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Sir Richard F. Whaley 1440–1473 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Darleston, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1473

Death Location: Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Henry Whaley

Mother: Dorothy Willoughby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leake

Children(s): Sir Whalley

The story of Sir Richard F. Whaley began in 1440 in Darleston, Staffordshire, England. Sir Richard F. Whaley married Elizabeth Leake, and had children including Sir Thomas Whalley. Sir Richard F. Whaley passed away in 1473 in Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard F. Whaley began in 1440 in Darleston, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Richard F. Whaley married Elizabeth Leake, and had children including Sir Thomas Whalley.
  • Sir Richard F. Whaley passed away in 1473 in Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Whaley
1410–1453
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Dorothy Willoughby
1425–1453
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leake
1440–1472
Birth Location: Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Whalley
1470–1499
Birth Location: Kirton, Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
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Sir Whaley's Ancestors

Self
Sir Whaley
1440–1473
Birth Place: Darleston, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Whaley
1410–1453
Nottinghamshire, England
Dorothy Willoughby
1425–1453
Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Henry Whalley
1380–1413
Whalley, Lancashire, England
Margaret Delves
1380–1412
, , , England
Sir (Thomas Willoughby (Of Parham Hero Of Agincourt Baronet De Broke)) II
1387–
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Joan FitzAlan Stuart de) Arundel
1403–1439
Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Stuart
1368–1419
Alice Burley
1370–1436
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Whaley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard F.) Whaley (1440–1473) m. Elizabeth Leake (1440–1472)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Whalley 1470–1499 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Strelley 1477–1501
    1. 1. Richard Whalley 1499–1583 m. Agnes Whaley 1504– m. Laura Brookman 1502–1554
      1. 1. Richard Whaley 1525–1567 m. Thomasine Northen 1525–1576
        1. 1. Rev. (Philemon) Whale 1564–1620 m. Agnes (Ann) Norwood 1568–1626
      2. 2. Margaret Whalley 1530–1559 m. Edward Hughes 1530–1549
        1. 1. Sir (John) Hughes 1550–1618 m. Lady (Blanche) Lloyd 1552–1595
        2. 2. Mary (Anne) Hughes 1539–1615
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hughes 1546–1662

Sir Whaley's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Richard F. Whaley in Darleston, Staffordshire, England
Darleston, Staffordshire, England
1473
1473
Age 33
Death of Sir Richard F. Whaley in Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Darleston, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Kirton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
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