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Richard French 1561–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, , England

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Lady Higham

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Richard French was born in 1561 in Bath, Somerset, , England, the child of Thomas French And Lady Bridget Elizabeth Higham. Richard French passed away in 1589 in Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Richard French was born in 1561 in Bath, Somerset, , England, the child of Thomas French And Lady Bridget Elizabeth Higham.
  • Richard French passed away in 1589 in Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England.

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Richard French's Ancestors

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Richard French
1561–1589
Birth Place: Bath, Somerset, , England
Parents
Thomas French
1530–1599
Weathersfield, Essex, England
Lady (Bridget Elizabeth) Higham
1535–1599
Higham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Theophilus) French
1480–1567
Saffron Walden, Arkesden, Essex, England
Anne (L) Brandon
1517–1590
Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Sir (John Thomas) Heigham
1503–1554
Higham, Suffolk, England
Phyllis Waldegrave
1508–1579
Smallbridge, Bures, Suffolkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Waldegrave
1475–1528
Lady Hawstead
1480–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard French's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Richard French in Bath, Somerset, , England
Bath, Somerset, , England
1589
1589
Age 28
Death of Richard French in Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England
Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Sheptonbeacham, Somerset, England

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