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Richard William Wiggins 1500 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Wiggins

Mother: Unknown None

Spouse(s): Lady Veasey

Children(s): George Wiggins

Richard William Wiggins was born in 1500 in Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Wiggins and Unknown. Richard William Wiggins married Lady Mary de Veasey, and had children including George William Wiggins. Richard William Wiggins passed away in 1560 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard William Wiggins was born in 1500 in Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Wiggins and Unknown.
  • Richard William Wiggins married Lady Mary de Veasey, and had children including George William Wiggins.
  • Richard William Wiggins passed away in 1560 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Wiggins's Ancestors

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Richard Wiggins
1500 – 1560
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard Wiggins
1480 – 1530
Shropshire, England
Unknown
1479 –
Shropshire, Shropshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wiggins's Descendants

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Richard (William) Wiggins (1500 – 1560) m. Lady (Mary de) Veasey (1503 – 11 Oct 1559)
  1. 1. George (William) Wiggins (24 May 1555 – Abt. 1598) m. Agnes (“Anne”) Taylor (1535 – 8 September 1561)
    1. 1. Rev. (Capt. William Thomas) Wiggins (24 May 1555 – 21 July 1603) m. Lady (Elizabeth 'Eliza') Hobson (19 Dec 1564 – 08 Jul 1673) m. Joane Bassett (1562 – 11 Apr 1602)
      1. 1. Governer (Capt Thomas) Wiggin (1592 – 29 Mar 1666) m. Catherine Whiting (1612 – 16 Jun 1664)
        1. 1. Colonel (Honorable Andrew) Wiggins (3 Jun 1635 – 9 January 1708) m. Hannah ('Ann') Bradstreet (1640 – 18 Apr 1707)

Richard Wiggins's Timeline

7 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Richard William Wiggins in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1524
1524
Age 24
Richard William Wiggins was married in Byfield, Northamptonshire, England
Byfield, Northamptonshire, England
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of Richard William Wiggins in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of Richard William Wiggins in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
Abt 1561
Age 61
Death of Richard William Wiggins in Shropshire, Shropshire, England
Shropshire, Shropshire, England
1561
1561
Age 61
Death of Richard William Wiggins in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
28 Aug 1561
Age 61
Burial of Richard William Wiggins in St. Dunstan-In-The-West, London, England
St. Dunstan-In-The-West, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Byfield, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1561
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Dun2/A/001/Ms010342
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1561
    Event Place: St. Dunstan-In-The-West, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Dun2/A/001/Ms010342
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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