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Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley 1575–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1575

Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1626

Death Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England

Father: Ralph Count

Mother: Elizabeth Holford

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The story of Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley began in 1575 in Ridley, Cheshire, England. Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley passed away in 1626 in Ridley, Cheshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley began in 1575 in Ridley, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley passed away in 1626 in Ridley, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Ridley's Ancestors

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Sir Ridley
1575–1626
Birth Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Egerton Sir Knight Lord Baron Earl Baron Count
1530–1619
Ridley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Barbara) Holford
1531–1587
Allerton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Stephen) Holford
1523–1587
Allerton, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor
1523–1619
Allerton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Knight
1497–1552
Isabel Leigh
1496–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1575
24 Feb 1575
Birth of Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley in Ridley, Cheshire, England
Ridley, Cheshire, England
1626
14 Jan 1626
Age 51
Death of Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley in Ridley, Cheshire, England
Ridley, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1575
    Event Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1626
    Event Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England

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