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Sir Rychard Meade 1515–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1515

Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1559

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas VIII

Mother: Lady Wycliff

Spouse(s): Lady Gouldhurst

Children(s): Lady Meade

Sir Rychard Meade was born in 1515 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Meade Viii And Lady Johanna Wycliff. Sir Rychard Meade married Lady Margaret Gouldhurst, and had children including Lady Mary Meade. Sir Rychard Meade passed away in 1559 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Rychard Meade was born in 1515 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Meade Viii And Lady Johanna Wycliff.
  • Sir Rychard Meade married Lady Margaret Gouldhurst, and had children including Lady Mary Meade.
  • Sir Rychard Meade passed away in 1559 in Shropshire, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Meade's Ancestors

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Sir Meade
1515–1559
Birth Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Meade , VIII
1510–1558
Clavering, Essex, England
Lady (Johanna) Wycliff
1510–1535
Wedmore, Somerset, England or Brasonhead, Essex, England
Grandparents
Ralph (FitzRobert) Wycliff
1460–1531
Wycliffe-upon-Tees, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Catherine (Anne FitzWilliam) BOWES
1464–1503
Streatham Castle, Durham, Durham, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Meade's Descendants

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Sir (Rychard) Meade (26 Jun 1515–13 Feb 1559) m. Lady (Margaret) Gouldhurst (1535–10 Oct 1593)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Meade 1559–1620 m. Thomas Durrant 1552–1618
    1. 1. Mary (Brewster "Mercy") Durrant 1590–1633 m. William (Henry Ring Ringe) III 1586–1620
      1. 1. Stephen (Deane , Miller by) trade 1605–1634 m. Elizabeth (Deane) Cooke 1606–1691
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Dane) Deane 1632–1751 m. Deacon (William Twining , II) (Puritan) 1615–1703
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Deane) Cooke 1606–1691 m. Stephen (Deane , Miller by) trade 1605–1634

Sir Meade's Timeline

3 Records

1515
26 Jun 1515
Birth of Sir Rychard Meade in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
1559
10 Feb 1559
Age 44
Death of Sir Rychard Meade in Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England
1559
13 Feb 1559
Age 44
Burial of Sir Rychard Meade in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1515
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thaxted, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1559
    Event Place: Watford, Watford Borough, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1559
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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