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Personal data Sir Christopher Chudleigh 

  • He was born about 1525 in England.
  • He died on October 1, 1570 in England.
  • He is buried in the year 1570 in St John The Baptist Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.
  • A child of Richard Chudleigh and Mary Wadham
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Christopher Chudleigh

He is married to Christian Stretchleigh.

They got married on February 5, 1561 at Ashton, Devon, England.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Chudleigh  ± 1555-1619 
  2. Strechley Chudleigh  1562-1572
  3. Anne Chudleigh  ± 1567-????
  4. Margaret Chudleigh  ± 1568-????
  5. Mary Chudleigh  ± 1568-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Christopher Chudleigh

William Chudleigh
± 1477-1515
Joan Hody
± 1480-????
Jane Hill
± 1470-1557
Richard Chudleigh
± 1495-1558
Mary Wadham
± 1495-????

Christopher Chudleigh
± 1525-1570

1561
Anne Chudleigh
± 1567-????
Margaret Chudleigh
± 1568-????
Mary Chudleigh
± 1568-????

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Historical events

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
    • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
    • June 4 » The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
    • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
    • September 9 » The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
    • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.
  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1570: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 23 » James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
    • May 20 » Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
    • September 10 » Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.
    • November 1 » The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.


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About the surname Chudleigh


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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I19430.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "Sir Christopher Chudleigh (± 1525-1570)".