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Gilbert Wood 1518–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 Sep 1568

Death Location: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wood

Mother: Lady Ambler

Spouse(s): Lady Gledhill

Children(s): Lady Wood

The story of Gilbert Wood began in 1518 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Gilbert Wood married Lady Margaret Gledhill, and had children including Lady Alice Wood. Gilbert Wood passed away in 1568 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Gilbert Wood began in 1518 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • Gilbert Wood married Lady Margaret Gledhill, and had children including Lady Alice Wood.
  • Gilbert Wood passed away in 1568 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gilbert Wood's Ancestors

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Gilbert Wood
1518–1568
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Wood
1508–1540
Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Anne) Ambler
1520–1599
North Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Atte) Wode
1480–1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Christabell) Ambler
1485–1518
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
William (Richardson) Ambler
1495–1545
Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Isabella (Bairstow) (Hall)
1500–1542
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Europe
Great-Grandparents
William Ambler
1470–
Isabel Hall
1450–
Sir Hall
1468–1522
Agnes Wallace
1470–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Riccarton
1440–1507
Lady Douglas
1442–1478

Gilbert Wood's Descendants

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Gilbert Wood (1518–9 Sep 1568) m. Lady (Margaret) Gledhill (1518–1600)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice) Wood 1554–1592 m. Sir (Richard Jacoby) Smythe 1548–1588
    1. 1. Richard (Henry) Smith 1573–1609 m. Susan Betts 1573–1607
      1. 1. Richard Smith 1608–1660 m. Mary Robins 1607–
        1. 1. Mary Smith 1635–1663 m. John Courtney 1630–1680

Gilbert Wood's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Gilbert Wood in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1568
1568
Age 50
Death of Gilbert Wood in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1568
9 Sep 1568
Age 50
Burial of Gilbert Wood in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1568
    Event Place: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP91

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