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Geoffrey Ward 1526–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: AFT 1566

Death Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Ward

Mother: Margaret Capell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wood

Children(s): Geoffrey Ward, Anne Ward, Catherine Ward, John Ward, Robert Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Richard Ward, Henry Ward, Mary Ward, Thomas Warde, Catherine Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Ward, Ward None, Henry Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Henry Ward, Henry Ward, Anne Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Mary Ward, Susan Ward, Robert Ward, Martha Ward

Geoffrey Ward was born in 1526 in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Ward And Margaret Capell. Geoffrey Ward married Elizabeth Wood, and had children including Anne Ward, Catherine Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Geoffrey Jr Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Henry Ward, John Ward, Martha Ward, Mary Ward, Richard Ward, Robert Ward, Susan Ward, Thomas Warde, Ward. Geoffrey Ward passed away in 1566 in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Geoffrey Ward was born in 1526 in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Ward And Margaret Capell.
  • Geoffrey Ward married Elizabeth Wood, and had children including Anne Ward, Catherine Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Geoffrey Jr Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Henry Ward, John Ward, Martha Ward, Mary Ward, Richard Ward, Robert Ward, Susan Ward, Thomas Warde, Ward.
  • Geoffrey Ward passed away in 1566 in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

Geoffrey Ward's Ancestors

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Geoffrey Ward
1526–1566
Birth Place: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Ward
1452–1506
Kirby Cane, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Capell
1501–1567
Rayne, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Ward
1410–1470
East Smithfield, City of London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Kempe
1400–1461
Gissing, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Giles Capell
1476–1556
Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (de) Ros
1463–
Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Warde
1340–1383
Mrs Warde
1345–
Robert Kempe
1360–1444
Katharine Hawker
1380–1473
William Capell
1448–1515
Margaret Arundell
1435–1519
Richard Ros
1429–1492
Richard Ros
1433–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1325–1376
Roger Hawker
1345–
John Arundell
1421–1473
Catherine Chidiocke
1420–1479
Thomas Ros,
1406–1430
Eleanor Beauchamp
1408–1467

Geoffrey Ward's Descendants

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Geoffrey Ward (1526–AFT 1566) m. Elizabeth Wood (1528–1568)
  1. 1. Geoffrey (Jr.) Ward 1500– m. Elizabeth Ward 1496–
    1. 1. Susan Ward 1529–1560 m. Thomas Smithe 1510–1560 m. Thomas Hovell 1506–
      1. 1. John Smith 1551–
        1. 1. Daniel Smith 1578–1647
  2. 2. Anne Ward 1500–
  3. 3. Catherine Ward 1500–
  4. 4. John Ward 1500– m. Margaret Parson 1510–
  5. 5. Robert Ward 1534–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ward 1538–
  7. 7. Richard Ward 1540–1605 m. Sarah Stapley 1543–1579
  8. 8. Henry Ward 1541–1641
  9. 9. Mary Ward 1542–
  10. 10. Thomas Warde 1548–1596 m. Margaret Hare 1545–
  11. 11. Catherine Ward 1550–
  12. 12. Geoffrey Ward 1550–
  13. 13. Robert Ward 1551–
  14. 14. Ward 1551–
  15. 15. Henry Ward 1552–
  16. 16. Elizabeth Ward 1553–
  17. 17. Henry Ward 1553–
  18. 18. Henry Ward 1553–
  19. 19. Anne Ward 1554–
  20. 20. Geoffrey Ward 1554–
  21. 21. Mary Ward 1555–
  22. 22. Susan Ward 1556–
  23. 23. Robert Ward 1556–
  24. 24. Martha Ward 1560–

Geoffrey Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Geoffrey Ward in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1558
13 OCT 1558
Age 32
Death of Geoffrey Ward in Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Homersfield, Suffolk, England
1566
AFT 1566
Age 40
Burial of Geoffrey Ward in Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1558
    Event Place: Homersfield, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 1566
    Event Place: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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