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Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse 1550–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1550

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt March 1611/12

Death Location: Skircoat,Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert (Tudor)

Mother: Lady Sayvile

Spouse(s): Sybbell Royd, Sybbell Royd, Sybbell Royd

Children(s): Richard Waterhouse, Susan Lady, Susan Lady, Grace Waterhouse

The story of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse began in 1550 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse married Betty Smith, Elsabethe Wade, Sybbell Filia Royd William De Halifax Royd, Sybbell Filia Willi De Halifax Royd, and had children including Grace Waterhouse, Richard Waterhouse, Susan Meg Waterhouse Ramsdell Lady, Susan Meg Waterhouse Lady. Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse passed away in 1611 in Skircoat,Yorkshire, England.

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  • The story of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse began in 1550 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse married Betty Smith, Elsabethe Wade, Sybbell Filia Royd William De Halifax Royd, Sybbell Filia Willi De Halifax Royd, and had children including Grace Waterhouse, Richard Waterhouse, Susan Meg Waterhouse Ramsdell Lady, Susan Meg Waterhouse Lady.
  • Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse passed away in 1611 in Skircoat,Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Waterhouse's Ancestors

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Richard Waterhouse
1550–1611
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Of Halifax Waterhouse (Rn.HenryVIII) (Tudor)
1507–1578
Elland, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Sybile (Sybil Savile)) Sayvile
1501–1558
Hullinedge, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Mary Agnes) Rishworth
1474–1542
Coley Hall, Hipperholme, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Robert (Halifax) Savile
1470–1545
Clifton, Yorkshire, England
Joan (Oates) (Savill)
1470–1501
Riding, Northumberland, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Waterhouse's Descendants

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Richard ((Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat) Waterhouse (Feb 1550–abt March 1611/12) m. Sybbell (filia Royd William de Halifax) Royd (10 March 1551–15 Feb 1589) m. Sybbell (Filia Willi De Halifax) Royd (1554–15 Feb 1589) m. Sybbell (Filia Willi De Halifax) Royd (1554–15 Feb 1589)
  1. 1. Richard Waterhouse 1584–1620
  2. 2. Susan ("Meg" Waterhouse (Ramsdell),) Lady 1582–1646
  3. 3. Susan ("Meg" Waterhouse,) Lady 1583–1646
  4. 4. Grace Waterhouse 1579–1640

Richard Waterhouse's Timeline

4 Records

1550
Feb 1550
Birth of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1552
Feb 1552
Age 2
Birth of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1611
abt March 1611/12
Age 61
Death of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse in Skircoat,Yorkshire, England
Skircoat,Yorkshire, England
1614
1614
Age 64
Death of Richard (Rychard) de Priestly,\Richard Waterhouse of Mereclough Bottom Skircoat Waterhouse in Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1552
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1550
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt March 1611/12
    Event Place: Skircoat,Yorkshire, England

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