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Sir Nicholas Richardson 1549 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1549

Birth Location: Palantine, Durham, England

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Richardson

Mother: Lady Beeston

Spouse(s): Lady Midgley

Children(s): Sir Richardson

The story of Sir Nicholas Richardson began in 1549 in Palantine, Durham, England. Sir Nicholas Richardson married Lady Margaret Mary Midgley, and had children including Sir Richard Richardson. Sir Nicholas Richardson passed away in 1616 in Bierley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas Richardson began in 1549 in Palantine, Durham, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Richardson married Lady Margaret Mary Midgley, and had children including Sir Richard Richardson.
  • Sir Nicholas Richardson passed away in 1616 in Bierley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Richardson
1510 – 1562
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, Westmill, Jersey, Channel Islands, England
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Lady Beeston
1503 – 1534
Birth Location: Beeston, Castle, Beeston, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Midgley
1553 – 1577
Birth Location: Clayton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Richardson
1576 – 1634
Birth Location: Earith, Huntingdonshire, England
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Sir Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Richardson
1549 – 1616
Birth Place: Palantine, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Benjamin Richardson
1510 – 1562
Hertfordshire, Westmill, Jersey, Channel Islands, England
Lady (Mary Margaret) Beeston
1503 – 1534
Beeston, Castle, Beeston, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William Hill Ralph) Richardson
1455 – 1520
Jersey, Channel Islands, England
Lady (Jeanne Jane) Mychiell
1462 – 1503
Jersey, Channel Islands, England
Lord (John) Beeston
1478 – 1543
Beeston, Cheshire, England
Lady (Katherine) Calveley
1482 – 1502
Lea, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Beeston
1458 – 1518
Lady Donne
1459 – 1542
Sir Calveley
1456 – 1515
Lady Dutton
1457 – 1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Beeston
1441 – 1498
Lady Bold
1435 – 1505
Sir Donne
1423 – 1508
Lady Weaver
1443 – 1513
Sir Calveley
1440 – 1515
Lady Cottingham
1442 – 1517
Sir Dutton
1435 – 1502
Elizabeth Grosvenor
1429 – 1516

Sir Richardson's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas) Richardson (2 Jan 1549 – 1616) m. Lady (Margaret Mary) Midgley (Abt. 1553 – 10 Aug 1577)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Richardson (Apr 1576 – 28 May 1634) m. Anne Pollard (1580 – abt 1625)
    1. 1. Lady (Sarah Frances) Richardson (21 Sep 1592 – 1621) m. John (Prentice) Turner (30 October 1563 – 14 Dec 1621)
      1. 1. Humphrey Turner (22 Oct 1593 – 1621) m. Lydia (Garnet) Gaymer (18 May 1602 – 28 Feb 1669)
        1. 1. James (Edward) Turner (22 Oct 1620 – 25 Mar 1666) m. Mary Brewster (16 April 1627 – )

Sir Richardson's Timeline

18 Records

1549
2 Jan 1549
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Palantine, Durham, England
Palantine, Durham, England
1549
2 Jan 1549
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in County Durham, England
County Durham, England
1549
2 Jan 1549
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England
1549
2 Jan 1549
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Palantine, Durham, England
Palantine, Durham, England
1559
1559
Age 10
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in , Durham, , England
, Durham, , England
1559
1559
Age 10
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Durham, England, United Kingdom
Durham, England, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 10
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Durham, England, United Kingdom
Durham, England, United Kingdom
1572
1572
Age 23
Sir Nicholas Richardson was married in Clayton, Yorkshire, England or Tong, York, England
Clayton, Yorkshire, England or Tong, York, England
1576
ABT 1576
Age 27
Sir Nicholas Richardson was married in of Tong, Yorkshire, England
of Tong, Yorkshire, England
1616
1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1616
1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1617
1617
Age 68
Death of Sir Nicholas Richardson in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1856
October 1856
Age 307
Sir Nicholas Richardson was married in Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
Durham, Durham, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Palantine, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: , Durham, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1549
    Event Place: County Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Palantine, Durham, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Clayton, Yorkshire, England or Tong, York, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1576
    Event Place: of Tong, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1856
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tong, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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