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Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall 1549–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Sutcombe, Devon, England

Death Date: 25 January 1627

Death Location: Padstow, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Father: Roger Prideaux

Mother: Philippa Yorke

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The story of Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall began in 1549 in Sutcombe, Devon, England. Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall passed away in 1627 in Padstow, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall began in 1549 in Sutcombe, Devon, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall passed away in 1627 in Padstow, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Sir Cornwall's Ancestors

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Sir Cornwall
1549–1627
Birth Place: Sutcombe, Devon, England
Parents
Roger Prideaux
1520–1582
Soldon, Devon, England
Philippa Yorke
1522–1597
Wellington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Prideaux, of) Thuborough
1487–1550
Sutcombe, Torridge District, Devon, England
Joane Fowell
1490–1523
Fowelscombe, Devon, , England
Sir (Roger Yorke, Esq., Bencher of Gray's Inn) Esq
1490–1535
Wellington, Somerset, England
Lady (Eleanor Luttrell) Yorke
1495–1531
Dunster, Somerset, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall in Sutcombe, Devon, England
Sutcombe, Devon, England
1627
25 January 1627
Age 78
Death of Sir Nicholas Prideaux Sheriff of Cornwall in West Putford, Devon, , England
West Putford, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Sutcombe, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1627
    Event Place: West Putford, Devon, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Padstow, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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