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Sir Richard Meade 1515–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1515

Birth Location: Clavering, Essex, England

Death Date: 10 FEB 1559

Death Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Meade

Mother: Joan Wycliffe

Spouse(s): Lady Gouldhurst

Children(s): Mary Meade, Richard Mead, John Meade, Roger Mead, Mary Meade, William Mead, Priscilla Mead, Mary Meade

Sir Richard Meade was born in 1515 in Clavering, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Meade And Joan Wycliffe. Sir Richard Meade married Lady Margaret Gouldhurst, and had children including John Meade, Mary Meade, Mary Ursula Meade, Priscilla Mead, Richard Mead, Roger Mead, William Mead. Sir Richard Meade passed away in 1559 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Meade was born in 1515 in Clavering, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Meade And Joan Wycliffe.
  • Sir Richard Meade married Lady Margaret Gouldhurst, and had children including John Meade, Mary Meade, Mary Ursula Meade, Priscilla Mead, Richard Mead, Roger Mead, William Mead.
  • Sir Richard Meade passed away in 1559 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Sir Meade's Ancestors

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Sir Meade
1515–1559
Birth Place: Clavering, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Meade
1502–1557
Clavering, Essex, England
Joan Wycliffe
1498–1557
Wedmore, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Robert Mede
1480–1535
Clavering, Essex, England
Joan (de) Somerset
1478–1548
Wedmore, Somerset, England
Ralph Wycliffe
1465–1535
Wycliffe, Durham, England
Anne Bowes
1464–1513
Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wycliffe
1436–1494
Margery Conyers
1442–1524
William Bowes
1415–1466
Maud Fitzhugh
1428–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wycliffe
1412–1444
Agnes Rokeby
1418–1454
Christopher Conyers
1383–1456
Ellyn Rolleston
1398–1444
William Bowes
1395–1465
Joan Greystoke
1395–1415
William FitzHugh
1399–1452
Margaret Willoughby
1395–1452

Sir Meade's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Meade (26 JUN 1515–10 FEB 1559) m. Lady (Margaret) Gouldhurst (1515–AFT 25 OCT 1560)
  1. 1. Mary Meade 1558–1604 m. Thomas Whitmore 1548–1617
    1. 1. John Whitmore 1597–1648 m. Margery (Joanna) Periam –1640 m. Johanna Kerrich 1604–1652 m. Hannah (Joanna) Jessop 1593–1652
      1. 1. John Whitmore 1627–1650
      2. 2. Elizabeth Whitmore 1635–1698
      3. 3. Francis Whitmore 1623–1685 m. Margaret Harty 1635–1685 m. Isabell Parke 1628–1665
        1. 1. Frances Whitmore 1671– m. Jonathan Thompson 1663–1748
        2. 2. Joseph Whitmore 1675–1720 m. Mary Kendall 1680–1760
        3. 3. Hannah Whittemore 1668–1689 m. James (Felt) Nichols 1662–1726
        4. 4. Thomas Whitmore 1673–1752 m. Ruth 1680– m. Mary Waters 1675–1721
  2. 2. Richard Mead 1554–1554
  3. 3. John Meade 1550–1558
  4. 4. Roger Mead 1552–1560
  5. 5. Mary Meade 1556–1613 m. Thomas Durrant 1552–1618
  6. 6. William Mead 1546–1592 m. Cicely Tomson 1551–1593
  7. 7. Priscilla Mead 1548–1606
  8. 8. Mary (Ursula) Meade 1558–1647 m. John Meade 1550–1611

Sir Meade's Timeline

2 Records

1515
26 JUN 1515
Birth of Sir Richard Meade in Clavering, Essex, England
Clavering, Essex, England
1559
10 FEB 1559
Age 44
Death of Sir Richard Meade in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1515
    Event Place: Clavering, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1559
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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