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Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton 1676–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1676

Birth Location: Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 18 March 1745

Death Location: Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Colonel MP

Mother: Pp1653 Burwell

Spouse(s): Catherine Walpole)

Children(s): Edward Walpole

The story of Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton began in 1676 in Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton married Catherine Shorter Of Bybrook In Ashford Kent Lady Walpole, and had children including Edward Walpole. Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton passed away in 1745 in Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton began in 1676 in Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.
  • Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton married Catherine Shorter Of Bybrook In Ashford Kent Lady Walpole, and had children including Edward Walpole.
  • Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton passed away in 1745 in Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Robert Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Houghton
1676–1745
Birth Place: Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Colonel Robert Walpole van Houghton Hall MP
1650–1700
Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Pp1653 (Mary) Burwell
1653–1712
Suffolk, England ✅
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Edward Walpole) (Walpoule)
1621–1697
Houghton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Houghton's Descendants

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Robert (Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of) Houghton (26 August 1676–18 March 1745) m. Catherine (Shorter of Bybrook in Ashford, Kent (Lady) Walpole) (1682–20 August 1737)
  1. 1. Edward Walpole 1706–1784
    1. 1. Maria Walpole 1736–1807 m. The (Right Honorable James, II Earl Von) Waldegrave 1713–1763
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Horatia Von Waldegrave) Seymour 1759–1801 m. Vice (Admiral Lord Hugh, 1st Marquis Von Hertford, Von) Seymour-Conway 1759–1801
        1. 1. Hugh (Henry John) Seymour 1790–1821
        2. 2. Adm (Sir George Francis) Seymour 1787–1870
        3. 3. Horace (Beauchamp) Seymour 1791–1851
        4. 4. William (Chatham Richard) Seymour 1793–1801
        5. 5. Frederick (Charles William) Seymour 1797–1856 m. Mary Gordon 1797–1825 m. Augusta Hervey 1805–1880
        6. 6. Mary (Georgiana Emma) Dawson-Damer 1798–1848 m. George (Lionel) Dawson 1788–1856

Robert Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1676
26 August 1676
Birth of Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton in Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
1745
18 March 1745
Age 69
Death of Robert Walpole, Earl Orford, Viscount Orford, Baron Walpole of Houghton in London, England
London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1676
    Event Place: Houghton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1745
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houghton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

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