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Sir Richard Tunstall 1521 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 December 1565

Death Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Tunstall

Mother: Lady Tunstal)

Spouse(s): Anne Leonard

Children(s): Thomas Tunstall

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Tunstall
1500 – 1587
Birth Location: Thurland, Lancashire, England
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Lady Tunstal)
1505 – 1575
Birth Location: Wickersly and Broom Hall, Yorkshire, England.
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Spouses(s)

Anne Leonard
1529 – 1624
Birth Location: Chevening, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Tunstall
1545 – 1625
Birth Location: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England
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Sir Tunstall's Ancestors

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Sir Tunstall
1521 – 1565
Birth Place: Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Gordon Tunstall
1500 – 1587
Thurland, Lancashire, England
Lady (Eleanor Ellen Wickersly ^' (m.) Tunstal)
1505 – 1575
Wickersly and Broom Hall, Yorkshire, England.
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Tunstall's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Tunstall (1521 – 21 December 1565) m. Anne Leonard (1529 – 19 Sep 1624)
  1. 1. Thomas Tunstall (abt 1545 – 1625) m. Helena (LOVATT 12th) GGM (1550 – 1579)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Tunstall (May 1571 – 7 Apr 1633) m. Thomas Daniell (1566 – 20 Jan 1622)
      1. 1. John Daniel (Nov 1589 – 1675) m. Ellen Heath (abt 1586 – 1661)
        1. 1. Thomas Daniell m. Margrett Taylor (Feb 1636 – Feb 1705)

Sir Tunstall's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1565
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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