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Edward Wakefield 1541–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 31 DEC 1624

Death Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND

Father: Thomas Wakefield

Mother: Ann Elland

Spouse(s): Joanne Ninyonbee, Elsabethe Vere

Children(s): Lydda Wakefield, Simon Wakefield, Elizabeth Wakefield, Edmond Wakefield, Edwarde Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, Simon Wakefield

Edward Wakefield was born in 1541 in Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND, the child of Thomas Wakefield And Ann Elland. Edward Wakefield married Elsabethe Vere, Joanne Ninyonbee, and had children including Edmond Wakefield, Edwarde Wakefield, Elizabeth Wakefield, Lydda Wakefield, Simon Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield. Edward Wakefield passed away in 1624 in Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Edward Wakefield was born in 1541 in Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND, the child of Thomas Wakefield And Ann Elland.
  • Edward Wakefield married Elsabethe Vere, Joanne Ninyonbee, and had children including Edmond Wakefield, Edwarde Wakefield, Elizabeth Wakefield, Lydda Wakefield, Simon Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield.
  • Edward Wakefield passed away in 1624 in Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wakefield
1514–1573
Birth Location: Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
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Ann Elland
1518–1578
Birth Location: Carleton, Lancashire, ENGLAND
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Spouses(s)

Joanne Ninyonbee
1544–
Birth Location: –
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Elsabethe Vere
–1630
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lydda Wakefield
1587–
Birth Location: Shudy Camps, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Simon Wakefield
1589–1630
Birth Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Elizabeth Wakefield
1595–
Birth Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Edmond Wakefield
1598–
Birth Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Edwarde Wakefield
1600–
Birth Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Thomas Wakefield
1593–
Birth Location: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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Simon Wakefield
1561–1624
Birth Location: Gravese, Kent, ENGLAND
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Edward Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wakefield
1541–1624
Birth Place: Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Parents
Thomas Wakefield
1514–1573
Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Ann Elland
1518–1578
Carleton, Lancashire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
John Wakefield
1489–1543
Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Agnes Meering
1493–
Nottingham St Peter, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND
William Elland
1473–
Carlton juxta Snaith, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Dowtye
1477–
Carlton juxta Snaith, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
William Wakefield
1466–1521
Janet Calverly
1470–1493
Thomas Meering
1467–
John Elland
1445–1520
Ann Barkeston
1448–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Wakefield
1430–
Jane Reading
1444–
Alice Saville
1438–
William Elland
1395–1462
Alice Chapman
1415–

Edward Wakefield's Descendants

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Edward Wakefield (1541–31 DEC 1624) m. Joanne Ninyonbee (1544–) m. Elsabethe Vere (–1 FEB 1630)
  1. 1. Lydda Wakefield 1587–
  2. 2. Simon Wakefield 1589–1630
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wakefield 1595–
  4. 4. Edmond Wakefield 1598–
  5. 5. Edwarde Wakefield 1600–
  6. 6. Thomas Wakefield 1593–
  7. 7. Simon Wakefield 1561–1624 m. Elizabeth Vere 1575–1626
    1. 1. John Wakefield 1583–1631 m. Mary Oliver 1585–
      1. 1. John Wakefield 1598–1684 m. Mary Conley 1598–1693
        1. 1. John Wakefield 1614–1677

Edward Wakefield's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Edward Wakefield in Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
1600
1600
Age 59
Death of Edward Wakefield in Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
1624
31 DEC 1624
Age 83
Burial of Edward Wakefield in Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Pontefract , West Yorkshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1624
    Event Place: Castle Camps Parish, Cambridge, ENGLAND
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