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Richard Allen 1502–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: January 1558

Death Location: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Alleyne

Mother: Lady Pelesholle

Spouse(s): Mary Hedd, Margaret Leigh

Children(s): Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen, Richard Allen

In 1502, Richard Allen entered the world in Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Knight Richard Merchant Lord Mayor Alleyne And Lady Agnes Pelesholle. Richard Allen married Margaret Leigh, Mary Ann Hedd, and had children including Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen, Richard Allen. Richard Allen passed away in 1558 in Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Richard Allen entered the world in Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir Knight Richard Merchant Lord Mayor Alleyne And Lady Agnes Pelesholle.
  • Richard Allen married Margaret Leigh, Mary Ann Hedd, and had children including Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen, Richard Allen.
  • Richard Allen passed away in 1558 in Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Richard Allen's Ancestors

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Richard Allen
1502–1558
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Richard 'Merchant + Lord Mayor' Alleyne
1470–1527
Chartley Manor, Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes) Pelesholle
1475–1536
Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Allen's Descendants

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Richard Allen (1502–January 1558) m. Mary (Ann) Hedd (1500–11 Jul 1567) m. Margaret Leigh (1506–1538)
  1. 1. Anthony Allen 1542–
  2. 2. Ralph Allen 1532–
  3. 3. Richard Allen 1536–1599

Richard Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Richard Allen in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1558
January 1558
Age 56
Death of Richard Allen in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1558
    Event Place: 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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