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Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire 1412–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1 Oct 1486

Death Location: Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Harcourt

Mother: Jane Francis

Spouse(s): Edith Claire

Children(s): Alice Oxf

The story of Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire began in 1412 in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England. Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire married Edith Elizabeth St Clere St Clair Daughter Of Thomas St Claire, and had children including Alice Harcourt Daughter Of Sir Richard Iii Of Ellenhall Of Wytham Harcourt Sheriff Of Oxfordshire Berkshire Knight Of The Shire For Oxf. Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire passed away in 1486 in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire began in 1412 in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire married Edith Elizabeth St Clere St Clair Daughter Of Thomas St Claire, and had children including Alice Harcourt Daughter Of Sir Richard Iii Of Ellenhall Of Wytham Harcourt Sheriff Of Oxfordshire Berkshire Knight Of The Shire For Oxf.
  • Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire passed away in 1486 in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Squire's Ancestors

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Sir Squire
1412–1486
Birth Place: Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas II (of Stanton Harcourt) Harcourt
1377–1420
Leicestershire, England
Jane ((Joan) (Joan Fraunceys {Francis}) Franceys Daughter of Sir Robert (II) (of Foremarke)) Francis
1383–
Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas (I) (de)) Harcourt
1330–1417
Oxfordshire, England
Maud ((de) Grey Daughter of John (II) de Grey Founding Knight of the Garter, 1st Baron de Grey, 2nd Baron of) Rotherfield
1330–1390
Sir (Robert (II) (of Foremarke)) Francis
1360–1413
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harcourt
1297–1349
Jane FitzPayn
1300–1369
John Rotherfield
1300–1359
Avice Tanfield
1304–
Robert Francis
1342–1380
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Harcourt
1274–1330
Ellen Cantelou
1277–1330
Richard FitzPayn
1281–1335
Joan FitzPayne
1286–1335
Sir Grey
1272–1311
Margaret Knight
1276–1330
John Tanfield
1292–1335
Maud Furnivalle
–1348

Sir Squire's Descendants

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Sir (Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's) Squire (1412–1 Oct 1486) m. Edith ((Elizabeth) St. Clere (St. Clair) Daughter of Thomas St.) Claire (Abt. 1416–Abt. 1486)
  1. 1. Alice (Harcourt Daughter of Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for) Oxf 1450–1526 m. William ((of Bessiles-Leigh)) Bessiles 1444–1515
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Bessiles Daughter of William (of Bessiles-Leigh)) Bessiles 1475–1520 m. Richard ((of East Shelford)) Fettiplace 1459–1511
      1. 1. Anne (Fettiplace Daughter of Richard (of East Shelford)) Fettiplace 1496–1568 m. Edward ((of Shalstone) Purefoy Gentleman of) Shalstone 1494–1558
        1. 1. Mary (Purefoy Daughter of Edward (of Shalstone) Purefoy Gentleman of) Shalstone 1533–1579 m. Thomas ((of Yardley) Thorne Gentleman of) Yardley-Hastings 1521–1589

Sir Squire's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1486
1 Oct 1486
Age 74
Death of Sir Richard (III) (of Ellenhall, of Wytham) Harcourt Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire, Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire & Norfolk, King's Squire in Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1486
    Event Place: Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

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