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Christopher Light 1500–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Horley, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Aug 1546

Death Location: Horley, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Light

Mother: Agnes None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warde

Children(s): Walter Light

The story of Christopher Light began in 1500 in Horley, Oxfordshire, England. Christopher Light married Elizabeth Warde, and had children including Walter Light. Christopher Light passed away in 1546 in Horley, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Light began in 1500 in Horley, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Christopher Light married Elizabeth Warde, and had children including Walter Light.
  • Christopher Light passed away in 1546 in Horley, Oxfordshire, England.

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Christopher Light's Ancestors

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Christopher Light
1500–1546
Birth Place: Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Light
1478–1520
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Agnes
1480–1523
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Light's Descendants

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Christopher Light (1500–16 Aug 1546) m. Elizabeth Warde (1504–1617)
  1. 1. Walter Light 1520–1596 m. Ursula Woodford 1519–1596
    1. 1. Elizabeth Light 1547–1599 m. Henry Baker 1540–1600 m. Robert Washington 1544–1623
      1. 1. Thomas Baker 1556–1604 m. Elizabeth Dickinson 1556–1604
        1. 1. Henry Baker 1605–1632 m. Mary Radcliffe 1606–1645
      2. 2. Anne Washington 1579–1633 m. Alban Wakelyn 1575–1603
        1. 1. Phyllis Wakelyn 1589–1657 m. Gabriel Ludlow 1587–1644
      3. 3. Robert Washington 1568–1622
      4. 4. Lawrence Washington 1568–1616 m. Margaret Butler 1568–1652
        1. 1. Colonel (John) Washington 1589–1688
        2. 2. Richard Washington 1592–1642
        3. 3. William Washington 1594–1643
        4. 4. Leonard Washington 1595–1652
        5. 5. Lucy Washington 1597–1597
        6. 6. Jane Washington 1598–1641
        7. 7. Amy Washington 1600–1636
        8. 8. Reverend (Lawrence) Washington 1602–1653 m. Amphyllis Twigden 1602–1655 m. Anne Gerad 1525–1611
        9. 9. John Washington 1602–
        10. 10. Thomas Washington 1603–1623
        11. 11. Gregory Washington 1605–1606
        12. 12. George Washington 1608–1608
        13. 13. Alice Washington 1610–1679
        14. 14. Frances Washington 1613–
      5. 5. William Washington 1575–
      6. 6. Walter Washington 1577–1597

Christopher Light's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Christopher Light in Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Horley, Oxfordshire, England
1546
16 Aug 1546
Age 46
Death of Christopher Light in Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Horley, Oxfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Horley, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1546
    Event Place: Horley, Oxfordshire, England

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