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Christopher Light 1500 – 1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 AUG 1546

Death Location: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Light

Mother: Agnes Light

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warde

Children(s): Walter Light, Christopher Light, Joanne Light, Agnes Light, Elizabeth Light

In 1500, Christopher Light entered the world in Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Light and Agnes Light. Christopher Light married Elizabeth Warde, and had children including Walter Light, Christopher Light, Joanne Light, Agnes Light, Elizabeth Light. Christopher Light passed away in 1546 in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Christopher Light entered the world in Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Light and Agnes Light.
  • Christopher Light married Elizabeth Warde, and had children including Walter Light, Christopher Light, Joanne Light, Agnes Light, Elizabeth Light.
  • Christopher Light passed away in 1546 in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Christopher Light's Ancestors

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Christopher Light
1500 – 1546
Birth Place: Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Light
1478 – 1520
Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Light
1480 – 1523
Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Light
1445 –
Greatworth, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Light
1458 –
Greatworth, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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 (1525 – 16 MAR 1596) m. Ursula Woodford (ABT 1514 – 16 MAR 1596)
    1. 1. Dorothy Light (1545 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Light (1545 – 12 MAR 1599) m. Robert Washington (1544 – 10 MAR 1623)
      1. 1. John Washington (1564 – )
      2. 2. Leonard Washington (1565 – 1566)
      3. 3. Lawrence Washington (19 MAY 1566 – 15 DEC 1616) m. Margaret Butler (1568 – 19 MAR 1621)
        1. 1. Lawrence Washington (2 NOV 1602 – 21 JAN 1652) m. Ellinor Millett (1557 – )
      4. 4. Walter Washington (1573 – BEF 23 APR 1597) m. Katherine Murdon (1574 – 22 MAY 1647)
        1. 1. Thomas Washington (1590 – 1670) m. Georgette Stanton (1595 – 1660)
        2. 2. John Washington (1591 – 18 MAY 1688) m. Dorothy Partiger (1591 – 13 OCT 1678) m. Mary Curtis (ABT 1600 – 1 JAN 1625) m. <Living>
        3. 3. John Washington (ABT 1595 – 1618)
        4. 4. Katherine Washington (1597 – AFT 1625) m. Thomas Staunton (1585 – 1643)
      5. 5. Christopher Washington (1573 – 1 JAN 1596) m. Margaret Palmer (1569 – From 1596 to 1668)
      6. 6. Thomas Washington (1577 – )
      7. 7. Anne Washington (1579 – 15 APR 1633) m. Alban Wakelyn (1574 – 1603)
      8. 8. Ursula Washington (1581 – )
    3. 3. Christopher Light (ABT 1549 – 16 JUL 1583) m. Elizabeth Warde (1555 – )
  2. 2. Christopher Light (1528 – )
  3. 3. Joanne Light (1530 – ) m. John Hawforde (ABT 1520 – ) m. Henry Savage (ABT 1510 – ) m. Henry Savage (ABT 1526 – ) m. William Hawforde (<1526> – )
  4. 4. Agnes Light (ABT 1532 – ) m. William Pargiter (ABT 1517 – 1584)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Light (ABT 1540 – 25 MAR 1599) m. Henry Bourchier (1540 – 1600)

Christopher Light's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Christopher Light in Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1546
16 AUG 1546
Age 46
Death of Christopher Light in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1546
AUG 1546
Age 46
Burial of Christopher Light in Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1546
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AUG 1546
    Event Place: Horley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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