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Richard W Gilbert 1535 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Somersham, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Gilbert

Mother: Lydia Lathrop

Spouse(s): Anne Cortnoll

Children(s): Dorothy Gilbert

Richard W Gilbert was born in 1535 in Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Robert Gilbert and Lydia Lathrop. Richard W Gilbert married Anne Cortnoll, and had children including Dorothy Ormonde Maria Gilbert. Richard W Gilbert passed away in 1578 in Somersham, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Richard W Gilbert was born in 1535 in Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Robert Gilbert and Lydia Lathrop.
  • Richard W Gilbert married Anne Cortnoll, and had children including Dorothy Ormonde Maria Gilbert.
  • Richard W Gilbert passed away in 1578 in Somersham, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gilbert
1509 – 1546
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
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Lydia Lathrop
1525 – 1590
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Cortnoll
1545 – 1575
Birth Location: Little Preston, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Gilbert
1564 – 1589
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Richard Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gilbert
1535 – 1578
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Gilbert
1509 – 1546
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Lydia Lathrop
1525 – 1590
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Gilbert
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gilbert's Descendants

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Richard (W) Gilbert (1535 – 1578) m. Anne Cortnoll (Abt. 1545 – 1575)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Ormonde Maria) Gilbert (1564 – 1589) m. Sir (John de Cymru) Wynne (1565 – 1632)
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy M. Colbert de) Cymru (1585 – 1653) m. John (David) Thomas (1586 – 1661)
      1. 1. John Thomas (1628 – 1655) m. Elinor (\ Eleanor Ellen) Thompson (1633 – 1688)
        1. 1. Richard Thomas (1648 – Apr 1667) m. Elizabeth (Sanders) (Thomas) (1650 – 1685)
    2. 2. Dorothy (JG) Cymru (1585 – 1683)
    3. 3. Dorothy (de) Cymru ( – 1653)

Richard Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Richard W Gilbert in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1578
1578
Age 43
Death of Richard W Gilbert in Somersham, Suffolk, England
Somersham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Somersham, Suffolk, England
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