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Richard "of Polestown" Butler 1395 – 1452 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1395

Birth Location: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 22 Aug 1452

Death Location: Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir Lord

Mother: Anne Welles

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Richard "of Polestown" Butler was born in 1395 in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Sir James Butler Ormond Lord and Anne Welles. Richard "of Polestown" Butler passed away in 1452 in Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Richard "of Polestown" Butler was born in 1395 in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Sir James Butler Ormond Lord and Anne Welles.
  • Richard "of Polestown" Butler passed away in 1452 in Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1395 – 1452
Birth Place: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler Ormond Lord
1362 – 1405
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Anne Welles
1359 – 1396
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN WELLES
1334 – 1361
North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
Maude (de) Ros
1328 – 1399
Helmsley, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Ros
1290 – 1342
Margery DeBadlesmere
1306 – 1363
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew DeBadlesmere
1275 – 1322
Margaret Clare
1281 – 1333

Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1395
13 Apr 1395
Birth of Richard "of Polestown" Butler in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
1452
22 Aug 1452
Age 57
Death of Richard "of Polestown" Butler in Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1395
    Event Place: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1452
    Event Place: Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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