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Richard Southwell 1496–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Woodrising, Norfork, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1563

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Southwell

Mother: Dorothea Southwell

Spouse(s): Thomasine Darcy, Lady Plattyn

Children(s): Lady Southwell

In 1496, Richard Southwell entered the world in Woodrising, Norfork, England, born to Sir Francis Southwell And Dorothea Tendring Southwell. Richard Southwell married Lady Maria Mary Darcy Of Plattyn, Thomasine Darcy, and had children including Lady Mary Southwell. Richard Southwell passed away in 1563 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1496, Richard Southwell entered the world in Woodrising, Norfork, England, born to Sir Francis Southwell And Dorothea Tendring Southwell.
  • Richard Southwell married Lady Maria Mary Darcy Of Plattyn, Thomasine Darcy, and had children including Lady Mary Southwell.
  • Richard Southwell passed away in 1563 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Southwell
1480–1513
Birth Location: Wood Rising, Norfolk, England
SS
Dorothea Southwell
1485–1520
Birth Location: Stoke-By-Nyland, Suffolk, England
DS

Spouses(s)

Thomasine Darcy
1497–1557
Birth Location: Danbury, Essex, England
TD
Lady Plattyn
1525–1540
Birth Location: Danbury, Essex, England or Plattyn, Meath, Ireland
LP

Children(s)

Lady Southwell
1506–1603
Birth Location: Ludgate Hill, London, Middlesex, England
LS

Richard Southwell's Ancestors

Self
Richard Southwell
1496–1563
Birth Place: Woodrising, Norfork, England
Parents
Sir Francis Southwell
1480–1513
Wood Rising, Norfolk, England
Dorothea ((Tendring)) Southwell
1485–1520
Stoke-By-Nyland, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Southwell's Descendants

1.
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Richard Southwell (1496–13 Jan 1563) m. Thomasine Darcy (1497–Jul 1557) m. Lady (Maria "Mary" Darcy, of) Plattyn (1525 or 30–btw. 1540-1565 or 1599)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Southwell 1506–1603 m. Thomas Sidney 1500–1533
    1. 1. Eleanor (Mary) Sidney 1530–1580 m. John Drury 1530–1592
      1. 1. Frances Drury 1552–1585 m. Thomas ((Jerome) Fermon) Pepys 1548–1634
        1. 1. ELEANOR PEPYS 1585–1620 m. Thomas Jenner 1580–1633
      2. 2. Elizabeth Drury 1575–1622
      3. 3. Sir (John Drury of) Tendring 1573–1621

Richard Southwell's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Richard Southwell in Woodrising, Norfork, England
Woodrising, Norfork, England
1563
13 Jan 1563
Age 67
Death of Richard Southwell in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Woodrising, Norfork, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1563
    Event Place: England
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