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Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells 1633–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1633

Birth Location: East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1703

Death Location: Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir College

Mother: Lady Kidder

Spouse(s): Anne Osbourne, Elizabeth Howell

Children(s): Margaret Balcomb, Susannah Kidder

Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells was born in 1633 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England, the child of Sir William Thomas Kidder Iii Of Sackville College And Lady Elizabeth Wickenden Kidder. Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells married Anne Osbourne, Elizabeth Howell, and had children including Margaret Norman Kidder Balcomb, Susannah Kidder. Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells passed away in 1703 in Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells was born in 1633 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England, the child of Sir William Thomas Kidder Iii Of Sackville College And Lady Elizabeth Wickenden Kidder.
  • Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells married Anne Osbourne, Elizabeth Howell, and had children including Margaret Norman Kidder Balcomb, Susannah Kidder.
  • Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells passed away in 1703 in Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Wells's Ancestors

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Sir Wells
1633–1703
Birth Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir William Thomas Kidder III of Sackville College
1589–1671
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Wickenden) Kidder
1610–1688
England
Grandparents
William ("the tailor" Kidder) II
1560–1599
E. Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Still
1570–1621
Cowden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Still
1545–1583
Agnes Hodges
1545–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Style)
1515–1568
Issabell Lacye
1520–1572

Sir Wells's Descendants

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Sir (Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and) Wells (09 Feb 1633–26 Nov 1703) m. Anne Osbourne (1635–26 Nov 1703) m. Elizabeth Howell (1640–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Norman Kidder) Balcomb 1660–1696 m. Richard Balcomb 1655–1685
    1. 1. Richard (BALCOMB) II 1671–1720 m. Hester ((Hesthera)) RUSSELL 1682–1752
      1. 1. Richard Balcomb 1712– m. Elizabeth Balcomb 1710–1773
        1. 1. Mary Balcomb –1777 m. James Russell 1740–1771
  2. 2. Susannah Kidder 1674–1739 m. Richard Everard 1683–1733
    1. 1. Susannah Everard 1710–1774

Sir Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1633
09 Feb 1633
Birth of Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells in East Grinstead, Sussex, England
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
1703
26 Nov 1703
Age 70
Death of Sir Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells in Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1633
    Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1703
    Event Place: Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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