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Richard BENTLEY 1554–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1554

Birth Location: Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK

Death Date: 10 Jun 1606

Death Location: St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Father: Edward Bentley

Mother: Alicia Hardye

Spouse(s): Margaret Scott

Children(s): Margaret Bentley

Richard BENTLEY was born in 1554 in Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK, the child of Edward Bentley And Alicia Elizabeth Hardye. Richard BENTLEY married Margaret Scott, and had children including Margaret Bentley. Richard BENTLEY passed away in 1606 in St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Biography

  • Richard BENTLEY was born in 1554 in Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK, the child of Edward Bentley And Alicia Elizabeth Hardye.
  • Richard BENTLEY married Margaret Scott, and had children including Margaret Bentley.
  • Richard BENTLEY passed away in 1606 in St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Richard BENTLEY's Ancestors

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Richard BENTLEY
1554–1606
Birth Place: Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
Parents
Edward Bentley
1529–1592
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alicia (Elizabeth) Hardye
1535–1582
Halifax Yorkshire England
Grandparents
Johes BENTLEY
1504–1540
Shelf, High Bentley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–1566
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
William (Eversley) Hardy
1502–1563
Askerswell, Dorset, England
Alice Normanton
1502–1586
Ash, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1475–1527
Isabel Brookhouse
1473–1503
Sir Waterhouse.
1476–1533
Lady Rishworth
1474–1542
Thomas Hardy
1480–1540
Christiana Nee
1480–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard BENTLEY's Descendants

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Richard BENTLEY (17 Aug 1554–10 Jun 1606) m. Margaret Scott (1560–10 Oct 1634)
  1. 1. Margaret Bentley 1578–1627 m. Henry Arnold 1574–1629
    1. 1. Florence (Mathilda) Arnold 1603– m. William Jackson 1599–1654
      1. 1. William Jackson 1627–1724 m. Elizabeth (Elinor) Minor 1625–1678
        1. 1. Susannah (Abigail) Jackson 1664–1689 m. Peter Shelton 1659–1718

Richard BENTLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1554
17 Aug 1554
Birth of Richard BENTLEY in Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
1606
10 Jun 1606
Age 52
Death of Richard BENTLEY in St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1554
    Event Place: Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1606
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

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