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Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby 1599–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1599

Birth Location: Geashill, Offaly, Ireland

Death Date: 6 June 1642

Death Location: Dublin, Meath, Ireland

Father: Robert Digby

Mother: Lettice FitzGerald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Altham, Sarah Lady

Children(s): Kildare Geashill, Lettice Digby, Catharine Digby

In 1599, Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby entered the world in Geashill, Offaly, Ireland, born to Robert Digby And Lettice Fitzgerald. Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby married Elizabeth Altham, Sarah Boyle Lady, and had children including Catharine Digby, Kildare Digby 2Nd Baron Of Geashill, Lettice Digby. Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby passed away in 1642 in Dublin, Meath, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby entered the world in Geashill, Offaly, Ireland, born to Robert Digby And Lettice Fitzgerald.
  • Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby married Elizabeth Altham, Sarah Boyle Lady, and had children including Catharine Digby, Kildare Digby 2Nd Baron Of Geashill, Lettice Digby.
  • Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby passed away in 1642 in Dublin, Meath, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Digby
1577–1618
Birth Location: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
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Lettice FitzGerald
1580–1658
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Altham
1601–1662
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Lady
1609–1633
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Children(s)

Kildare Geashill
1627–1661
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Lettice Digby
1629–1656
Birth Location: Geashill, Offaly, Ireland
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Catharine Digby
1625–1661
Birth Location: Dublin Meath, Ireland
CD

Robert Digby's Ancestors

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Robert Digby
1599–1642
Birth Place: Geashill, Offaly, Ireland
Parents
Robert Digby
1577–1618
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Lettice FitzGerald
1580–1658
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Digby's Descendants

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Robert (Digby 1st Baron) Digby (Apr 1599–6 June 1642) m. Elizabeth Altham (1601–3 Jan 1662) m. Sarah (Boyle) Lady (29 March 1609–14 July 1633)
  1. 1. Kildare (Digby 2nd Baron of) Geashill 1627–1661 m. Lady (Mary) Gardiner 1636–1692
    1. 1. Lettice Digby 1660–1695 m. Charles Cotes 1655–1716
      1. 1. John Cotes 1682–1756 m. Dorothy Shirley 1683–1721
        1. 1. Humphrey Cotes 1717–1775 m. Elizabeth Rush 1718–1765
        2. 2. Mary Cotes 1715–
        3. 3. Dorothy Cotes –1756
        4. 4. Lewis Cotes –1714
        5. 5. Thomas Cotes 1712–1767 m. Mary Fletcher 1719–1754
      2. 2. Rev. (Digby) Cotes 1683–1744
      3. 3. Charles Cotes 1687–
    2. 2. Sir (William Digby, 5th Lord) Digby 1661–1752
    3. 3. Elizabeth Digby 1655–1655
    4. 4. Robert (Digby 3rd Baron) Digby 1654–1677
    5. 5. Simon (Digby 4th Baron) Digby 1657–1685
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Mary) Digby 1650–1650
    7. 7. Robert Digby 1651–1652
  2. 2. Lettice Digby 1629–1656
  3. 3. Catharine Digby 1625–1661

Robert Digby's Timeline

2 Records

1599
Apr 1599
Birth of Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby in Geashill, Offaly, Ireland
Geashill, Offaly, Ireland
1642
6 June 1642
Age 43
Death of Robert Digby 1st Baron Digby in Dublin, Meath, Ireland
Dublin, Meath, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1599
    Event Place: Geashill, Offaly, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1642
    Event Place: Dublin, Meath, Ireland
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