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Sir William Richards 1515–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1515

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

Death Date: 21 Sep 1565

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

Father: Sir Richards

Mother: Jane Calverley

Spouse(s): Emmota Roslien

Children(s): Thomas Richards, Richard Richards, James Richards, Reginald Richards, Joseph Richards, Joseph Richards, William Richards, John Richards, Hiram Richards, Thomas Richards

Sir William Richards was born in 1515 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Edward Richards And Jane Calverley. Sir William Richards married Emmota Roslien, and had children including Hiram Richards, James Richards, John Richards, Joseph Lascombe Richards, Joseph Loscombe Richards, Reginald Norman Richards, Richard Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards. Sir William Richards passed away in 1565 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Richards was born in 1515 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Edward Richards And Jane Calverley.
  • Sir William Richards married Emmota Roslien, and had children including Hiram Richards, James Richards, John Richards, Joseph Lascombe Richards, Joseph Loscombe Richards, Reginald Norman Richards, Richard Richards, Thomas Richards, William Richards.
  • Sir William Richards passed away in 1565 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England.

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Sir Richards's Ancestors

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Sir Richards
1515–1565
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Edward Richards
1490–1558
LoveLynch, Somerset, England
Jane Calverley
1479–1550
Milverton, Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Fermour De) Richards
1470–1514
LoveLynch, Somerset, England
Lady (Eleanor) Avenell
1475–1559
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Sir (John) Calverley
1448–1510
Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Saville
1460–1522
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Laurens Fermor
1445–1485
Lady Wenman
1450–1560
John Avenell
1440–1475
Lady Mychell
1428–1475
William Calverley
1417–1488
Anne Tempest
1421–1510
Sir Thornhill)
1410–1482
Lady Gascoigne
1415–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Richards
1402–1485
Alice (Richards)
1420–1485
Sir Weynman)
1430–1501
Dame Emote
1430–1501
Sir Avenell
1405–1460
Lady Moulton
1405–1488
Sir I
1400–1423
Lady Wyman
1389–1426

Sir Richards's Descendants

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Sir (William) Richards (Abt 1515–21 Sep 1565) m. Emmota Roslien (1520–1565)
  1. 1. Thomas Richards 1525–1620 m. Alice Pearce 1525–1574 m. Margaret Duggles 1530–1620
    1. 1. Eme Richards 1548–1604 m. Isaac Stedman 1550–1602
      1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Stedman 1578–1648 m. Elizabeth (Poniard) Philpott 1582–1630
        1. 1. Robert Stedman 1618–1666 m. Ann Bywater 1620–1674
        2. 2. Isaac Stedman 1605–1678
        3. 3. Thomas Stedman 1607–1649
        4. 4. George Stedman 1609–1616
        5. 5. Esther Stedman 1602–1670
        6. 6. John (W.) Stedman 1600–1693
        7. 7. Thomas Estance 1612–1691 m. Ann Thomas 1600–1686
      2. 2. Gilbert Stedman 1586–1596
      3. 3. Alice Stedman 1589–1592
      4. 4. John Stedman 1580–1596
      5. 5. Margaret Stedman 1589–1592
      6. 6. Alice Stedman 1576–
      7. 7. Agnes Stetson 1601–1601
      8. 8. Wilmont Stetson 1587–
    2. 2. Thomas Richards 1549–1633
    3. 3. William Richards 1558–
    4. 4. Margaret Richards 1546–
    5. 5. John Richards 1552–1640
  2. 2. Richard Richards 1546–1565
  3. 3. James Richards 1558–1608
  4. 4. Reginald (Norman) Richards 1544–1607
  5. 5. Joseph (Loscombe) Richards 1530–1629
  6. 6. Joseph (Lascombe) Richards 1564–1632
  7. 7. William Richards 1542–1601
  8. 8. John Richards 1544–1570
  9. 9. Hiram Richards 1572–1607
  10. 10. Thomas Richards 1572–1679

Sir Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1515
Abt 1515
Birth of Sir William Richards in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1565
21 Sep 1565
Age 50
Death of Sir William Richards in Pitminster, Taunton, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1515
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1565
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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