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Richard Cox Bishop of Ely 1499–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 JUL 1581

Death Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John obscure

Mother: Eme Richmond

Spouse(s): Jane 16G

Children(s): Joanna Cox, Margaret Cox, Jane Cox, John I, Rhoda Coxe, Ely Cox, Roger Coxe, Sir Cox, Eliza Haley, Racheal Cox, Dortythe Cox, Richard Cox, William Cox, Bishop (Cocke)

The story of Richard Cox Bishop of Ely began in 1499 in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Jane Auder Cox Turner 16G, and had children including Bishop John Cox Cocke, Dortythe Thomsone Cox, Eliza Jane Coxe Haley, Ely Cox, Jane Cox, Joanna Cox, John Coxe I, Margaret Alkin Cox, Racheal Cox, Rhoda Coxe, Richard Cox, Roger Coxe, Sir Richard Cox, William Cox. Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Cox Bishop of Ely began in 1499 in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Jane Auder Cox Turner 16G, and had children including Bishop John Cox Cocke, Dortythe Thomsone Cox, Eliza Jane Coxe Haley, Ely Cox, Jane Cox, Joanna Cox, John Coxe I, Margaret Alkin Cox, Racheal Cox, Rhoda Coxe, Richard Cox, Roger Coxe, Sir Richard Cox, William Cox.
  • Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Ely's Ancestors

Self
Richard Ely
1499–1581
Birth Place: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Coxe the obscure
1473–1516
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Eme (Agnes) Richmond
1477–1567
Draycott, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Belknap
1455–1517
Griffe, Warwickshire, England
Phillip (John Coxe\Cooke) III
1453–1497
England
Great-Grandparents
Henry 15-12
1428–1488
Margaret 15-12
1432–1488
John Cox
1434–1507
Alice Cox
1434–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1408–1465
Mary Boye
1408–1447
John I
1408–1465
John I
1408–1465

Richard Ely's Descendants

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Richard (Cox Bishop of) Ely (1499–22 JUL 1581) m. Jane (Auder (Cox) (Turner)) 16G (1 JAN 1504–22 JUL 1613)
  1. 1. Joanna Cox 1556–1626
  2. 2. Margaret (Alkin) Cox 1525–1617
  3. 3. Jane Cox 1560–1676
  4. 4. John (Coxe) I 1550–1589
  5. 5. Rhoda Coxe 1536–1604
  6. 6. Ely Cox 1534–1598
  7. 7. Roger Coxe 1534–1589
  8. 8. Sir (Richard) Cox 1528–1623
  9. 9. Eliza (Jane Coxe) Haley 1522–1595
  10. 10. Racheal Cox 1540–1607
  11. 11. Dortythe (Thomsone) Cox 1531–1581
  12. 12. Richard Cox 1552–1596
  13. 13. William Cox 1556–1607
  14. 14. Bishop (John Cox) (Cocke) 1551–1607 m. Alice Walsheer 1556–1607
    1. 1. Grace Cox 1582–1606
    2. 2. Alice (Anne Cox (Boyse Boyce) (Edloe) Edlow) 1590–1622
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Cox 1580–1666
    4. 4. Moses Cox 1565–1687
    5. 5. Margaret Cox 1577–1596
    6. 6. Michael (Elder) Cox 1575–1620
    7. 7. Anstice (Cox) (Pardee) 1587–1624
    8. 8. William (Robart Arrowhattox) COXE 1598–1656
    9. 9. John (Richmond) Cox 1569–1630 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1552– m. Elizabeth Wallfurlong 1575–1630 m. Lady (Mary Owain of) Orielton 1568–1650 m. MARY Kennon 1561–1636 m. Mary (Ann Kennon) Mundford 1561–1636 m. Elizabeth 1575–1635
      1. 1. Isaac Coxe 1590–1695
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Cox) (Carter) 1589–1596
      3. 3. Thomas Cocke 1616–
      4. 4. Jane Cocke 1604–1631
      5. 5. Margaret (Cox) (Crabtree) 1605–
      6. 6. Rowland Cocke 1592–
      7. 7. Eleanor Cocke 1591–1620
      8. 8. Frances Cocke 1590–1694
      9. 9. Alice Cox 1593–1594
      10. 10. Judith Cocke 1598–
      11. 11. Ursula Cocke 1594–
      12. 12. Dorthea (Mary Anne) Cocke 1609–1662
      13. 13. Anne Cox 1595–1605
      14. 14. Richard Cocke 1602–1665 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Aston 1609–1693 m. Temperance Bailey 1617–1652
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cocke 1635–1675
        2. 2. Edward Cocke 1641–1693
        3. 3. Maurice Cocke 1637–
        4. 4. James Cocke 1651–1708
        5. 5. William (William) Cocke 1630–1693
        6. 6. Thomas (Cocke Sr. Sr) Sr. 1638–1696
        7. 7. Richard Cocke 1639–1706
        8. 8. John Cocke 1647–1724
        9. 9. Martha Brown 1638–1692
        10. 10. Sarah Cocke 1632–1704
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Cocke(Montague)) minor 1636–1708 m. Doodes Minor 1640–1694
      15. 15. Elizabeth Cocke 1596–1596
      16. 16. Moses (Cox) Sr 1594–1687 m. Alice Wise 1620–1657 m. Prudence Marston 1622–1689
        1. 1. Moses (Cox) II 1649–
        2. 2. John Cox 1638–1657
        3. 3. Sarah Cox 1642–1682
        4. 4. Mary Cox 1644–1707
        5. 5. Rachel Cox 1642–1707 m. Thomas Rawlings 1641–1706 m. John Godfrey 1632–1697
      17. 17. William (Cocke) Cox 1597–1656 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hutchens 1612–1665
        1. 1. John Cox 1620–1712
        2. 2. Henry (Richard) Cox 1626–1695
        3. 3. JOHN ("FARLEY OF HARROWATTOCKS" COX (Coxe)) SR 1630–1692 m. Mrs Craddock 1640–1682 m. Mary (Elam Kennon) (Cannon) 1645–1693
        4. 4. William Cox 1625–1690

