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Richard Fitton 1376–1437 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 9 Apr 1437

Death Location: Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Margaret Leigh

Spouse(s): Margaret Olton

Children(s):

In 1376, Richard Fitton entered the world in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Fitton Ii And Margaret Leigh. Richard Fitton married Margaret De Olton. Richard Fitton passed away in 1437 in Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1376, Richard Fitton entered the world in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Fitton Ii And Margaret Leigh.
  • Richard Fitton married Margaret De Olton.
  • Richard Fitton passed away in 1437 in Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Richard Fitton's Ancestors

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Richard Fitton
1376–1437
Birth Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Fitton II
1322–1396
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Margaret Leigh
1330–1379
Bechton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Fitton) I
1278–1335
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Orreby
1280–1346
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Peter (de Legh of) Bechton
1299–1360
Bucklow Hill, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (Elene de) Bechton
1297–1379
Bechton Newman, Cheshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Fitton's Timeline

2 Records

1376
1376
Birth of Richard Fitton in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
1437
9 Apr 1437
Age 61
Death of Richard Fitton in Sherborne, Dorset, England
Sherborne, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Fitton, person ID GJW1-Y7V.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1437
    Event Place: Sherborne, Dorset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Fitton, person ID GJW1-Y7V.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Fitton, person ID GJW1-Y7V.

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