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Sir Lord Richard Newman 1525 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 January 1574

Death Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Newman

Mother: Helen Metcalf

Spouse(s): Lady Brixton

Children(s): Colonel Newman

In 1525, Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove entered the world in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Sir Lord Robert Arnold Newman and Helen Alice Christiana Metcalf. Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove married Lady Johane "Joan Weeche" Brixton, and had children including Colonel Richard Newman. Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove passed away in 1574 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove entered the world in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Sir Lord Robert Arnold Newman and Helen Alice Christiana Metcalf.
  • Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove married Lady Johane "Joan Weeche" Brixton, and had children including Colonel Richard Newman.
  • Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove passed away in 1574 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Newman's Ancestors

Self
Sir Newman
1525 – 1574
Birth Place: Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Lord Robert Arnold Newman
1501 – 1560
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Helen (Alice Christiana) Metcalf
1501 – 1575
Fifehead Neville, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Newman
1450 – 1500
Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Rebecca) Newsome
1480 – 1521
Newsome Hall, Lancashire, England
Michael Metcalf
1469 – 1564
Fifehead Magdalen, Dorset, England
Sarah (Elvin) Metcalf
1470 – 1540
Fifehead Magdalen, , Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Newman's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Richard) Newman (1525 – 24 January 1574) m. Lady (Johane "Joan Weeche") Brixton (8 April 1529 – 31 August 1574)
  1. 1. Colonel (Richard) Newman (1552 – abt 1593) m. Alice Quarles (1556 – 1606) m. Agatha (de la) Pole (21 Oct 1556 – 1613)
    1. 1. Colonel (Robert Dameron) Newman (29 Sep 1579 – 2 Jan 1659) m. Elizabeth King (1578 – aft 1655)
      1. 1. Jane Newman (1615 – 12 Dec 1655) m. John Chambers (Bef. 1613 – 1652)
        1. 1. Ursula Chambers (Abt. 1630 – abt 1694) m. Symon Richardson (BET 1628 AND 1629 – 17 Mar 1675)

Sir Newman's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
1574
24 January 1574
Age 49
Death of Sir Lord Richard Newman , Lord of Charlton Musgrove in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charleton Musgrove, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1574
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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