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Richard Broughton 1531–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1635

Death Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Father: THOMAS Broughton

Mother: Margaret Acton

Spouse(s): Eleanor Ruggeley

Children(s): ##Edward -Esquire

The story of Richard Broughton began in 1531 in Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England. Richard Broughton married Eleanor Ruggeley, and had children including Edward Butler Broughton Esquire. Richard Broughton passed away in 1635 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Broughton began in 1531 in Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England.
  • Richard Broughton married Eleanor Ruggeley, and had children including Edward Butler Broughton Esquire.
  • Richard Broughton passed away in 1635 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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Children(s)

Richard Broughton's Ancestors

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Richard Broughton
1531–1635
Birth Place: Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Parents
THOMAS Broughton* (Brockton) decended of the house of Broughton of Broughton
1506–1561
Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Margaret (Isabel) Acton
1490–1562
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Baughton
1468–1546
Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Sandford
1472–
Sandford, Oswestry, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Broughton's Descendants

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Richard Broughton (1531–1635) m. Eleanor Ruggeley (Abt 1530–1600)
  1. 1. ##Edward (Butler Broughton) -Esquire 1560–1592 m. ##Anne Dixwell 1565–1640
    1. 1. Lady (Helen Ellen Brocton of Broughton Hall, Lady of Wolseley) Hall 1586–1638 m. Thomas Wolseley 1564–1630
      1. 1. Col. (Devereux) Wolseley 1617–1648 m. Elizabeth Zouche 1615–1663
        1. 1. Anne Wolseley 1645–1685 m. Thomas ((Rev Dr)) Knipe 1639–1711

Richard Broughton's Timeline

7 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Richard Broughton in Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
1535
ABT 1535
Age 4
Richard Broughton was married in Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Longdon, Staffordshire, England
1542
Bef 1542
Age 11
Richard Broughton was married in of,,England
of,,England
1549
Abt. 1549
Age 18
Richard Broughton was married in Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Longdon, Staffordshire, England
1551
Abt 1551
Age 20
Richard Broughton was married in Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
1564
Abt. 1564
Age 33
Richard Broughton was married in England
England
1635
1635
Age 104
Death of Richard Broughton in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1535
    Event Place: Longdon, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef 1542
    Event Place: of,,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1549
    Event Place: Longdon, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1551
    Event Place: Of, Longdon, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1564
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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