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SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND 1516–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: 1667316, Kent, England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: Sheriff Esq

Mother: Philippa Engham

Spouse(s): Bridget Wilford, Bridget Wilford

Children(s): (Sir) Russia, Anne Digges, Ann Digges, Maria Digges, Mary Digges, Sarah Digges

SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND was born in 1516 in 1667316, Kent, England, the child of Sheriff Of Kent James Digges Esq And Philippa Engham. SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND married Bridget Sarah Wilford, and had children including Ann Digges, Anne Digges, Maria Digges, Mary Digges, Sarah Digges, Sir General Thomas Digges Astronomer Mathmatician Ambassador To Russia. SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND passed away in 1574 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND was born in 1516 in 1667316, Kent, England, the child of Sheriff Of Kent James Digges Esq And Philippa Engham.
  • SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND married Bridget Sarah Wilford, and had children including Ann Digges, Anne Digges, Maria Digges, Mary Digges, Sarah Digges, Sir General Thomas Digges Astronomer Mathmatician Ambassador To Russia.
  • SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND passed away in 1574 in Kent, England.

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SIR ENGLAND's Ancestors

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SIR ENGLAND
1516–1574
Birth Place: 1667316, Kent, England
Parents
Sheriff of Kent James Digges Esq
1469–1521
Digges Court, Barnham, Kent, England
Philippa Engham
1507–1522
Chartham, Kent, England
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SIR ENGLAND's Descendants

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SIR (KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH) ENGLAND (1516–1574) m. Bridget (Sarah) Wilford (1519–24 Aug 1595) m. Bridget (Sarah) Wilford (1519–24 Aug 1595)
  1. 1. (Sir) (General Thomas Digges\Astronomer\Mathmatician\Ambassador to) Russia 1540–1595 m. Lady (Anne (H) Neville St.) Ledger 1555–1636
    1. 1. Sir (Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle, Eminent Lawyer,) Ambassador) 1583–1639 m. Mary, (Lady Kempe,) Kempe 1583–1631
      1. 1. Edward Digges 1621–1675 m. Elizabeth (Wyatt) Page 1625–1691
        1. 1. Colonel (William) Digges 1652–1697 m. Elizabeth (Sewall) Wharton 1654–1710 m. Elizabeth (Sewall) Wharton 1654–1710
        2. 2. Catherine (Ann) Digges 1654–1729
        3. 3. Dudley Digges 1665–1710
        4. 4. Ann Cole 1658–1686
        5. 5. Mary Page 1658–1690
    2. 2. Anne Digges –1603
  2. 2. Anne Digges 1538–1618
  3. 3. Ann Digges 1558–1654
  4. 4. Maria Digges 1556–1654
  5. 5. Mary Digges 1541–
  6. 6. Sarah Digges 1560–1654

SIR ENGLAND's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND in 1667316, Kent, England
1667316, Kent, England
1574
1574
Age 58
Death of SIR KNIGHT LEONARD (H) DIGGES SCIENTIST HRH ENGLAND in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: 1667316, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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