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Richard Wightman 1518–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Jan 1579

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Sheriff

Mother: Lady PURCELL

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The story of Richard Wightman began in 1518 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Wightman passed away in 1579 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Wightman began in 1518 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Wightman passed away in 1579 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Wightman's Ancestors

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Richard Wightman
1518–1579
Birth Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Wightman, Sheriff
1500–1530
Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) PURCELL
1489–1531
Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Wightman,) Knight
1480–1568
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Ann) Reynolds
1480–1565
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Humphrey Purcell
1478–
Helena ((Swinnerton)) Purcell
1475–
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Swinnerton
1427–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Richard Wightman in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1579
28 Jan 1579
Age 61
Death of Richard Wightman in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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