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Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England 1510–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 12 June 1567

Death Location: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Rich

Mother: Margaret Shaw

Spouse(s): Lady Leighs

Children(s): Agnes Rich, Alice Rich, Audrey Rich, Richard Rich, Robert Rich, Winifred Rich, Anne Rich, Elizabeth Rich, Frances Rich, Hugh Rich, Hugh Rich, John Rich, Mary Rich, Richard Rich, Thomas Rich

In 1510, Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England entered the world in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Thomas Rich And Margaret Shaw. Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England married Lady Anna Elizabeth Jenkes Baroness Leighs, and had children including Agnes Rich, Alice Rich, Anne Rich, Audrey Ethelreda Rich, Elizabeth Rich, Frances Rich, Hugh Rich, John Rich, Mary Rich, Richard Rich, Robert Of Leighs Rich, Thomas Rich, Winifred Rich. Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England passed away in 1567 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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  • In 1510, Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England entered the world in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Thomas Rich And Margaret Shaw.
  • Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England married Lady Anna Elizabeth Jenkes Baroness Leighs, and had children including Agnes Rich, Alice Rich, Anne Rich, Audrey Ethelreda Rich, Elizabeth Rich, Frances Rich, Hugh Rich, John Rich, Mary Rich, Richard Rich, Robert Of Leighs Rich, Thomas Rich, Winifred Rich.
  • Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England passed away in 1567 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Robert England's Ancestors

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Robert England
1510–1567
Birth Place: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas Rich
1493–1588
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Shaw
1493–1567
London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert England's Descendants

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Robert (Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of) England (1510–12 June 1567) m. Lady (Anna Elizabeth Jenkes Baroness) Leighs (1504–15 DEC 1558)
  1. 1. Agnes Rich 1525–1601 m. Sir (William) Hampton 1515–1572 m. Robert Peyton 1523–1590
    1. 1. Nathaniel Hampton 1556–1621 m. Mary Oliphant 1560–1632
      1. 1. Catherine (Chambers) Hampton 1582–1633 m. Thomas Ellithorpe 1580–1689
        1. 1. Thomas (Elithorpe) II 1601–1654 m. Abigail Sumner 1600–1680
        2. 2. Mary (Katherine) Elithorpe 1601–1688
        3. 3. Abigail Elithorpe 1645–
        4. 4. Abigail Elithorpe 1678–1765
        5. 5. John Elithorpe 1643–1719
        6. 6. Nathaniel Elithorpe 1632–1709
    2. 2. John Peyton 1561–1616
  2. 2. Alice Rich 1540–1596
  3. 3. Audrey (Ethelreda) Rich 1535–1567
  4. 4. Richard Rich 1550–1604
  5. 5. Robert (of Leighs) Rich 1537–1581
  6. 6. Winifred Rich 1534–1591
  7. 7. Anne Rich 1532–1598
  8. 8. Elizabeth Rich 1525–1591
  9. 9. Frances Rich 1539–1580
  10. 10. Hugh Rich 1539–1554
  11. 11. Hugh Rich 1529–1554
  12. 12. John Rich 1546–1598
  13. 13. Mary Rich 1526–1598
  14. 14. Richard Rich 1535–1599
  15. 15. Thomas Rich 1540–1567

Robert England's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England in Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
1567
12 June 1567
Age 57
Death of Robert Rich, 1st Baron Leighs, Lord Chancellor of England in Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England
Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1567
    Event Place: Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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