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Richard Clarke 1500–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Hingham,Norfolk,England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1557

Death Location: Hingham,Norfolk,England

Father: Sir Huntingdonshire

Mother: Alicia SMYTHE

Spouse(s): Margaret Egglesfield

Children(s): Lady Clarke, Thomas Clark

Richard Clarke was born in 1500 in Hingham,Norfolk,England, the child of Sir Richard Clark Of Huntingdonshire And Alicia Smythe. Richard Clarke married Margaret Rose Egglesfield, and had children including Lady Colette Clarke, Thomas Clark. Richard Clarke passed away in 1557 in Hingham,Norfolk,England.

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Biography

  • Richard Clarke was born in 1500 in Hingham,Norfolk,England, the child of Sir Richard Clark Of Huntingdonshire And Alicia Smythe.
  • Richard Clarke married Margaret Rose Egglesfield, and had children including Lady Colette Clarke, Thomas Clark.
  • Richard Clarke passed away in 1557 in Hingham,Norfolk,England.

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Richard Clarke's Ancestors

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Richard Clarke
1500–1557
Birth Place: Hingham,Norfolk,England
Parents
Sir Richard Clark of Huntingdonshire
1463–1524
Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
Alicia SMYTHE
1474–1576
Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
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Richard Clarke's Descendants

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Richard Clarke (1500–20 Aug 1557) m. Margaret (Rose) Egglesfield (1505–20 Apr 1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Colette) Clarke 1520–1593 m. Sir (William I van Villiers, Lord van) Brooksby 1515–1558
    1. 1. Sir (George High Sheriff Leicestershire) Villiers 1544–1605 m. Mary, (Countess of Buckingham,) Beaumont 1570–1632
      1. 1. Sir (John Vicount Purbeck) VILLARS 1591–1656 m. Elizabeth Villars 1619– m. Frances (Coke) Wright 1599–1645
        1. 1. Robert Villiers 1624–1675 m. Elizabeth (Danvers) Villiers 1629–1709
  2. 2. Thomas Clark 1531–1593

Richard Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Richard Clarke in Hingham,Norfolk,England
Hingham,Norfolk,England
1557
20 Aug 1557
Age 57
Death of Richard Clarke in Hingham,Norfolk,England
Hingham,Norfolk,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Hingham,Norfolk,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: Nowich - Index To Wills, Consistory Court of Norwich, 1550-1603

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1557
    Event Place: Hingham,Norfolk,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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