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Richard Kirby 1541 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Horham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1603

Death Location: Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Thore

Mother: Lady Machel

Spouse(s): Lady Halse

Children(s): Ann Kerby

Richard Kirby was born in 1541 in Horham, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Gilbert Wharton, Knight of Kirkby Thore and Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel. Richard Kirby married Lady Mary Halse, and had children including Ann Kirby Kerby. Richard Kirby passed away in 1603 in Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Kirby was born in 1541 in Horham, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Gilbert Wharton, Knight of Kirkby Thore and Lady Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe Machel.
  • Richard Kirby married Lady Mary Halse, and had children including Ann Kirby Kerby.
  • Richard Kirby passed away in 1603 in Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Kirby's Ancestors

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Richard Kirby
1541 – 1603
Birth Place: Horham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Gilbert Wharton, Knight of Kirkby Thore
1494 – 1551
Kirkbythore, Westmoreland, England
Lady (Catherine Elizabeth Crackenthorpe) Machel
1510 – 1560
St Peter, Westcheap, London, England
Grandparents
John Machell
1485 – 1558
Crackenthorpe, Westmorland, England
Mary Crackenthorpe
1450 – 1560
Crakenthorpe, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Kirby's Descendants

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Richard Kirby (1541 – 20 Jan 1603) m. Lady (Mary) Halse (1559 – 1580)
  1. 1. Ann (Kirby) Kerby (1579 – 1609) m. Robert (Daye) Dey (1563 – 24 Oct 1628)
    1. 1. Ursula Day (1588 – 7 Apr 1672) m. William Bourne (11 Jun 1586 – 29 Sep 1634)
      1. 1. Elisha Bourne (Abt. 1600 – 1706) m. Lady (Elizabeth Rose) Collyer (1605 – 8 Oct 1668)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bourne (24 Apr 1569 – 8 Oct 1668) m. Capt (John) Welles (1621 – 7 Aug 1659)

Richard Kirby's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Richard Kirby in Horham, Suffolk, England
Horham, Suffolk, England
1603
20 Jan 1603
Age 62
Death of Richard Kirby in Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States
Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States
1603
18 Jan 1603
Age 62
Burial of Richard Kirby in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Horham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1603
    Event Place: Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1603
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

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