Sir Knight Richard Windebank 
Richard was born in 1462 in Guisnes, Essex, England. Richard's father is John Windebank. He was an only child. He died at the age of 94 in December 1556 in England.General Notes
Sir Richard Windebank was of Guisnes in France. He served at Calais in 1533 and Guisnes in 1541.
He was knighted by Henry VIII in 1544 and served as a member of the Council of Coulogne in 1547.
As Deputy of Guisnes during the reign of Edward VI, he proclaimed Mary I in 1553.
He was granted an annuity and had acquired lands at Hougham in Lincolnshire. There, he began a close friendship with the neighboring Cecil family.
They had a daughter named Jane.
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