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Sir William Richard Fletcher 1502–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Father: Lt Fletcher

Mother: Lady Ratcliffe

Spouse(s): Lady Swinbourne

Children(s): Sir Cockermouth, Sir Tallantire), Alice Fletcher, Frances Fletcher, George Fletcher, Helen Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Moses Fletcher, Robert Fletcher, Rose Fletcher, William Fletcher

Sir William Richard Fletcher was born in 1502 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, the child of Lt Col Richard William Fletcher And Lady Ann Ratcliffe. Sir William Richard Fletcher married Lady Anne Francis Swinbourne, and had children including Alice Fletcher, Frances Fletcher, George Fletcher, Helen Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Moses Fletcher, Robert Fletcher, Rose Fletcher, Sir Henry Fletcher Of Cockermouth, Sir Lancelot Fletcher Baron Of Tallantire, William Fletcher. Sir William Richard Fletcher passed away in 1540 in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Richard Fletcher was born in 1502 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, the child of Lt Col Richard William Fletcher And Lady Ann Ratcliffe.
  • Sir William Richard Fletcher married Lady Anne Francis Swinbourne, and had children including Alice Fletcher, Frances Fletcher, George Fletcher, Helen Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Moses Fletcher, Robert Fletcher, Rose Fletcher, Sir Henry Fletcher Of Cockermouth, Sir Lancelot Fletcher Baron Of Tallantire, William Fletcher.
  • Sir William Richard Fletcher passed away in 1540 in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Fletcher's Ancestors

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Sir Fletcher
1502–1540
Birth Place: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Parents
Lt Col. Richard William Fletcher
1455–1528
Kent, England
Lady (Ann) Ratcliffe
1478–1560
York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Simon) Fletcher
1442–1481
Dorset, England
Lady (Agnes) Reynoldes
1440–1483
Cockermouunth Castle, Cumbria, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cockermouth)
1442–1484
Emma Brereton
1422–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cockermouth)
1422–1483
Emma Brereton
1422–1480
Sir Brereton
1394–1450
Lady Staffordshire)
1400–1458

Sir Fletcher's Descendants

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Sir (William Richard) Fletcher (1502–1540) m. Lady (Anne Francis) Swinbourne (1502–1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry Fletcher of) Cockermouth 1518–1574 m. Lady (Anne) Hawthorne 1520–1608
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Fletcher of) Cockermouth 1553–1601 m. Lady (Jane) Boleyn 1556–1644
  2. 2. Sir (Lancelot Fletcher (Baron of) Tallantire) 1532–1578 m. Ellen Patrickson 1535–1573
    1. 1. Son Fletcher 1560–
    2. 2. Helen Fletcher 1558–1613
    3. 3. Anthony Fletcher 1560–1622
    4. 4. Jane Fletcher 1554–1644
    5. 5. Moses Fletcher 1550–1590
    6. 6. George Fletcher 1556–1637
    7. 7. Francis Fletcher 1549–
    8. 8. William (Richard) Fletcher 1562–1636 m. Anne Finney 1566–1631
      1. 1. John Fletcher 1602–1662 m. Mary Ward 1607–1678
        1. 1. Mary (Clark) Fletcher 1630–1683 m. Thomas Stevens 1630–1685
        2. 2. Rebecca Fletcher 1638–1715
        3. 3. Hannah Fletcher 1643–
        4. 4. Abigail Fletcher 1642–1727
      2. 2. Robert (Richard) Fletcher 1592–1677 m. Sarah (Rose) Hartwell 1596–1677
        1. 1. William (Fletcher Sr. (English Immigrant,) Ensign) 1622–1677 m. Jone Cleaton 1622–1704
        2. 2. Francis Fletcher 1636–1704
        3. 3. Grizel Fletcher 1618–1669
        4. 4. Luke Fletcher 1620–1665
        5. 5. Samuel (Fletcher) Sr 1632–1697
        6. 6. Grissell (Jewell) Fletcher 1618–1669
      3. 3. Margery Fletcher 1600–1666
      4. 4. Moses Fletcher 1590–1621
      5. 5. Henry Fletcher 1587–1653
      6. 6. Alice Fletcher 1587–1653
      7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Fletcher 1595–
      8. 8. Hope Fletcher 1602–1640
        1. 1. Rebekah Stone 1625–1709 m. Timothy Nash 1626–1699
  3. 3. Alice Fletcher 1534–1606
  4. 4. Frances Fletcher 1538–
  5. 5. George Fletcher 1532–1640
  6. 6. Helen Fletcher 1530–1576
  7. 7. Jane Fletcher 1529–1586
  8. 8. Margaret Fletcher 1536–
  9. 9. Michael Fletcher 1529–1540
  10. 10. Moses Fletcher 1530–
  11. 11. Robert Fletcher 1534–1640
  12. 12. Rose Fletcher 1530–1620
  13. 13. William Fletcher 1532–1590

Sir Fletcher's Timeline

4 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Sir William Richard Fletcher in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1502
1502
Birth of Sir William Richard Fletcher in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
1540
1540
Age 38
Death of Sir William Richard Fletcher in Cockermouth Hall, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Cockermouth Hall, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 38
Death of Sir William Richard Fletcher in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cockermouth Hall, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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