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Frances Filmer (Chester)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Royston, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: July 08, 1593 (61-70)
East Sutton, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Churchyard, Dacorum, East of England, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Robert Chester, I and Catherine Throckmorton
Wife of Sir Robert Filmer, Esquire
Mother of Katherine Filmer; Henry Filmer; Sir Edward Filmer; Mary or Maria Merryweather; James Filmer and 5 others
Sister of Sir William Chester; Oliver Chester; Robert Chester, II; Catherine Chester and Edward Chester

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About Hon. Frances Chester

Frances Chester was the daughter of Sir Robert Chester of Royston in Hertfordshire and his wife, Catherine, daughter of John Throgmorton of Corse in Gloucestershire. She had brothers, Edward, Oliver and Robert and one sister, Catherine, who married John Forte.

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Hon. Frances Chester's Timeline

1527
1527
Royston, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom)

LDS confusing search
47 records

Search Criteria
Birth/Christening, 1525 - 1545
Father: Robert Chester
Spouse: Robert Filmer
Exact Spelling: Off

Dates vary from 1525 to 1542 - no record has an exact date - all are about
Locations vary
East Sutton, London and Royston are the options - need to examine how far all these are away from each other

1557
July 17, 1557
East Sutton, Kent, England (United Kingdom)

Note difference in Years (10)

LDS IGI Record - Film number 1239632 also 184199, 106394, 184710
Catherine <FILMER>
Birth: About 1557 Of, East Sutton, Kent, England
Father: Robert Filmer
Mother: Frances Chester Filmer

LDS Ancestral File
Katherine FILMER (AFN: 1TZT-RVJ)
Birth: 1567 E-Sutton, Kent, Eng
Father: Robert FILMER (AFN: 1GXR-0RS)
Mother: Frances CHESTER (AFN: 1GXR-13T)

Another IGI (no sources) gives
Christening: 17 JUL 1567 East Sutton, Kent, England
and correct parent names

A few others (no sources) give "about 1576"

**Given the dob of Katherine's son Thomas in 1577; i'm inclined to believe Katherine was born earlier than 1567 so i'm using 1557 as best effort

1558
1558
Kent, England
1566
January 17, 1566
Kent, England, United Kingdom

http://www.jarretthousenorth.com/annex/Family/genealogy/WC05/WC05_3...
b. 17 Jan 1565, East Sutton, Kent, England

LDS has many records for Edward - all vary between 1564 and 1566, but list January as the birth date, and the correct parents and spouse
Perhaps the most interesting is the Ancestoral record which lists all the children. Edward FILMER (AFN:MJJ7-DF)


1567
1567
Kent, England
1569
1569
East Sutton, United Kingdom
1569
East Sutton, United Kingdom

LDS Ancestral file Anthony FILMER (AFN: 1TZT-RRW)

1573
February 13, 1573
East Sutton, Kent, England (United Kingdom)

LDS IGI (no sources)
Affrey or Affra FILMER
Father: Robert FILMER
Mother: Frances CHESTER
Christening: 13 SEP 1573 East Sutton, Kent, England

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Submission Search: 2395002-0810105111314
http://www.kevyoung.com/familytree.htm
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(Robin Young)

1574
1574
East Sutton, Kent, England (United Kingdom)

Henry FILMER (AFN: 1GXR-0WM)