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Richard Bridger 1525 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1525

Birth Location: Godalming, Surrey, England

Death Date: 28 Mar 1598

Death Location: Salisbury, Devon, England

Father: Sir Bridger

Mother: Lady Budgen

Spouse(s): Margery Elliott

Children(s): Joane Bridger

Richard Bridger was born in 1525 in Godalming, Surrey, England, the child of Sir Henry Bridger and Lady Elizabeth Budgen. Richard Bridger married Margery Elliott, and had children including Joane Bridger. Richard Bridger passed away in 1598 in Salisbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Bridger was born in 1525 in Godalming, Surrey, England, the child of Sir Henry Bridger and Lady Elizabeth Budgen.
  • Richard Bridger married Margery Elliott, and had children including Joane Bridger.
  • Richard Bridger passed away in 1598 in Salisbury, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bridger
1502 – 1531
Birth Location: Godalming, Surrey, England
SB
Lady Budgen
1502 – 1559
Birth Location: Godalming, Surrey, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Margery Elliott
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Godalming, Surrey, England
ME

Children(s)

Joane Bridger
1554 – 1621
Birth Location: Dorking, Surrey, England
JB

Richard Bridger's Ancestors

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Richard Bridger
1525 – 1598
Birth Place: Godalming, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Henry Bridger
1502 – 1531
Godalming, Surrey, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Budgen
1502 – 1559
Godalming, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Molyneux, 9th Earl of Huntly, Lord of) Sefton
1481 – 1548
Sefton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (fitzGervase) Clifton
1479 – 1547
Sefton, Lancashire, England
John Budgen
1440 – 1558
England, United Kingdom
Lady (Salome) Whale
1460 – 1575
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Bridger's Descendants

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Richard Bridger (12 Feb 1525 – 28 Mar 1598) m. Margery Elliott (1530 – 05 Nov 1597)
  1. 1. Joane Bridger (12 Aug 1554 – 15 Mar 1621) m. John Mullins (1550 – 04 Feb 1598)
    1. 1. William Mullins (Abt. 1572 – 21 Feb 1620/1) m. Alice _____ (1575 – Abt. Apr 1621)
      1. 1. Priscilla Mullins (1600 – Aft. 1651) m. John Alden (Abt. 1599 – 12 Sep 1687)
        1. 1. Ruth Alden (1634 – 12 Oct 1674)

Richard Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1525
12 Feb 1525
Birth of Richard Bridger in Godalming, Surrey, England
Godalming, Surrey, England
1598
28 Mar 1598
Age 73
Death of Richard Bridger in Salisbury, Devon, England
Salisbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1525
    Event Place: Godalming, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1598
    Event Place: Salisbury, Devon, England
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