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Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England 1496–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1496

Birth Location: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 12 June 1567

Death Location: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Richard Rich

Mother: Joan Dingley

Spouse(s): Lady Leighs)

Children(s): Audrey Rich

Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England was born in 1496 in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Richard Rich And Joan Dingley. Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England married Lady Elizabeth Jenkes Lady Leighs, and had children including Audrey Ethelreda Rich. Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England passed away in 1567 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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  • Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England was born in 1496 in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Richard Rich And Joan Dingley.
  • Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England married Lady Elizabeth Jenkes Lady Leighs, and had children including Audrey Ethelreda Rich.
  • Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England passed away in 1567 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Richard England's Ancestors

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Richard England
1496–1567
Birth Place: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Richard Rich
1470–1505
London, England
Joan Dingley
1472–1567
London, England
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Richard England's Descendants

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Richard (Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of) England (May 1496–12 June 1567) m. Lady (Elizabeth Jenkes (Lady) Leighs) (1510–27 Jun 1556)
  1. 1. Audrey (Ethelreda) Rich 1535–1567 m. Sir (Robert Drury of) Hawstead 1524–1558
    1. 1. Dorothy Drury 1556–1598 m. Edward (Barnes) Esq. 1544–1615
      1. 1. Abigail Barnes 1564–1645 m. Robert (Wilson Wylson) Wilsone 1562–1645
        1. 1. Isabell (Elizabeth "Alice") Wilson 1588–1690 m. Sir (Richard de) Hardy 1567–1645

Richard England's Timeline

2 Records

1496
May 1496
Birth of Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
1567
12 June 1567
Age 71
Death of Richard Rich 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England in Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England
Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1496
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Herts., Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1567
    Event Place: Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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