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Richard Wingfield 1515–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 August 1591

Death Location: Wantisden, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Father: Anthony Wingfield

Mother: Elizabeth Vere

Spouse(s): Mary Hardwick, Joan Clarke, Mary Wingfield

Children(s): Sir Wingfield, John Wingfield

The story of Richard Wingfield began in 1515 in Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Richard Wingfield married Joan Clarke, Mary Hardwick, Mary Wingfield, and had children including John Wingfield, Sir Henry Dehardwick Wingfield. Richard Wingfield passed away in 1591 in Wantisden, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Wingfield began in 1515 in Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Wingfield married Joan Clarke, Mary Hardwick, Mary Wingfield, and had children including John Wingfield, Sir Henry Dehardwick Wingfield.
  • Richard Wingfield passed away in 1591 in Wantisden, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Richard Wingfield's Ancestors

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Richard Wingfield
1515–1591
Birth Place: Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Anthony Wingfield
1475–1552
Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (De) Vere
1480–1559
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wingfield's Descendants

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Richard Wingfield (1515–14 August 1591) m. Mary Hardwick (1518–1607) m. Joan Clarke (1520–) m. Mary Wingfield (–28 November 1582)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry deHardwick) Wingfield 1560–1608 m. Elizabeth (Mary Harbottle Risby) (Wingfield) 1560–1624
    1. 1. Harbottel Wingfield 1580–1645 m. Elizabeth Scrivener 1583–1624
      1. 1. Henry Wingfield 1606–1661 m. Dorothy (Brewster) * 1610–1660
        1. 1. Elizabeth ([9]) Wingfield 1640–1674 m. William Bailes 1636–1693
  2. 2. John Wingfield 1549–1596

Richard Wingfield's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Richard Wingfield in Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1519
1519
Age 4
Birth of Richard Wingfield in Hardwick Hall (Derbyshire) England
Hardwick Hall (Derbyshire) England
1591
14 August 1591
Age 76
Death of Richard Wingfield in Crowfield, Suffolk, England
Crowfield, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall (Derbyshire) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Letheringham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 1591
    Event Place: Crowfield, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wantisden, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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