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Sir Richard, "Bishop, of, Ely" Cox 1500 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1581

Death Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Coxe,

Mother: Lady Webb

Spouse(s): Lady Auder

Children(s): Lady Cox

The birth of Sir Richard "Bishop of Ely" Cox Knight took place in 1500 in Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England, to Sir John "The Obscure" Coxe, and Lady Eme Agnes Richmond Webb. Sir Richard "Bishop of Ely" Cox Knight married Lady Jane (Cox) Auder, and together they had Lady Margaret Aiken Cox. Sir Richard "Bishop of Ely" Cox Knight's death occurred in 1581 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Coxe,
1473 – 1571
Birth Location: Whaddon (near Trowbridge), Wiltshire, England
SC
Lady Webb
1477 – 1567
Birth Location: Draycott, Yorkshire, , England
LW

Spouses(s)

Lady Auder
1504 – 1613
Birth Location: Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, , England
LA

Children(s)

Lady Cox
1525 – 1616
Birth Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
LC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 1337

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1521
    Event Place: Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 21 Dec 1559
    Record Source: England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ely
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 63

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olye Feeble
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 63

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Jul 1581
    Event Place: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853, England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 1337, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 63, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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