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Robert Read 1457–1519 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1457

Birth Location: Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jan 1519

Death Location: Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Reade

Mother: Gertrude Paston

Spouse(s): Margaret Read

Children(s): Bridget Rede, Mary Reade, Dorothea Reade, Jane Read, Dorothy Read

The story of Robert Read began in 1457 in Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Robert Read married Margaret Alfegh Or Alphegh Read, and had children including Bridget Rede, Dorothea Reade, Dorothy Elizabeth Read, Jane Read, Mary Reade. Robert Read passed away in 1519 in Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Read began in 1457 in Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Read married Margaret Alfegh Or Alphegh Read, and had children including Bridget Rede, Dorothea Reade, Dorothy Elizabeth Read, Jane Read, Mary Reade.
  • Robert Read passed away in 1519 in Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Reade
1425–1466
Birth Location: Barton Court, Berkshire, England
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Gertrude Paston
1419–1519
Birth Location: Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Read
1455–1503
Birth Location: Boughton Aluph, Ashford district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Bridget Rede
1487–1558
Birth Location: Chiddingstone, Kent, England
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Mary Reade
1483–1518
Birth Location: Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England
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Dorothea Reade
1469–1529
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Jane Read
1485–
Birth Location: Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Read
1489–1529
Birth Location: Boresall, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Read's Ancestors

Self
Robert Read
1457–1519
Birth Place: Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Reade
1425–1466
Barton Court, Berkshire, England
Gertrude Paston
1419–1519
Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Reade
1379–1430
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England
Christina James
1401–1435
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England
William Paston
1378–1444
Paston, Norfolk, England
Agnes Berry
1400–1479
Paston, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Reade
1340–1404
Cecilia Harlyungrugge
1343–1428
Robert James
1366–1432
Catherine Pole
1369–1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Read's Descendants

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Robert Read (1457–Jan 1519) m. Margaret (Alfegh or Alphegh) Read (1455–1503)
  1. 1. Bridget Rede 1487–1558 m. Thomas Willoughby 1486–1545
  2. 2. Mary Reade 1483–1518 m. William Barantyne 1481–1549
    1. 1. Margaret Barantyne 1504–1559 m. John Harcourt 1500–1566
      1. 1. Catherine Harcourt 1522–1600 m. Sir (John) Peshall 1510– m. John Herle 1520–
        1. 1. Eleanor Persall 1547–1601 m. William (Preston) Hodgetts 1543–1591
        2. 2. Richard Parshall 1545–
      2. 2. Agnes Harcourt 1513–1579 m. John (Bourchier) Knyvett 1518–1561 m. William Bowyer 1527–1569
      3. 3. Simon (Harcourt Esq.) MP 1525–1577 m. Mary Aston 1530–1562 m. Grace Fitzherbert 1533– m. Jane Spencer 1519–1593
      4. 4. Robert Harcourt 1527–1588 m. Elizabeth Hopton 1538–
      5. 5. Michael Harcourt 1529–1598 m. Joan Tylney 1519–1600
      6. 6. Edward Harcourt 1531–1560 m. Anne Windsor 1521–
      7. 7. Walter Harcourt 1533–1604
      8. 8. Henry Harcourt 1535–
      9. 9. Jane Harcourt 1538– m. Clark 1538–
      10. 10. Anne Harcourt 1541–
      11. 11. Mary Harcourt 1543– m. Sir (Richard) Taverner 1505–1575 m. Cromwell Lee 1538–1601 m. William Tavenor 1548–
      12. 12. Winifred Harcourt 1545–1618 m. Anthony Greneway 1547–1619
      13. 13. Margaret Harcourt 1547–1595 m. Edward Chamberlain 1542–1601
      14. 14. Susan Harcourt 1549–
      15. 15. Ursula Harcourt 1551– m. Guisnes 1552–
      16. 16. Elizabeth Harcourt 1553–
  3. 3. Dorothea Reade 1469–1529 m. John Kingsmill 1456–1536
  4. 4. Jane Read 1485– m. John Caryll 1473–1523
  5. 5. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Read 1489–1529 m. Edward Wotton 1489–1565 m. Nicholas Wotton 1497–1567

Robert Read's Timeline

4 Records

1457
1457
Birth of Robert Read in Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1457
1457
Robert Read was christened in Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1519
8 Jan 1519
Age 62
Death of Robert Read in Charterhouse, Farringdon, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Charterhouse, Farringdon, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1519
Jan 1519
Age 62
Burial of Robert Read in Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1457
    Event Place: Blore Place, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Robert Read, person ID LV6M-DT9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1457
    Event Place: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Robert Read, person ID LV6M-DT9.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1519
    Event Place: Charterhouse, Farringdon, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Robert Read, person ID LV6M-DT9.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1519
    Event Place: Saint Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Robert Read, person ID LV6M-DT9.
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