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Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton 1501–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1551

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

Father: Richard OVDEN

Mother: Johanna Ovendon

Spouse(s): 13th Haigh, Alice Best, Margarita Best

Children(s): Henricus I

Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton was born in 1501 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Richard Vicar Of Narden Best De Ovden And Johanna Rici Ovendon. Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton married 13Th Mggm Johanna Haigh, Alice Best, Joan Parker, Margarita Sonderlond Best, and had children including Henricus Henry Best I. Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton passed away in 1551 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton was born in 1501 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Richard Vicar Of Narden Best De Ovden And Johanna Rici Ovendon.
  • Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton married 13Th Mggm Johanna Haigh, Alice Best, Joan Parker, Margarita Sonderlond Best, and had children including Henricus Henry Best I.
  • Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton passed away in 1551 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Brereton's Ancestors

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Richard Brereton
1501–1551
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Richard (Vicar of Narden) BEST de OVDEN
1475–1544
Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Johanna (Rici) Ovendon
1480–1544
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Richard Brereton's Descendants

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Richard (Henry Best, Lord of) Brereton (1501–1551) m. 13th (MGGM Johanna) Haigh (1505–6 September 1545) m. Alice Best (Abt 1501–8 Nov 1551) m. Margarita (Sonderlond) Best (1502–May)
  1. 1. Henricus ('Henry' Best) I 1528–1572

Richard Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
1551
1551
Age 50
Death of Richard Henry Best, Lord of Brereton 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: 1501
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Narford, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

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