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Richard Morton 1511–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1573

Death Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Morton

Mother: Lady Shropshire

Spouse(s): Lady Charleton

Children(s): Margaret Morton

The story of Richard Morton began in 1511 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. Richard Morton married Lady Cecily Verch Charleton, and had children including Margaret Morton. Richard Morton passed away in 1573 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Morton began in 1511 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Morton married Lady Cecily Verch Charleton, and had children including Margaret Morton.
  • Richard Morton passed away in 1573 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Morton
1477–1562
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Lady Shropshire
1481–1563
Birth Location: Haddon, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Charleton
1506–1607
Birth Location: Apley, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Morton
1527–1561
Birth Location: Haughton, Shropshire, England
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Richard Morton's Ancestors

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Richard Morton
1511–1573
Birth Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Robert Morton
1477–1562
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrix Folgamsbe-de Vernon\Vernon-Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet-van Shropshire, Countess of) Shropshire
1481–1563
Haddon, Derbyshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Morton's Descendants

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Richard Morton (1511–Jun 1573) m. Lady (Cecily Verch) Charleton (1506–20 Apr 1607)
  1. 1. Margaret Morton 1527–1561 m. William (III Fowke) Iii 1530–1558 m. John (Roger Foulke (Faulk)) Fowke 1498–1547 m. Sir (Roger Bradshaw Fowke 5th Lord) Brewood 1525–1576
    1. 1. Joyce Fowke 1541–1566 m. Sir (William Walter) Grosvenor 1540–1590
      1. 1. Sir (Gawen de Sutton) Grosvenor 1566–1626 m. Lady (Dorothy) Pudsey 1557–1640 m. Dorothy Pudsey 1580–
        1. 1. Lady (Winifred) Grosvenor 1605–1676 m. Thomas Corbin 1594–1638
        2. 2. Lady (Winifred) Grosvenor 1590–1676
        3. 3. Lady (Winifred) GROSVENOR 1605–1676
        4. 4. Alice Eltonhead 1627–1684
        5. 5. Lord (Thomas of Hall End) Grosvenor 1586–
        6. 6. Catherine Grosvenor 1598–1643
        7. 7. Gawen Grosvenor 1596–1660
        8. 8. Job Grosvenor 1594–1669
        9. 9. Sir (Fouke) Grosvenor 1592–1652
      2. 2. Ames Grosvenor 1568–
    2. 2. William Fowke 1558–1558
    3. 3. Jane Fowke 1559–1590
    4. 4. Jane Fowke 1558–1590
    5. 5. Roger Fowke 1550–1594
    6. 6. Elizabeth Flowke 1548–1608
    7. 7. Katherine Fowke 1556–
    8. 8. Francis Fowke 1560–1575

Richard Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1511
Birth of Richard Morton in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1573
Jun 1573
Age 62
Death of Richard Morton in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1573
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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