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Richard Sheldon 1525 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1555

Death Location: Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Sheldon

Mother: Margaret Barker

Spouse(s): Margarete\Margaret Barker

Children(s): Lord Sheldon

In 1525, Richard Sheldon entered the world in Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, born to John Sheldon and Margaret Hollingsworth Barker. Richard Sheldon married Margarete\Margaret Hollingsworth Barker, and had children including Lord Richard aka Ralph Sheldon. Richard Sheldon passed away in 1555 in Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Richard Sheldon entered the world in Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, born to John Sheldon and Margaret Hollingsworth Barker.
  • Richard Sheldon married Margarete\Margaret Hollingsworth Barker, and had children including Lord Richard aka Ralph Sheldon.
  • Richard Sheldon passed away in 1555 in Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Sheldon's Ancestors

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Richard Sheldon
1525 – 1555
Birth Place: Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Sheldon
1495 – 1572
Bakewell, Derbys, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Hollingsworth) Barker
1505 – 1558
Bakewell, Ashford, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Sheldon's Descendants

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Richard Sheldon (1525 – Mar 1555) m. Margarete\Margaret (Hollingsworth) Barker (1529 – 26 Aug 1545)
  1. 1. Lord (Richard aka Ralph) Sheldon (30 Sep 1550 – 30 Sep 1623) m. Dorothy (Alsop Sheldon) Hurte (1525 – 23 Jul 1580)
    1. 1. Lord (Roger) Sheldon (30 Sep 1550 – 30 Sep 1623) m. Helen Woodcock (11 Aug 1561 – 30 Sep 1628)
      1. 1. Arthur Sheldon (10 Jan 1576 – 10 Jun 1651) m. Barbara Woodcock (1575 – 1615)
        1. 1. Radulphus ("Ralph") Sheldon (Jan 1605 – 15 January 1651)

Richard Sheldon's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Richard Sheldon in Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
1545
26 Aug 1545
Age 20
Richard Sheldon was married in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1555
Mar 1555
Age 30
Death of Richard Sheldon in Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 32
Richard Sheldon was married in Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1545
    Event Place: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1555
    Event Place: Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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