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Sir Richard Knight William Littleton 1443–1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1443

Birth Location: Frankley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 18 May 1516

Death Location: Frankley, Worcestershire, England

Father: ** Tixhill

Mother: Joan Burley

Spouse(s): Mary Whittington

Children(s): Sir Kent

Sir Richard Knight William Littleton was born in 1443 in Frankley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Lyttleton Littleton Westcote I Knight Of The Order Of The Bath Judge Justice Of The King S Bench Lord Of Tixhill And Joan Burley. Sir Richard Knight William Littleton married Mary Elizabeth Whittington, and had children including Sir John Littleton Earl Of Kent. Sir Richard Knight William Littleton passed away in 1516 in Frankley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Knight William Littleton was born in 1443 in Frankley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Lyttleton Littleton Westcote I Knight Of The Order Of The Bath Judge Justice Of The King S Bench Lord Of Tixhill And Joan Burley.
  • Sir Richard Knight William Littleton married Mary Elizabeth Whittington, and had children including Sir John Littleton Earl Of Kent.
  • Sir Richard Knight William Littleton passed away in 1516 in Frankley, Worcestershire, England.

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Sir Littleton's Ancestors

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Sir Littleton
1443–1516
Birth Place: Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
** Sir Thomas De Lyttleton \ Littleton Westcote I, "Knight of the Order of the Bath", Judge Justice of the King's Bench; Lord of Tixhill
1421–1481
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Joan Burley
1425–1505
Castle, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
THOMAS (DeStanley +^* Sir Knight of the Garter, Baron, Lieutenant of Lathom & Knowsley,) Ireland
1405–1458
Isle of Muck, Airisaig, Highland, Scotland
JOAN (DeGoushill +^* Knights Lady Companion, Baroness) Stanley
1404–1459
Hoveringham (Heveringham), Nottinghamshire, England
&Sir (William Burley, Knight of Bromscroft Castle, High Sheriff of Shropshire, Escheator for Shropshire, Justice of the Peace for Shropshire, Member of Parliament, Speaker of house of) Commons
1400–1458
Bromscroft Castle, Shropshire, England, UK
&Lady (Ellen Grendon, Burley) #
1393–1448
Gayton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William DeStanley
1372–1427
Margaret Arderne
1386–1415
Robert Heveringham
1350–1403
Elisabeth Stuart
1366–1425
Sir Commons
1360–1426
Elizabeth Aldeburgh
1361–1417
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Littleton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Knight William) Littleton (1443–18 May 1516) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Whittington (1465–16 Jul 1503)
  1. 1. Sir (John Littleton, Earl of) Kent 1502–1534 m. Lady (Elizabeth DeTalbot Countess of) Kent 1502–1581
    1. 1. Robert (Stebbing) Littleton 1511–1601 m. Elizabeth Stanley 1513–1557
      1. 1. Bridgett (Littleton) (15ggm) 1475–1622 m. Henry (James) (15ggf) 1485–1586
        1. 1. Edmund James 1500–1585 m. Anne (Alice) Ramsey 1500–1584

Sir Littleton's Timeline

2 Records

1443
1443
Birth of Sir Richard Knight William Littleton in Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
1516
18 May 1516
Age 73
Death of Sir Richard Knight William Littleton in Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Frankley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1443
    Event Place: Frankley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1516
    Event Place: Frankley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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