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Sir Richard Tunstall 1521–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1565

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: William Tunstall

Mother: Eleanor Wickersly

Spouse(s): Anne Leonard

Children(s): Thomas Tunstall, Elizabeth Tunstall

The story of Sir Richard Tunstall began in 1521 in Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England. Sir Richard Tunstall married Anne Leonard, and had children including Elizabeth Ironmonger Tunstall, Thomas Tunstall. Sir Richard Tunstall passed away in 1565 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Tunstall began in 1521 in Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England.
  • Sir Richard Tunstall married Anne Leonard, and had children including Elizabeth Ironmonger Tunstall, Thomas Tunstall.
  • Sir Richard Tunstall passed away in 1565 in Lancashire, England.

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Sir Tunstall's Ancestors

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Sir Tunstall
1521–1565
Birth Place: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Tunstall
1500–
Thurland, Lancashire, England
Eleanor Wickersly
1505–1532
Wickersly and Broom Hall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Wickersley
1475–1507
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Wheelock
1488–1530
of Wickersley,,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Tunstall's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Tunstall (1521–21 Dec 1565) m. Anne Leonard (1529–)
  1. 1. Thomas Tunstall 1550– m. Helena Lovett 1550–1579
    1. 1. Richard Tunstall 1579– m. Sarah Allen 1580–
      1. 1. Anthony Tonstall 1598–1654 m. Sarah Wedgwood 1600–1650 m. Sarah Wedgwood 1600–1650
        1. 1. Henry Tonstall 1624–1659 m. Elizabeth Hutchinson 1625–1677
      2. 2. Anthony Tunstall –1599
    2. 2. Elizabeth Tunstall 1571–1633
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ironmonger) Tunstall 1546–1570

Sir Tunstall's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Richard Tunstall in Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England
Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England
1565
21 Dec 1565
Age 44
Death of Sir Richard Tunstall in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1565
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

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