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Richard Harris 1520 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1520

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1571

Death Location: Margaretting, Essex, England

Father: William Harris

Mother: Joanna Cooke

Spouse(s): Hellen Gyn

Children(s):

1520 marked the beginning of Richard Harris's life in Essex, England, to parents William Harris and Joanna Cooke. Eventually, Richard Harris married Hellen Gyn. Richard Harris passed in 1571 at Margaretting, Essex, England.

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Parents

William Harris
1490 – 1556
Birth Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
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Joanna Cooke
1500 – 1572
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Hellen Gyn
1521 – 1588
Birth Location: Sandwich St Mary, Sandwich, Kent, England
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1520
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Margaretting, Essex, England
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