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Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley 1396–1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1396

Birth Location: Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 4 December 1471

Death Location: Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Beaumont

Mother: Johanna None

Spouse(s): Lady Merfield

Children(s): Lady Strange

The story of Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley began in 1396 in Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England. Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley married Lady Cecelia Merfield, and had children including Lady Alice De Beaumont Baroness Strange. Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley passed away in 1471 in Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley began in 1396 in Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England.
  • Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley married Lady Cecelia Merfield, and had children including Lady Alice De Beaumont Baroness Strange.
  • Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley passed away in 1471 in Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Whitley's Ancestors

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Sir Whitley
1396–1471
Birth Place: Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry de Beaumont
1366–1424
Beaumont Hall, Berkshire, England
Johanna
1374–1448
Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Berkshire, England
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Sir Whitley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard de Beaumont Lord) Whitley (1396–4 December 1471) m. Lady (Cecelia) Merfield (1396–4 Dec 1478)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice de Beaumont Baroness) Strange 1416–1480 m. Sir (John Le Strange Esq., Baron Strange of) Hunstanton 1400–1436
    1. 1. Sir (Henry LeStrange Baron Strange of) Hunstanton 1432–1485 m. Lady (Catherine) Drury 1450–1496
      1. 1. Sir (Robert le Strange of) Elsing 1461–1511 m. Lady (Anna) Margaret 1453–1497
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Le Strange of Chesterton, Baron of Hunstanton Le Strangs High Sheriff of Gloucester) Strainge 1494–1545 m. Lady (Katherine Anne de Hunstanton Baroness Le) Strainge 1496–1569

Sir Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1396
1396
Birth of Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley in Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England
Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England
1471
4 December 1471
Age 75
Death of Sir Richard de Beaumont Lord Whitley in Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1396
    Event Place: Whitley, Beaumont, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1471
    Event Place: Died: Whitley Hall, Beaumont, Yorkshire, England Buried: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirkheaton, Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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