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Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler 1395 – 1452 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1395

Birth Location: Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 22 Aug 1452

Death Location: Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir 18GG

Mother: Lady Butler

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In 1395, Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler entered the world in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Earl of Ormond -3rd, Lord Justice of Ireland 18GG and Lady Anne Welles Butler. Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler passed away in 1452 in Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1395, Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler entered the world in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Earl of Ormond -3rd, Lord Justice of Ireland 18GG and Lady Anne Welles Butler.
  • Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler passed away in 1452 in Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1395 – 1452
Birth Place: Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler Earl of Ormond -3rd, Lord Justice of Ireland 18GG
1362 – 1392
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Lady (Anne Welles) Butler
1360 – 1397
Grainsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1395
13 April 1395
Birth of Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
1452
22 Aug 1452
Age 57
Death of Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler in Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland
Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1395
    Event Place: Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1452
    Event Place: Polestown, , Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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