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Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards 1545–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1545

Birth Location: Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 27 April 1627

Death Location: Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Father: Vice Wight

Mother: Alice Rice

Spouse(s): Bridget Mitchell

Children(s): Edward Richards

The story of Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards began in 1545 in Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England. Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards married Bridget Mitchell, and had children including Edward Richards. Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards passed away in 1627 in Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards began in 1545 in Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England.
  • Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards married Bridget Mitchell, and had children including Edward Richards.
  • Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards passed away in 1627 in Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

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Sir Richards's Ancestors

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Sir Richards
1545–1627
Birth Place: Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
Parents
Vice Admiral Sir Germain Richards; Lord of Yaverland Manor on Isle of Wight
1529–1567
Yaverland Manor, Bembridge Isle, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
Alice Rice
1523–1573
Brading, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
F Richards
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Richards's Descendants

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Sir (Edward ( the elder )) Richards (20 March 1545–27 April 1627) m. Bridget Mitchell (1570–1619)
  1. 1. Edward Richards 1587–1627 m. Jane Martin 1591–1623
    1. 1. John Richards 1616–1683 m. Elizabeth Jones 1620–1675
      1. 1. Edward (Richard) Richards 1659–1696 m. Hester Morris 1663–1710
        1. 1. Edward Richards 1678–1755 m. Mary ((Head)) Kidder 1690–1785

Sir Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1545
20 March 1545
Birth of Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards in Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
1627
27 April 1627
Age 82
Death of Sir Edward ( the elder ) Richards in Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1545
    Event Place: Yaverland Manor, Hants Co, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1627
    Event Place: Yaverland, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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