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Richard Fenton 1534–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Fenton

Mother: Agnes Smythe

Spouse(s): Jenetta Symkinson

Children(s):

Richard Fenton was born in 1534 in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Agnes Annie Smythe. Richard Fenton married Jenetta Joan Symkinson. Richard Fenton passed away in 1604 in Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Fenton was born in 1534 in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fenton And Agnes Annie Smythe.
  • Richard Fenton married Jenetta Joan Symkinson.
  • Richard Fenton passed away in 1604 in Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Fenton's Ancestors

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Richard Fenton
1534–1604
Birth Place: Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Fenton
1495–1549
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Agnes ("Annie") Smythe
1516–1552
Attercliffe, Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Fenton
1460–1549
Yorkshire, England
Elyse (Cecily) Sturton
1463–1549
Yorkshire, England
Lawrence (C) Smythe
1492–1548
Attercliffe, Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Shirecliffe
1496–1548
Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Stourton
1439–1536
Marie Leyton
1441–
John Smythe
1447–1526
Lady Bethal
1447–1510
Thomas Shirecliffe
1467–1516
Jennatta Gordon
1457–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stourton
1400–1462
Margaret Chideock
1411–1502
John Smythe
1356–1446
Millicent Laingham
1356–1447
Lawrence Bethal
1427–
Martha Durden
1430–1447

Richard Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Richard Fenton in Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1604
1604
Age 70
Death of Richard Fenton in Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Lees near Bingley, Yorkshire, England

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