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William Rich 1529–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 January 1566

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Baron Sr

Mother: Elisabeth Leighs

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William Rich was born in 1529 in London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Baron Robert Rich Sr And Elisabeth Jenkes Baroness Leighs. William Rich passed away in 1566 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Rich was born in 1529 in London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Baron Robert Rich Sr And Elisabeth Jenkes Baroness Leighs.
  • William Rich passed away in 1566 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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William Rich's Ancestors

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William Rich
1529–1566
Birth Place: London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Baron Robert Rich Sr
1510–1707
Cheshire, England
Elisabeth (Jenkes , Baroness) Leighs
1504–1558
England
Grandparents
John (Rich Knt, Lord Chancellor of) Leighs
1458–1509
England
Joan (Rich) (Dingley)
1475–1567
London, London, England
Lady (Elizabeth Baroness Rich of Leighs) Jenkes
1510–1558
London, Middlesex, , England
Willem Jenkes
1480–
Londen
Great-Grandparents
Edward 1444
1490–1539
Lady 1440
1491–1543
Lady Jenkes
1510–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Kleef
1458–1521
Mathilde Hessen-Marburg
1473–1505
Wilhelmus III
1455–1511
Sybilla Schmitz
1467–1524
William Sir
1480–1558
Elizabeth Jenks
1510–1558

William Rich's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Rich in London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom
1566
11 January 1566
Age 37
Death of William Rich in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: London, London, England., London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1566
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

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