Richard Ely's Timeline

4 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
22 JUL 1581
Age 82
Richard Cox Bishop of Ely - Will in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
1581
1581
Age 82
Burial of Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
1581
22 JUL 1581
Age 82
Death of Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Rachell Cox, 1568.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: This informatio
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.Original data:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Chalmers, Alexander. The General B
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
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    [9] International, Find a Grave Index
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    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 September 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Robert Cox, 1539.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 June 2020), Richard Cox, 1581; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1581
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Rachell Cox, 1568.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: This informatio
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.Original data:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Chalmers, Alexander. The General B
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
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    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 January 2021, 00:21), entry for Bishop Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV4R-PQG
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 September 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Robert Cox, 1539.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Rachell Cox, 1568.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: This informatio
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.Original data:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Chalmers, Alexander. The General B
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 January 2021, 00:21), entry for Bishop Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV4R-PQG
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 September 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Robert Cox, 1539.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Rachell Cox, 1568.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: This informatio
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.Original data:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Chalmers, Alexander. The General B
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Coxe in entry for John Coxe, 1550.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 January 2021, 00:21), entry for Bishop Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV4R-PQG
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Coxe in entry for John Coxe, 1550.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 September 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Robert Cox, 1539.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 June 2020), Richard Cox, 1581; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 024001-026550
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 284P6
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    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 June 2020), Richard Cox, 1581; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1581
    Event Place: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 March 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Rachell Cox, 1568.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: This informatio
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.Original data:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Chalmers, Alexander. The General B
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [7] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 November 2018, 19:25), entry for Richard Cox Bishop Of Ely Thomson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQM-CJH
    [11] International, Find a Grave Index
    [12] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [14] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 January 2021, 00:21), entry for Bishop Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LV4R-PQG
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 September 2020), Richard Cox in entry for Robert Cox, 1539.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 June 2020), Richard Cox, 1581; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree, wikipedia
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [21] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [22] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [23] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [24] FamilySearch Family Tree

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