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Richard John Wilkes 1611–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1611

Birth Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Humfrey Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth Bray

Spouse(s): ELEANOR WHITCOT

Children(s): Thomas Wilkes

The story of Richard John Wilkes began in 1611 in Norbury, Shropshire, England. Richard John Wilkes married Eleanor Whitcot, and had children including Thomas Wilkes. Richard John Wilkes passed away in 1650 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard John Wilkes began in 1611 in Norbury, Shropshire, England.
  • Richard John Wilkes married Eleanor Whitcot, and had children including Thomas Wilkes.
  • Richard John Wilkes passed away in 1650 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humfrey Wilkes
1566–1627
Birth Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Bray
1570–1612
Birth Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

ELEANOR WHITCOT
1610–1664
Birth Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Wilkes
1640–1702
Birth Location: Norbury, Shropshire
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Richard Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wilkes
1611–1650
Birth Place: Norbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Humfrey - Humphrey Wylks Wilkes
1566–1627
Norbury, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Bray
1570–1612
Norbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Peter Wylks
1545–1588
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Eleanor Dovy
1543–1590
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Thomas Braye
1528–1624
Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Fenton
1535–1624
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wylkes
1515–1558
Alice Ales
1520–1573
Henry Dovye
1505–1555
Ann nee
1520–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wilkes's Descendants

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Richard (John) Wilkes (22 Feb 1611–1650) m. ELEANOR WHITCOT (1610–1664)
  1. 1. Thomas Wilkes 1640–1702
    1. 1. Eleanor (Wilkes # (8th GG) Mother) 1667–1736 m. Nicholas (Toler) Gent 1663–1732
      1. 1. Daniel Toler 1695–1756 m. Letitia Otway 1708–1794
        1. 1. Catherine Toler 1735–1798 m. John Greene 1732–1784
        2. 2. Maria (Helena) Toler 1727–1787
        3. 3. Otway Toler –1808
        4. 4. Daniel Toler 1690–1756
        5. 5. Daniel Toler 1750–
        6. 6. HELENA (Maria Toler a half-sister of the 1st Earl of) Norbury. 1727–1787
        7. 7. Nicholas Toler 1725–1732
        8. 8. John Toler 1745–1831
        9. 9. Phoebe Toler 1740–
        10. 10. John (Toler Earl Of) Norbury 1735–1831
        11. 11. Nicholas Toler 1725–1732
        12. 12. Eleanor Toler 1721–1775
        13. 13. Catherine Toler 1737–1841

Richard Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1611
22 Feb 1611
Birth of Richard John Wilkes in Norbury, Shropshire, England
Norbury, Shropshire, England
1650
1650
Age 39
Death of Richard John Wilkes in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1611
    Event Place: Norbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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