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Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins 1432–1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1432

Birth Location: Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1482

Death Location: Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Katherine Plowder

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilde

Children(s): Charles Higgins

The story of Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins began in 1432 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England. Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins married Sarah Wilde, and had children including Charles Fortescue Fortescue Higgins. Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins passed away in 1482 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins began in 1432 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins married Sarah Wilde, and had children including Charles Fortescue Fortescue Higgins.
  • Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins passed away in 1482 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Higgins's Ancestors

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Sir Higgins
1432–1482
Birth Place: Stretton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Higgins
1400–1488
Stretton by Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Katherine Plowder
1402–1490
Stretton by Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Fanny (or Edward?) Higgins
1375–1425
England
Rosetta Lathan
1350–1400
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Higgins's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Wainwright) Higgins (1432–1482) m. Sarah Wilde (1436–1515)
  1. 1. Charles (Fortescue Fortescue) Higgins 1483–1583 m. Ann Hamilton 1480–1580
    1. 1. John (James) Higgins 1503–1548 m. Elizabeth 1503–1596
      1. 1. Rev. (Jonathan Higgins) Higgins 1528–1594 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Clynton 1523–1558
        1. 1. Edward (Robert) Higgins 1545–1631 m. Julia (Elizabeth) Meals 1582–1603

Sir Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1432
1432
Birth of Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins in Stretton, Staffordshire, England
Stretton, Staffordshire, England
1482
1482
Age 50
Death of Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins in Stretton, Staffordshire, England
Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1432
    Event Place: Stretton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Stretton, Staffordshire, England

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