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Walter 'Wat' Raleigh 1593–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: West, Surrey, England

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique

Father: Walter RALEIGH

Mother: Elizabeth Throckmorton

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In 1593, Walter 'Wat' Raleigh entered the world in West, Surrey, England, born to Walter Sir Raleigh And Elizabeth Throckmorton. Walter 'Wat' Raleigh passed away in 1616 in Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique.

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Biography

  • In 1593, Walter 'Wat' Raleigh entered the world in West, Surrey, England, born to Walter Sir Raleigh And Elizabeth Throckmorton.
  • Walter 'Wat' Raleigh passed away in 1616 in Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique.

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Walter Raleigh's Ancestors

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Walter Raleigh
1593–1616
Birth Place: West, Surrey, England
Parents
Walter "Sir" RALEIGH
1552–1618
Hayes Barton in East Budleigh, Devon, England
Elizabeth Throckmorton
1565–1647
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Walter Raleigh
1502–1581
, Cornwall, , England
Katherine Champernon
1519–1565
Modbury, Devon, England
Nicholas Throckmorton
1515–1571
Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Carew
1531–1587
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Throckmorton
1489–1552
Anna Vaux
1495–1571
Nicholas Carew
1510–1539
Lady Bryan
–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Coughton
1445–1518
Catharina Marrow
1460–1571
Sir Carew
1469–1520
Lady Oxenbridge
1475–1544
Sir Bryan
1457–1500
Margaret Bourchier
1468–1551

Walter Raleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of Walter 'Wat' Raleigh in West, Surrey, England
West, Surrey, England
1616
1616
Age 23
Death of Walter 'Wat' Raleigh in Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique
Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: West, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Guiana, Maputo, Mozambique

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