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Sir Thomas, Richard Harper 1534 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 6 Jul 1608

Death Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Chinnor

Mother: Lady Essex,

Spouse(s): Cecilia Collier

Children(s): Thomas Harper

In 1534, Sir Thomas Richard Harper entered the world in St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Walter Harpur of Chinnor and Lady Mary Blount, Countess of Essex,. Years later, Sir Thomas Richard Harper married Cecilia Scrimshire Collier, and the couple became parents to Thomas D Harper. Sir Thomas Richard Harper died in 1608 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

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Parents

Sir Chinnor
1500 – 1573
Birth Location: Chinnor, Oxford, England
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Lady Essex,
1506 – 1551
Birth Location: Thornbury (Gloucestershire) England
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Spouses(s)

Cecilia Collier
1538 – 1612
Birth Location: Darloston, Staffs, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Harper
1561 – 1600
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1534
    Event Place: St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jul 1608
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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