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Geoffrey Ward 1516–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FROM 1516 TO 1517

Birth Location: Postwick, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 13 OCT 1558

Death Location: Brooke, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Warde

Mother: Margaret Capel

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wood, Jane Wright

Children(s): Sir Warde

The story of Geoffrey Ward began in 1516 in Postwick, Norfolk, England. Geoffrey Ward married Elizabeth Wood, Jane Wright, and had children including Sir Thomas Warde. Geoffrey Ward passed away in 1558 in Brooke, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Geoffrey Ward began in 1516 in Postwick, Norfolk, England.
  • Geoffrey Ward married Elizabeth Wood, Jane Wright, and had children including Sir Thomas Warde.
  • Geoffrey Ward passed away in 1558 in Brooke, Norfolk, England.

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Geoffrey Ward's Ancestors

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Geoffrey Ward
1516–1558
Birth Place: Postwick, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert Warde
1484–1558
Kirby, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Capel
1504–1577
Rayne, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Warde
1460–1506
Kirby Cane, Norfolk, England
Anne Copperdick
1462–1502
England
Giles Capel
1480–1556
Rayne, Essex, England
Isabel Newton
1485–1512
Great-Grandparents
Robert Varde
–1470
Alice Kemp
1400–1461
John Copledike
1423–
Margaret Tilney
1428–1480
William Capel
1446–1515
Margaret Arundell
1460–1519
Richard Newton
1462–1501
Elizabeth Mathew
–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Varde
1370–1421
Catherine Appleyard
1352–1430
Robert Kemp
1360–1444
Katherine Hawker
1380–1477
William Copledike
1402–1485
Elinore Hawley
1402–1432
Frederick TILNEY
1390–
wo TILNEY
1400–
John Capel
1398–1449
Joan Ros
1422–
John Arundell
1421–1473
Catherine Chidiock
1423–1479
John Newton
1425–1488
Isabel Chedder
1451–1498

Geoffrey Ward's Descendants

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Geoffrey Ward (FROM 1516 TO 1517–13 OCT 1558) m. Elizabeth Wood (1528–1568) m. Jane Wright (1500–1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Warde 1542–1596 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hare 1544–1589
    1. 1. Richard Ward 1565–1614 m. Anne Guiville 1565–1615
      1. 1. Jessie Ward 1580–1640
      2. 2. Richard Ward 1585–1674
      3. 3. Henry Ward 1585–
      4. 4. Susan Ward 1585–
      5. 5. Humphrey Ward 1593–
      6. 6. Susan Ward 1591– m. William Pickering 1597–1697
      7. 7. Ralph Ward 1595–
      8. 8. Mary Ward 1600–1659
      9. 9. Margaret Ward 1597–1635
      10. 10. Margaret Ward 1590– m. Thomas Croft 1580– m. Thomas Barker –1663
      11. 11. Anna Ward 1604–1685 m. John Barlow 1594–1674
        1. 1. Daniel Barlowe 1626–1674
        2. 2. Isabella Barlow 1632–1698 m. Peter Clapham 1632–1697
        3. 3. Martha Barlow 1628–1698 m. James Beers 1628–1694
        4. 4. Elizabeth Barlow 1622–1686 m. Daniel Frost 1612–1682
        5. 5. Deborah Barlow 1636–1698 m. John Sturges 1632–1700
        6. 6. Ann Barlow 1626–1686 m. Samuel Drake 1624–1686
        7. 7. Ruth Barlow 1638–1689 m. Francis Bradley 1625–1689
        8. 8. John Barlow 1630–1691 m. Abigail Lockwood 1646–1690
    2. 2. Andrew Ward 1572–
    3. 3. Henry Ward 1573–
    4. 4. Susan Ward 1577–
    5. 5. Johannes Ward 1560–1603 m. Maria Hatton 1573–1670
    6. 6. Margaret Ward 1581–
    7. 7. Humphrey Ward 1579–
    8. 8. Henry Ward 1583–1583
    9. 9. Ralph Ward 1588– m. Ralph Ward 1572–

Geoffrey Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1516
FROM 1516 TO 1517
Birth of Geoffrey Ward in Postwick, Norfolk, England
Postwick, Norfolk, England
1558
OCT 1558
Age 42
Burial of Geoffrey Ward in St. Matthew Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
St. Matthew Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1558
13 OCT 1558
Age 42
Death of Geoffrey Ward in Brooke, Norfolk, England
Brooke, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FROM 1516 TO 1517
    Event Place: Postwick, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1558
    Event Place: St. Matthew Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1558
    Event Place: Brooke, Norfolk, England

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