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Richard Brereton 1542–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Handford, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn

Father: Randal Brereton

Mother: Eleanor Hatton

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Richard Brereton was born in 1542 in Handford, Cheshire, England, the child of Randal Brereton And Eleanor Lady Of Cheshire Dutton Of Hatton. Richard Brereton passed away in 1557 in Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn.

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  • Richard Brereton was born in 1542 in Handford, Cheshire, England, the child of Randal Brereton And Eleanor Lady Of Cheshire Dutton Of Hatton.
  • Richard Brereton passed away in 1557 in Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn.

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Richard Brereton's Ancestors

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Richard Brereton
1542–1557
Birth Place: Handford, Cheshire, England
Parents
Randal Brereton
1485–1530
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor (Lady of Cheshire Dutton of) Hatton
1484–1531
Derby, Derbyshire, England, or Hatton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William de Brereton,"Knight Bachelor" URIAN BRERETON, Lord of Handforth "Builder of Handforth) Hall"
1506–1577
Brereton Hall, Brereton Green, , Clifton, South, Cheshire, England
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Richard Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Richard Brereton in Handford, Cheshire, England
Handford, Cheshire, England
1557
1557
Age 15
Death of Richard Brereton in Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn
Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Handford, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Tower Hill, London beheaded for high treason; accused of adultery and conspiracy with Queen Anne Boleyn

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