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

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 22 July 1581

Death Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir (Cooke)

Mother: Eme Webb

Spouse(s): Lady Auder

Children(s): Lady Cox, Sir Cox, Eliza Haley, Dortythe Cox, Bishop Coxe, Rhoda Coxe, Margaret Cox, Richard Cox

The story of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely began in 1499 in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England. Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Lady Jane Anne Auder, and had children including Bishop John Richmond Coxe, Dortythe Thomsone Cox, Eliza Jane Coxe Haley, Lady Margaret Alkin Cox, Margaret Alkin Cox, Rhoda Coxe, Richard Cox, Sir Richard Cox. Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely began in 1499 in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely married Lady Jane Anne Auder, and had children including Bishop John Richmond Coxe, Dortythe Thomsone Cox, Eliza Jane Coxe Haley, Lady Margaret Alkin Cox, Margaret Alkin Cox, Rhoda Coxe, Richard Cox, Sir Richard Cox.
  • Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely passed away in 1581 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ely's Ancestors

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Sir Ely
1499–1581
Birth Place: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Coxe (Cooke)
1473–1575
Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
Eme (Agnes Richmond) Webb
1477–1567
Draycott, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas (Mayor of London) Cooke) Cox
1434–1478
Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
Alice (Lady) Cox
1434–1507
Skenfirth, Monmouthshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Boye
1408–1447
John (Cox)
1408–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ely's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Cox Bishop of) Ely (1499–22 July 1581) m. Lady (Jane Anne) Auder (1508–1613)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Alkin) Cox 1530–1603 m. Thomas Oliver* 1500–1557
    1. 1. John (Potts Sir Oliver) Olyver 1555–1598 m. Elizabeth Rowland 1556–1628
      1. 1. Thomas Oliver 1582–1658 m. Agnes Henson 1576–1617 m. Ann (Squire Purchase) Oliver 1591–1662 m. Agnes MNU-Henson-Oliver 1576–1615
        1. 1. Peter Oliver 1609–1670 m. Sarah Newgate 1621–1658
        2. 2. Thomas Oliver 1615–1683
        3. 3. James Oliver 1621–1682
        4. 4. Daughter (Oliver) Havens 1609–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Oliver 1601–
        6. 6. Susanna Henson 1594–
        7. 7. Anne Henson 1596–
      2. 2. Robert Oliver 1578–1678
      3. 3. John Oliver 1585–1642
      4. 4. Edward Oliver 1584–1584
      5. 5. Magdalene Oliver 1566–1566
      6. 6. James Oliver 1586–1629
      7. 7. William Oliver 1589–1592
      8. 8. Margaret (Rowland) Oliver 1579–1580
      9. 9. Maria (Mary) Oliver 1580–1581
  2. 2. Sir (Richard) Cox 1528–1623
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane Coxe) Haley 1522–1595
  4. 4. Dortythe (Thomsone) Cox 1531–1581
  5. 5. Bishop (John Richmond) Coxe 1528–1607
  6. 6. Rhoda Coxe 1536–1604
  7. 7. Margaret (Alkin) Cox 1525–1617
  8. 8. Richard Cox 1552–1596

Sir Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England
1581
22 July 1581
Age 82
Death of Sir Richard Cox Bishop of Ely in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England

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

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