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Robert of Leighs Rich 1537–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1537

Birth Location: Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 February 1581

Death Location: Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Richard Rich

Mother: Elizabeth Jenkes

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The story of Robert of Leighs Rich began in 1537 in Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Robert of Leighs Rich passed away in 1581 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert of Leighs Rich began in 1537 in Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Robert of Leighs Rich passed away in 1581 in Felsted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Robert Rich's Ancestors

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Robert Rich
1537–1581
Birth Place: Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Rich
1514–1567
Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Jenkes
1510–1558
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Rich
1493–1588
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Joan Dingley
1472–1567
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Rich's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1 February 1537
Birth of Robert of Leighs Rich in Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
27 February 1581
Age 44
Death of Robert of Leighs Rich in Hadleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Hadleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1537
    Event Place: Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1581
    Event Place: Hadleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] 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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