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Richard Drake 1517–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1517

Birth Location: St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: abt 1608

Death Location: Doddigton Register

Father: John Sheriff

Mother: Lady Cole

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Richard Drake was born in 1517 in St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England, the child of John Drake V Knight Of Ashe Exmouth Lord High Sheriff And Lady Margaret Cole. Richard Drake passed away in 1608 in Doddigton Register.

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Biography

  • Richard Drake was born in 1517 in St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England, the child of John Drake V Knight Of Ashe Exmouth Lord High Sheriff And Lady Margaret Cole.
  • Richard Drake passed away in 1608 in Doddigton Register.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheriff
1474–1554
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Lady Cole
1476–1554
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Drake's Ancestors

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Richard Drake
1517–1608
Birth Place: St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Drake V. Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Lady (Margaret) Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Abt. 1517
Birth of Richard Drake in St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England
St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England
1608
abt 1608
Age 91
Death of Richard Drake in Doddigton Register
Doddigton Register

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1517
    Event Place: St. Peter, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1608
    Event Place: Doddigton Register
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