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Walter Raleigh 1504 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 1581

Death Location: Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Raleigh

Mother: Elizabaeth Edgecombe

Spouse(s): Darnell Ponte, Catherine Champernon, Alice Drake, Katherine Champernowne

Children(s): Adam Raleigh, John Raleigh, George Raleigh, Raleigh Raleigh, John Raleigh, Adrian Gilbert, Margaret Ralegh, Carew Raleigh, George Raleigh

Walter Raleigh was born in 1504 in Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Raleigh and Elizabaeth Edgecombe. Walter Raleigh married Darnell or De Ponte, Catherine Champernon, Alice Drake, Katherine Champernowne, and had children including Adam Raleigh, John Raleigh, George Raleigh, Raleigh Raleigh, John Raleigh, Adrian Gilbert, Margaret Ralegh, Carew Raleigh, George alias Blake Raleigh. Walter Raleigh passed away in 1581 in Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Walter Raleigh was born in 1504 in Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Raleigh and Elizabaeth Edgecombe.
  • Walter Raleigh married Darnell or De Ponte, Catherine Champernon, Alice Drake, Katherine Champernowne, and had children including Adam Raleigh, John Raleigh, George Raleigh, Raleigh Raleigh, John Raleigh, Adrian Gilbert, Margaret Ralegh, Carew Raleigh, George alias Blake Raleigh.
  • Walter Raleigh passed away in 1581 in Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Walter Raleigh's Ancestors

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Walter Raleigh
1504 – 1581
Birth Place: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Raleigh
1484 – 1584
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabaeth Edgecombe
1485 –
Saint Dominick, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Maud (Matilda) Ferrers
1395 – 1462
Oversley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Edgcombe
1440 – 1489
Saltash, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Joan Tremayne
1444 – 1492
Lamerton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Ferrers
1372 – 1445
Philippa Clifford
1371 – 1405
Peter DeEdgecumbe
1415 –
Elizabeth Holland
1422 – 1500
Thomas Tremayne
1395 – 1482
Elizabeth Carew
1398 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Ferrers
1355 – 1388
Joan Hoo
1358 – 1394
Roger Clifford,
1333 – 1389
Maud Beauchamp
1335 – 1403
William DeEdgecumbe
1378 – 1434
Joan Densett
1390 – 1415
Eleanor Harbottle
1388 –
Nicholas Tremain
1360 – 1445
Joan Doddiscombe
1375 – 1400
Thomas Carew
1361 – 1430
Elizabeth Bonville
1362 – 1450

Walter Raleigh's Descendants

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Walter Raleigh (1504 – ABT 1581) m. Darnell (or De) Ponte (ABT 1506 – ) m. Catherine Champernon (1519 – 18 APR 1594) m. Alice Drake (1545 – ) m. Katherine Champernowne (ABT 1507 – ABT 1565)
  1. 1. Adam Raleigh (ABT 1480 – )
  2. 2. John Raleigh (<1521> – ) m. Anne Fortescue (ABT 1525 – ) m. <Living>
  3. 3. George Raleigh (ABT 1526 – 1597) m. Katherine Gilbert (ABT 1526 – AFT 1597)
  4. 4. Raleigh Raleigh (ABT 1528 – )
  5. 5. John Raleigh (ABT 1530 – ) m. Katherine Champernowne (ABT 1507 – ABT 1565)
  6. 6. Adrian Gilbert (ABT 1535 – 1597) m. Emma (1588 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Ralegh (ABT 1550 – ) m. Laurence Radford (1541 – 10 NOV 1590)
  8. 8. Carew Raleigh (ABT 1554 – 1625) m. Dorothea Wroughton (ABT 1555 – )
  9. 9. George (alias Blake) Raleigh (ABT 1565 – )

Walter Raleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Walter Raleigh in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Devon, England, United Kingdom
1581
ABT 1581
Age 77
Death of Walter Raleigh in Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1581
    Event Place: Hayes Barton, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

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