the world in Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Hopton And Jane Jones.
  • Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton married Elizabeth Lewin Capel.
  • Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton passed away in 1652 in Witham Friary, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Stratton's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Stratton
1596–1652
Birth Place: Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Hopton
1579–1638
Grandparents
Sir (Arthur W) Hopton
1541–1607
Rachael Hall
1549–1629
Great-Grandparents
Owen Hopton
1519–1591
Anne Etchingham
1525–1599
Edward Hall
1519–1592
Anne Wiloughby
1504–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hopton
1489–1555
Lady Owen
1497–1524
Ann Everard
1487–1538
Francis Hall
1476–1534
Elizabeth Hall
1472–
Christopher Willoughby
1482–1526
Elizabeth Talboys
1495–1546

Ralph Stratton's Timeline

2 Records

1596
March 1596
Birth of Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton in Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1652
28 September 1652
Age 56
Death of Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton in Bruges, Belgium
Bruges, Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1596
    Event Place: Witham Friary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1652
    Event Place: Bruges, Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Witham Friary, Mendip District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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