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Sir Richard Gay 1520–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Anthonie Gay

Mother: Joan Inett

Spouse(s): Julian Berry

Children(s): James Gay, John Gaye, Tamsyn Gaye, Wylliam Gaye, Eleanor Gay, Joan Gay, John Gay, Lettice Gay, Wyllyam Gay

Sir Richard Gay was born in 1520 in Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthonie Gay And Joan Jane Inett. Sir Richard Gay married Julian Berry, and had children including Eleanor Gay, James Nicholas Gay, Joan Gay, John Gay, John Gaye, Lettice Gay, Tamsyn Gaye, Wylliam Gaye, Wyllyam Gay. Sir Richard Gay passed away in 1593 in Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Gay was born in 1520 in Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthonie Gay And Joan Jane Inett.
  • Sir Richard Gay married Julian Berry, and had children including Eleanor Gay, James Nicholas Gay, Joan Gay, John Gay, John Gaye, Lettice Gay, Tamsyn Gaye, Wylliam Gaye, Wyllyam Gay.
  • Sir Richard Gay passed away in 1593 in Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Gay's Ancestors

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Sir Gay
1520–1593
Birth Place: Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Anthonie Gay
1495–1555
Goldsworthy, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Jane) Inett
1506–1555
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gay's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Gay (1520–1593) m. Julian Berry (1509–1 October 1579)
  1. 1. James (Nicholas) Gay 1534–1595 m. Lady (Isabella Tuvie) Garland 1537–1597
    1. 1. Julyan Gay 1566–1604 m. William Shutler 1560–1634
      1. 1. EDWARD (SHUTTLER SHUTLER) SHITLER 1587–
        1. 1. JOHN (SHUTTLER) SHUTLER 1610–1668 m. Elinor Hapgood 1610–1690
    2. 2. Agnes Gay 1559–
    3. 3. Ellin Gay 1582–1624
    4. 4. Mathew Gay 1564–1564
    5. 5. Richard (Nicholas) Gay\Goye 1560–1583
      1. 1. Richard Goye 1582–
    6. 6. William Gay 1560–
  2. 2. John Gaye –1584
  3. 3. Tamsyn Gaye 1541–
  4. 4. Wylliam Gaye 1544–1592
  5. 5. Eleanor Gay 1539–1540
  6. 6. Joan Gay 1545–
  7. 7. John Gay 1540–1584
  8. 8. Lettice Gay 1537–
  9. 9. Wyllyam Gay 1538–1539

Sir Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Richard Gay in Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 73
Death of Sir Richard Gay in Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Barnstable, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Town Barningham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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