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Richard May 1536–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 December 1588

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: Willem Waller

Mother: Elisabeth Hendley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Humphrey May, Katherine May

Richard May was born in 1536 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Willem Sir Waller And Elisabeth Hendley. Richard May married Elizabeth Mayo, Mary Hillersden, and had children including Humphrey May, Joane Maye, John Mayo, Katherine May, Mary Maye. Richard May passed away in 1588 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard May was born in 1536 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Willem Sir Waller And Elisabeth Hendley.
  • Richard May married Elizabeth Mayo, Mary Hillersden, and had children including Humphrey May, Joane Maye, John Mayo, Katherine May, Mary Maye.
  • Richard May passed away in 1588 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard May's Ancestors

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Richard May
1536–1588
Birth Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Willem Sir Waller
1495–1527
Groombridge, Kent
Elisabeth Hendley
1500–1567
Brenchley, Kent
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Hendley) MP
1504–1550
Copshorn Manor, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Helen (de) ASHBURNHAM
1480–
Ashburnham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard May's Descendants

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Richard May (1536–30 December 1588)
  1. 1. Humphrey May 1573–1630
  2. 2. Katherine May –1613

Richard May's Timeline

3 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Richard May in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1565
20 Jan 1565
Age 29
Richard May was baptized in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
1588
30 December 1588
Age 52
Death of Richard May in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Warborough, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD275 c_1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1588
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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