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Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell 1525 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1592

Death Location: Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England

Father: Sir Burnel

Mother: Maria Blount

Spouse(s): Lady Burnel

Children(s): Lady Denys

The story of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell began in 1525 in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England. Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell married Lady Margaret Godolphin, Baroness of Holcombe Burnel, and had children including Lady Phillippa Denys. Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell passed away in 1592 in Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell began in 1525 in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England.
  • Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell married Lady Margaret Godolphin, Baroness of Holcombe Burnel, and had children including Lady Phillippa Denys.
  • Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell passed away in 1592 in Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Burnel
1500 – 1561
Birth Location: Holcombe Burnel, Devon, England
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Maria Blount
1505 – 1558
Birth Location: Elvaston, Derby, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Burnel
1544 – 1592
Birth Location: Godolphin Manor, Helston, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Lady Denys
1561 – 1655
Birth Location: Holcombe Burnell, Bicton, Devon, England
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Sir Burnell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Burnell
1525 – 1592
Birth Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Robert Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnel
1500 – 1561
Holcombe Burnel, Devon, England
Maria (Le) Blount
1505 – 1558
Elvaston, Derby, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Dennis Lord of Holcome) Burnell
1472 – 1559
Holcombe Burnel, Devon, England
Johanna Loveday
1480 – 1510
Cheston, Suffolk, England
William (Blount, 4th Baron) Mountjoy,
1478 – 1534
Blount, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Alice Kebyll\Keble
1480 – 1521
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Burnell's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe) Burnell (1525 – 22 Sep 1592) m. Lady (Margaret Godolphin, Baroness of Holcombe) Burnel (1544 – 13 Nov 1592)
  1. 1. Lady (Phillippa) Denys (26 March 1561 – 5 Oct 1655) m. Sir (William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice) Admiral) (1564 – 12 May 1625)
    1. 1. Sir (Capt John Drake\de) Drake\Dralo (1585 – 17 Aug 1659) m. Elizabeth Rodgers (1581 – 7 Oct 1681) m. Elizabeth Rogers (12 February 1586 – 7 Oct 1681)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Drake (1600 – 14 Dec 1656) m. John (Henry) Elderkin (1601 – 1 Mar 1620)
        1. 1. Deacon (John) Elderkin (1616 – 22 Jun 1687) m. Abigail (Perh) Kingsland (1620 – 1 Mar 1660)

Sir Burnell's Timeline

6 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Holcombe, Devonshire, England
Holcombe, Devonshire, England
1525
1525
Birth of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Holcombe-Burnel, Devonshire, ENG
Holcombe-Burnel, Devonshire, ENG
1525
1525
Birth of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
1592
22 Sep 1592
Age 67
Death of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Burial: St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England
Burial: St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England
1592
22 September 1592
Age 67
Death of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England
Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England
1592
22 Sep 1592
Age 67
Death of Sir Robert Denys Dennis, Lord of Holcombe Burnell in Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England
Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Holcombe, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Holcombe-Burnel, Devonshire, ENG

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holcombe Burnell, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1592
    Event Place: Burial: St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1592
    Event Place: Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1592
    Event Place: Holcombe, Kent or St Katherine By The Tower, St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, in Holcombe, Kent, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holcombe Burnell, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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