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Edmund Wood 1546–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1546

Birth Location: Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 July 1615

Death Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Wood

Mother: Margaret Ambler

Spouse(s): Janet Hurst

Children(s): Edmund Jr, Humphrey Wood, Richard Wood

The story of Edmund Wood began in 1546 in Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Edmund Wood married Janet Hurst, and had children including Edmund Wood Jr, Humphrey Wood, Richard Wood. Edmund Wood passed away in 1615 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Wood began in 1546 in Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • Edmund Wood married Janet Hurst, and had children including Edmund Wood Jr, Humphrey Wood, Richard Wood.
  • Edmund Wood passed away in 1615 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Edmund Wood's Ancestors

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Edmund Wood
1546–1615
Birth Place: Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Wood
1514–1558
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Ambler
1520–1560
North Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Edmund Wood's Descendants

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Edmund Wood (6 Mar 1546–21 July 1615) m. Janet Hurst (1550–Dec 1581)
  1. 1. Edmund (Wood) Jr 1578–1663 m. Margaret (Martha) Lum 1581–1637
    1. 1. Mary Wood 1629–1724 m. Henry Yates 1620–1699
      1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Yates 1664–1697 m. (Richard) (William) Sadler 1664–
        1. 1. Ann Sadler 1692–1751 m. Thomas Chapman 1688–1763
    2. 2. Timothy Wood 1622–1659
    3. 3. Edmund Wood 1618–1689
    4. 4. Martha Wood 1612–1667
    5. 5. Jeremiah Wood 1620–1686
    6. 6. Susan Wood 1615–1688
    7. 7. William Wood 1605–1705
    8. 8. Jonas (Oram) Wood 1614–1689
    9. 9. Susan Wood 1604–1677
    10. 10. Martha Wood 1604–1649
    11. 11. Susan Wood 1590–1635
    12. 12. Alis Wood 1601–1604
  2. 2. Humphrey Wood 1574–1674
  3. 3. Richard Wood 1576–1607

Edmund Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1546
6 Mar 1546
Birth of Edmund Wood in Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1615
21 July 1615
Age 69
Death of Edmund Wood in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1546
    Event Place: Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1615
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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