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Sir Humphrey Gilbert 1539 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1539

Birth Location: Greenway, Devon, England

Death Date: 9 Sep 1583

Death Location: Body lost at sea

Father: Otho Gilbert

Mother: Katherine (Raleigh)

Spouse(s): Anne (Gilbert)

Children(s): Elizabeth Gilbert, Anthony Gilbert, John Gilbert, Raleigh Gilbert, Bartholomew Gilbert, Adrian Gilbert, Arthur Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Otho Gilbert

Sir Humphrey Gilbert was born in 1539 in Greenway, Devon, England, the child of Otho Gilbert and Katherine Champernown (Gilbert) (Raleigh). Sir Humphrey Gilbert married Anne Aucher (Gilbert), and had children including Elizabeth Gilbert, Anthony Gilbert, John Gilbert, Raleigh Ager Gilbert, Bartholomew Gilbert, Adrian Gilbert, Arthur Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Otho Gilbert. Sir Humphrey Gilbert passed away in 1583 in Body lost at sea.

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Biography

  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert was born in 1539 in Greenway, Devon, England, the child of Otho Gilbert and Katherine Champernown (Gilbert) (Raleigh).
  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert married Anne Aucher (Gilbert), and had children including Elizabeth Gilbert, Anthony Gilbert, John Gilbert, Raleigh Ager Gilbert, Bartholomew Gilbert, Adrian Gilbert, Arthur Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Otho Gilbert.
  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert passed away in 1583 in Body lost at sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Gilbert's Ancestors

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Sir Gilbert
1539 – 1583
Birth Place: Greenway, Devon, England
Parents
Otho Gilbert
1513 – 1547
Compton Castle, Marldon, Devon, England
Katherine (Champernown (Gilbert)) (Raleigh)
1519 – 1594
Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Grandparents
Thomas Gilbert
1450 – 1529
Compton Castle, Devon, England
Isabell (Stradling) (Gilbert)
1480 – 1562
St Minver, Rosorrow, Cornwall, England
Philip Champernowne
1479 – 1545
Modbury, Devon, England
Catherine (Carew) (Champernown)
1485 – 1545
Ottery Mohun, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Champernowne
1457 – 1503
Lady (Champernowne)
1462 – 1527
Sir *
1464 – 1513
Catharina *
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Champernowne
– 1464

Sir Gilbert's Descendants

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Sir (Humphrey) Gilbert (Jun 1539 – 9 Sep 1583) m. Anne (Aucher) (Gilbert) (1547 – 1631)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gilbert (Abt. 1571 – 1654)
  2. 2. Anthony Gilbert (1575 – 5 Jul 1608)
  3. 3. John Gilbert (Abt. 1575 – 5 July 1608)
  4. 4. Raleigh (Ager) Gilbert (1577 – 30 Dec 1634) m. Elizabeth (Kelley) (Gilbert) (1590 – 19 Feb 1658)
    1. 1. Michael Gilbert (1605 – 10 Dec 1677)
    2. 2. John Gilbert (1614 – 1625)
    3. 3. Humphrey Gilbert (1616 – 13 Feb 1658) m. Elizabeth (Black) (Gilbert)(Rayner)(Kimball)(Killam) (1620 – 29 Mar 1693) m. Unknown (?) (Gilbert)
      1. 1. Abigail Gilbert (1649 – 8 May 1735)
      2. 2. Mary Gilbert (1650 – 1686)
      3. 3. John Gilbert (1656 – 17 Mar 1722)
    4. 4. Ager Gilbert (1617 – 11 Apr 1661)
    5. 5. Ferdinand Gilbert (1618 – 10 Apr 1645)
    6. 6. Thomas Gilbert (1620 – 5 June 1662)
    7. 7. Amy Gilbert (1623 – 11 Apr 1662)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Gilbert (1625 – 1662)
    9. 9. Elinor Gilbert (1628 – 11 Apr 1662)
  5. 5. Bartholomew Gilbert (1577 – Jul 1603)
  6. 6. Adrian Gilbert (1578 – 15 Mar 1617)
  7. 7. Arthur Gilbert (Abt. 1579 – 1597)
  8. 8. Humphrey Gilbert (Abt. 1580 – 5 Jul 1608)
  9. 9. Thomas Gilbert (1582 – 5 Sep 1659)
  10. 10. Thomas Gilbert (Abt. 1582 – 1589)
  11. 11. Otho Gilbert (1583 – )

Sir Gilbert's Timeline

4 Records

1539
Jun 1539
Birth of Sir Humphrey Gilbert in Greenway, Devon, England
Greenway, Devon, England
1539
Jun 1539
Birth of Sir Humphrey Gilbert in Greenway, Devon, England
Greenway, Devon, England
1583
9 Sep 1583
Age 44
Death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert in At sea aboard his ship "The Squirrel"
At sea aboard his ship "The Squirrel"
1583
9 Sep 1583
Age 44
Death of Sir Humphrey Gilbert in Body lost at sea
Body lost at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1539
    Event Place: Greenway, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 1206
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1679578
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1539
    Event Place: Greenway, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 494
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1583
    Event Place: At sea aboard his ship "The Squirrel"
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 494
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1583
    Event Place: Body lost at sea
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 1206
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1679578
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II

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