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Richard Newman 1525 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 JAN 1574

Death Location: Jan, Bari, Somalia

Father: Robert Newman

Mother: Helen Metcalf

Spouse(s): Joan Weech

Children(s): Robert Newman, Richard Newman, Edith Newman, Jeffery Newman, Elizabeth Newman, Katherine Newman, Annys Newman

Richard Newman was born in 1525 in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Arnold Newman and Helen Alice Christiana Metcalf. Richard Newman married Joan Weech, and had children including Robert Newman, Richard Newman, Edith Newman, Jeffery Newman, Elizabeth Newman, Katherine Newman, Annys Newman. Richard Newman passed away in 1574 in Jan, Bari, Somalia.

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Biography

  • Richard Newman was born in 1525 in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Arnold Newman and Helen Alice Christiana Metcalf.
  • Richard Newman married Joan Weech, and had children including Robert Newman, Richard Newman, Edith Newman, Jeffery Newman, Elizabeth Newman, Katherine Newman, Annys Newman.
  • Richard Newman passed away in 1574 in Jan, Bari, Somalia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Newman
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Helen Metcalf
1504 – 1583
Birth Location: Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Weech
1529 – 1574
Birth Location: Musgrave, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Children(s)

Robert Newman
1552 – 1633
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Newman
1552 – 1600
Birth Location: Queen Camel, Somerset, England
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Edith Newman
1554 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Jeffery Newman
1558 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Newman
1560 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
EN
Katherine Newman
1562 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Annys Newman
1564 –
Birth Location: Witnesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AN

Richard Newman's Ancestors

Self
Richard Newman
1525 – 1574
Birth Place: Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Arnold Newman
1500 – 1558
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Helen (Alice Christiana) Metcalf
1504 – 1583
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Richard Newman
1477 –
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Christian Kerly
1479 –
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Michael Metcalf
1469 – 1564
Fifehead Magdalen, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Elwyn
1470 – 1540
Fifehead Magdalen, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
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Amy Thursby
1547 – 1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Thursby
1520 – 1581
Mary Newton
1523 – 1560

Richard Newman's Descendants

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Richard Newman (1525 – 24 JAN 1574) m. Joan Weech (1529 – 1574)
  1. 1. Robert Newman (1552 – 25 OCT 1633) m. Elizabeth Gyles (1553 – 1611)
  2. 2. Richard Newman (1552 – 1600) m. Agatha (de la) Pole (1556 – 1606)
    1. 1. Mary Newman (ABT 1580 – AFT 1620) m. John Hodges (ABT 1580 – 1623)
    2. 2. Humphrey Newman (ABT 1582 – 25 JUL 1664) m. Dorothy Phillips (ABT 1586 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Newman (15 APR 1579 – 1627) m. Nicholas Latham (ABT 1569 – 1651)
        1. 1. Jane Latham (1605 – 27 APR 1682) m. Philip Taber (1 SEP 1604 – 11 DEC 1672)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Latham (1610 – 16 SEP 1679) m. Thomas Kent (ABT 1609 – 16 SEP 1679)
        3. 3. Paget Latham (11 NOV 1611 – 30 MAY 1612)
        4. 4. Cary Latham (30 MAY 1612 – circa May 1685) m. Elizabeth Masters (ABT 1612 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Latham (1615 – 1616)
        6. 6. Catherine Latham (1 APR 1615 – ) m. William Garnet (ABT 1615 – AFT 1641) m. John Forward (ABT 1612 – ) m. <Living>
        7. 7. Paget Latham (18 MAY 1617 – 30 MAY 1617)
        8. 8. Jane Latham (1619 – )
        9. 9. John Latham (29 JUL 1621 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Newman (ABT 1610 – )
      3. 3. Dorothie Newman (ABT 1611 – )
      4. 4. Richard Newman (ABT 1612 – 4 MAR 1679) m. Mary Cave (ABT 1624 – 1650) m. Sarah French (ABT 1616 – )
      5. 5. Jane Newman (ABT 1615 – )
      6. 6. Humphrey Newman (ABT 1617 – ) m. Elizabeth Ruby (ABT 1624 – )
      7. 7. Agatha Newman (ABT 1618 – ) m. Roger Nichols (ABT 1618 – )
      8. 8. James Newman (ABT 1620 – ) m. Edith Corpe (ABT 1620 – ) m. James Newman (ABT 1620 – ) m. <Living>
      9. 9. John Newman (ABT 1624 – )
      10. 10. Robert Newman (ABT 1626 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Newman (ABT 1584 – AFT 1615) m. William Cheever (1584 – 6 JAN 1614)
    4. 4. Jane Newman (1586 – ) m. Richard Putnam (1578 – ) m. John Baker (1586 – ) m. John Wasoyn
  3. 3. Edith Newman (ABT 1554 – )
  4. 4. Jeffery Newman (ABT 1558 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Newman (ABT 1560 – )
  6. 6. Katherine Newman (ABT 1562 – )
  7. 7. Annys Newman (ABT 1564 – )

Richard Newman's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Richard Newman in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England
Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England
1574
24 JAN 1574
Age 49
Death of Richard Newman in Jan, Bari, Somalia
Jan, Bari, Somalia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1574
    Event Place: Jan, Bari, Somalia
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