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Richard Wightman 1500–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1500

Birth Location: Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Wightman

Mother: Lady Reynolds

Spouse(s): Scisseley Wodam, Elizabeth Pershall

Children(s): Thomas Wightman

In 1500, Richard Wightman entered the world in Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas Wightman And Lady Mary Ann Reynolds. Richard Wightman married Elizabeth Pershall, Scisseley Wodam, and had children including Thomas Wightman. Richard Wightman passed away in 1559 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Richard Wightman entered the world in Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas Wightman And Lady Mary Ann Reynolds.
  • Richard Wightman married Elizabeth Pershall, Scisseley Wodam, and had children including Thomas Wightman.
  • Richard Wightman passed away in 1559 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wightman
1480–1568
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Lady Reynolds
1467–1565
Birth Location: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Scisseley Wodam
1500–1560
Birth Location: Burbage, Leicestershire, England
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Elizabeth Pershall
1489–1531
Birth Location: Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Wightman
1503–1550
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Richard Wightman's Ancestors

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Richard Wightman
1500–1559
Birth Place: Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Wightman
1480–1568
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Mary Ann) Reynolds
1467–1565
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Richard Wightman's Descendants

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Richard Wightman (3 Oct 1500–1559) m. Scisseley Wodam (1500–1560) m. Elizabeth Pershall (1489–5 Aug 1531)
  1. 1. Thomas Wightman 1503–1550 m. Elizabeth Purcell 1500–1531
    1. 1. Richard Whitman 1518–1578 m. Mary Reynolds 1530–1580
      1. 1. George Whitman 1549–1625 m. Margaret Starkey 1554–1628
        1. 1. Richard Whitman 1570–1625 m. Sybil Cadel 1576–1602 m. Sibell Priestnall –1641

Richard Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1500
3 Oct 1500
Birth of Richard Wightman in Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1559
1559
Age 59
Death of Richard Wightman in Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1500
    Event Place: Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Burbage, Leicestershire, England
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