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Richard Best 1546–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1546

Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt 1597

Death Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry I

Mother: Marageta Mawd

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In 1546, Richard Best entered the world in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best I And Marageta Mawd. Richard Best passed away in 1597 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Richard Best entered the world in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best I And Marageta Mawd.
  • Richard Best passed away in 1597 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Best's Ancestors

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Richard Best
1546–1597
Birth Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best I
1527–1572
Warley Town, Hlifax, West Yorkshire, England
Marageta Mawd
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Best
1502–1551
Ovenden, Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Madame Jennet
1505–1544
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Johannes\John (Walter) Mawd\Maud
1502–1559
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Agnes Meade
1506–1554
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Meade
1485–1540
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Best's Timeline

2 Records

1546
abt 1546
Birth of Richard Best in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1597
abt 1597
Age 51
Death of Richard Best in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1546
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1597
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

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