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Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely 1499–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1499

Birth Location: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 22 July 1581

Death Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Cox

Mother: Eme Webb

Spouse(s): Lady Cox, Agnes Slater

Children(s): Lady Cox

In 1499, Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely entered the world in Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Knight John The Obscure Cox And Eme Agnes Richmond Webb. Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Agnes Anne Slater, Lady Jane Anne Auder Cox, and had children including Lady Margaret Aiken Cox. Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1499, Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely entered the world in Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Knight John The Obscure Cox And Eme Agnes Richmond Webb.
  • Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Agnes Anne Slater, Lady Jane Anne Auder Cox, and had children including Lady Margaret Aiken Cox.
  • Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cox
1473–1575
Birth Location: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
SC
Eme Webb
1477–1567
Birth Location: Draycott, Yorkshire, , England
EW

Spouses(s)

Lady Cox
1504–1613
Birth Location: Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
LC
Agnes Slater
1504–1567
Birth Location: –
AS

Children(s)

Lady Cox
1525–1616
Birth Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
LC

Sir Ely's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ely
1499–1581
Birth Place: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox
1473–1575
Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
Eme (Agnes Richmond) Webb
1477–1567
Draycott, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
John Cox
1434–1507
Of, Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
Martha (Alice) Cocx
1434–1507
Skenfirth, Monmouthshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1408–1470
Mary Cox
1408–1447
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1350–1433
Sarah Cooke
1385–1433
William Boye
1390–
Alice Towers
1390–

Sir Ely's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Cox Bishop of) Ely (1 Jan 1499–22 July 1581) m. Lady (Jane Anne Auder) Cox (1 Jan 1504–July 22, 1613) m. Agnes (Anne) Slater (1504–abt 1567)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Aiken) Cox 1525–1616 m. Francis Madistard 1525–1590
    1. 1. Lady (Margery Madistard) Nadistar 1547–1617 m. Sir (John Baker) II 1543–1581
      1. 1. John Baker 1560–1590 m. Dorothy (Munnings) Coney 1568–1655

Sir Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1 Jan 1499
Birth of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
1581
22 July 1581
Age 82
Death of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1499
    Event Place: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1581
    Event Place: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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