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Sir Walter Raleigh 1552–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Hayes Barton House, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1618

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Walter Raleigh

Mother: Johanna Drake

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In 1552, Sir Walter Raleigh entered the world in Hayes Barton House, Kent, England, born to Walter Raleigh And Johanna Drake. Sir Walter Raleigh passed away in 1618 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Sir Walter Raleigh entered the world in Hayes Barton House, Kent, England, born to Walter Raleigh And Johanna Drake.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh passed away in 1618 in London, London, England.

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Sir Raleigh's Ancestors

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Sir Raleigh
1552–1618
Birth Place: Hayes Barton House, Kent, England
Parents
Walter Raleigh
1521–1581
Fardell, Devon, England
Johanna Drake
1519–1543
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John (K) Rawleigh
1484–
England
Elizabeth Edgecombe
1485–
1659442, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Raleigh
1455–1455
Matilda Ferrers
1462–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Raleigh
1428–1428
Mary Dawney
1372–1462

Sir Raleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Sir Walter Raleigh in Hayes Barton House, Kent, England
Hayes Barton House, Kent, England
1618
29 Oct 1618
Age 66
Death of Sir Walter Raleigh in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Hayes Barton House, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1618
    Event Place: London, London, England

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