Sir Richard Fettiplace Knight [19109] 25
- Born: Abt 1564
- Marriage: Eleanor Pole [44089] in 1589
- Died: 11 Jul 1615, Appleton, Berkshire, England about age 51
 General Notes:
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/FETTIPLACE.htm#Richard%20FETTIPLACE%20(Sir%20Knight)1
knighted by Queen Elizabeth <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutElizabeth.htm> in 1600. Made his home first with his family at Besselsleigh and later at Appleton, Berkshire. In 1604, Richard and his father, Bessels, founded a local elementary school to educate the children of Appleton and Besselsleigh. After Bessels' death, Richard endowed a charity for the distribution of bread and relief to the poor. This endowment continued into the 1920's when the fund was divided between Christmas boxes and to establish a night school "Fettiplace's Foundation and Advancement". Loaves and livery coats were still being given out up until WWII.
Richard married Eleanor Pole [44089] [MRIN: 551610118] in 1589.
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