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Sir Richard Sanford 1533–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: Nov 15 1591

Death Location: Sanstead, Essex, England

Father: Richard Sandford

Mother: Maud Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Elizabeth COGGESHALL

Children(s): Thomas Sanford

In 1533, Sir Richard Sanford entered the world in Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, born to Richard Sandford And Maud Mainwaring. Sir Richard Sanford married Elizabeth Coggeshall, and had children including Thomas Sanford. Sir Richard Sanford passed away in 1591 in Sanstead, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Sir Richard Sanford entered the world in Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, born to Richard Sandford And Maud Mainwaring.
  • Sir Richard Sanford married Elizabeth Coggeshall, and had children including Thomas Sanford.
  • Sir Richard Sanford passed away in 1591 in Sanstead, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sandford
1490–1535
Birth Location: Sandford, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Maud Mainwaring
1490–
Birth Location: Ightfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth COGGESHALL
1537–1600
Birth Location: Stanstead, Mountfitchet, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Sanford
1556–1597
Birth Location: Stanstead, Mountfitchet, Essex, England
TS

Sir Sanford's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sanford
1533–1591
Birth Place: Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Parents
Richard Sandford
1490–1535
Sandford, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Maud Mainwaring
1490–
Ightfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sanford's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Sanford (1533–Nov 15 1591) m. Elizabeth COGGESHALL (Abt. 1537–15 Sep 1600)
  1. 1. Thomas Sanford 1556–1597 m. Mary Lewes 1563–1620
    1. 1. Ezekiel (Sanford) ENGLAND 1586–1683 m. Rose Warner 1588–1625
      1. 1. Thomas (Andrew) Sanford 1607–1681 m. Sarah Meadows 1615–1681
        1. 1. Ezekiel Sanford 1637–1683 m. Rebecca (Wickla) Whelpley 1640–1697

Sir Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Sir Richard Sanford in Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
1591
Nov 15 1591
Age 58
Death of Sir Richard Sanford in Sanstead, Essex, England
Sanstead, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 15 1591
    Event Place: Sanstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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