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James Whitrefe or Woodruff 1500–1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Woolley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1537

Death Location: Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: **Sir Yorkshire"

Mother: **Beatrix FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Katherine Wombwell

Children(s): James Whitrefe, John Woodruff, David Woodruff

James Whitrefe or Woodruff was born in 1500 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Woodroffe High Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Beatrix Fitzwilliam. James Whitrefe or Woodruff married Katherine Wombwell, and had children including David Woodruff, James Whitrefe, John Woodruff. James Whitrefe or Woodruff passed away in 1537 in Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Whitrefe or Woodruff was born in 1500 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Woodroffe High Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Beatrix Fitzwilliam.
  • James Whitrefe or Woodruff married Katherine Wombwell, and had children including David Woodruff, James Whitrefe, John Woodruff.
  • James Whitrefe or Woodruff passed away in 1537 in Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

**Sir Yorkshire"
1460–1522
Birth Location: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
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**Beatrix FitzWilliam
1450–1522
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Wombwell
1504–
Birth Location: Ufcombe, Devonshire, England
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Children(s)

James Whitrefe
1520–
Birth Location: Bail, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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John Woodruff
1518–1607
Birth Location: Ufcombe, Devon, England
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David Woodruff
1536–1572
Birth Location: Ufcombe, Devon, , England
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James Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
James Woodruff
1500–1537
Birth Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
**Sir RICHARD WOODROFFE "High Sheriff of Yorkshire"
1460–1522
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
**Beatrix FitzWilliam
1450–1522
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Woodruff's Descendants

1.
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James (Whitrefe or) Woodruff (1500–1537) m. Katherine Wombwell (1504–)
  1. 1. James Whitrefe 1520– m. Elizabeth Whiterefe 1520–1550
    1. 1. Joan Whitrefe 1545–1597 m. En (Antony Shakespeare Shacksper 12) ggf 1550–1615
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shacksper 1580– m. Sir (John) Jeston 1580–1652
        1. 1. Edward JESTON 1624–1679 m. Alice Leech 1608–1629
        2. 2. Sarah Jeston 1621–1640
  2. 2. John Woodruff 1518–1607
  3. 3. David Woodruff 1536–1572

James Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of James Whitrefe or Woodruff in Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1537
1537
Age 37
Death of James Whitrefe or Woodruff in Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ufcombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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