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Richard Howland 1540–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex

Death Date: 23 June 1600

Death Location: Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Rodger Vaughan

Mother: Sybil Higgins

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The story of Richard Howland began in 1540 in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex. Richard Howland passed away in 1600 in Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Howland began in 1540 in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex.
  • Richard Howland passed away in 1600 in Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Richard Howland's Ancestors

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Richard Howland
1540–1600
Birth Place: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
Parents
Rodger Oliver Vaughan
1511–1568
Newport Pond, London, England
Sybil Higgins
1502–1558
Hergest, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Watkin Vaughn
1460–1518
Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Sibil (Elizabeth) Baskersville
1464–1546
Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Higgins
1464–1530
Boycott, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Alice Meredith
1468–1550
Boycott, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
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Richard Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Richard Howland in Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex
1600
23 June 1600
Age 60
Death of Richard Howland in Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Newport Pond, Saffron Walden, Essex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1600
    Event Place: Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

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