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Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich 1496–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 12 June 1567

Death Location: Rochford, Essex, England

Father: Richard Rich

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Spouse(s): Lady Baroness

Children(s): Dorothy Rich, Lady Rich, Sir Leighs, Hugh Rich, Frances Rich, Thomas Rich, Alice Rich, Ethelreda Rich, Lady Rich, Mary Rich, Sir Rich, Nicholas Rich

The story of Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich began in 1496 in St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England. Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich married Lady Elizabeth Jenkes Baroness, and had children including Alice Rich, Dorothy Rich, Ethelreda Audrey Rich, Frances Rich, Hugh Rich, Lady Agnes Rich, Lady Winifred Rich, Mary Marie Rich, Nicholas Rich, Sir Richard Ii Baron Of Leighs Rich, Sir Robert I Rich Leighs, Thomas Rich. Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich passed away in 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich began in 1496 in St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England.
  • Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich married Lady Elizabeth Jenkes Baroness, and had children including Alice Rich, Dorothy Rich, Ethelreda Audrey Rich, Frances Rich, Hugh Rich, Lady Agnes Rich, Lady Winifred Rich, Mary Marie Rich, Nicholas Rich, Sir Richard Ii Baron Of Leighs Rich, Sir Robert I Rich Leighs, Thomas Rich.
  • Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich passed away in 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England.

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Sir Rich's Ancestors

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Sir Rich
1496–1567
Birth Place: St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Richard Rich
1470–1505
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Sir Rich's Descendants

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Sir (Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England -) Rich (1496–12 June 1567) m. Lady (Elizabeth Jenkes) Baroness (1500–16 Dec 1565)
  1. 1. Dorothy Rich 1504–1598
  2. 2. Lady (Winifred) Rich 1534–1578
  3. 3. Sir (Robert I Rich) Leighs 1537–1581
  4. 4. Hugh Rich 1539–1554
  5. 5. Frances Rich 1539–1581
  6. 6. Thomas Rich 1540–1567
  7. 7. Alice Rich 1542–1596
  8. 8. Ethelreda (Audrey) Rich 1543–1567
  9. 9. Lady (Agnes) Rich 1545–1584
  10. 10. Mary (Marie) Rich 1547–
  11. 11. Sir (Richard II Baron of Leighs) Rich 1550–1600
  12. 12. Nicholas Rich 1556–1600

Sir Rich's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich in St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England
St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England
1567
12 June 1567
Age 71
Death of Sir Richard - Baron of Leighs - Lord Chancellor of England - Rich in Rochford, Essex, England
Rochford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1567
    Event Place: Rochford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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