Sheriff of London Richard Rich

Sheriff of London Richard Rich

Male Abt 1400 - 1464  (64 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sheriff of London Richard RichSheriff of London Richard Rich was born about 1400 in London, England; died in 1464.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 1464; Will Proved

    Richard married Catherine rich between 1420 and 1448. Catherine was born about 1407 in London, England; died between 1434 and 1501. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1432 in London, England; died between 1473 and 1523.
    2. 3. Margaret Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1430; died between 1453 and 1524.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas RichThomas Rich Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1432 in London, England; died between 1473 and 1523.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Mayne about 1464. Elizabeth was born about 1440 in London, England; died between 1472 and 1534. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Richard Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1470 in London, England; died between 1500 and 1561.

  2. 3.  Margaret RichMargaret Rich Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1430; died between 1453 and 1524.

    Margaret married Thomas Boston about 1447. Thomas was born about 1424 in London, England; died between 1453 and 1515. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Katherine Boston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1448 in London, England; died between 1470 and 1542.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard RichRichard Rich Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1470 in London, England; died between 1500 and 1561.

    Richard married Joan Dingley between 1488 and 1518. Joan was born about 1472 in London, England; died between 1500 and 1566. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. 1st Baron Rich and Lord Chancellor Richard Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1496 in England; died on 12 Jun 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England; was buried in Felsted, Essex, England.

  2. 5.  Katherine BostonKatherine Boston Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1448 in London, England; died between 1470 and 1542.

    Katherine married Walter Writtle between 1463 and 1474. Walter was born about 1444; died on 18 Apr 1475. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Eleanor Writtle  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1466 in England; died after 1540.


Generation: 4

  1. 6.  1st Baron Rich and Lord Chancellor Richard Rich1st Baron Rich and Lord Chancellor Richard Rich Descendancy chart to this point (4.Richard3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1496 in England; died on 12 Jun 1567 in Rochford, Essex, England; was buried in Felsted, Essex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: The historian Hugh Trevor-Roper dismissed Rich as a man "of whom nobody has ever spoken a good word"
    • Education: Bef 1529; Cambridge University
    • Religion: Abt 1536; He was a beneficiary of suppression of the monasteries, and a persecutor and torturer of those opposed to the officially established Church of England

    Richard married Elizabeth Jenkes before May 1536. Elizabeth (daughter of William Jenks) was born in 1510 in London, England; died on 16 Dec 1558 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Mary Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1547 in Middlesex, England; died on 8 Jan 1598; was buried in London, England.

  2. 7.  Eleanor WrittleEleanor Writtle Descendancy chart to this point (5.Katherine3, 3.Margaret2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1466 in England; died after 1540.

    Eleanor married James Walsingham, Esq. in 1479 in England. James was born on 24 Nov 1462 in England; died on 10 Dec 1540. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. William Walsingham, Esq.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1491 in England; died in Mar 1534 in England.