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Joan Ward 1486–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Edenhall, Cumberland, England

Father: Sir Ward

Mother: Margaret Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Edward Sir

Children(s): Simon Knight

The story of Joan Ward began in 1486 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Joan Ward married Edward Musgrave Sir, and had children including Simon Musgrave Knight. Joan Ward passed away in 1540 in Edenhall, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Ward began in 1486 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
  • Joan Ward married Edward Musgrave Sir, and had children including Simon Musgrave Knight.
  • Joan Ward passed away in 1540 in Edenhall, Cumberland, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Ward's Ancestors

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Joan Ward
1486–1540
Birth Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher De Ward
1453–1521
Givendale,East Riding,Yorkshire,England
Margaret Gascoigne
1451–1521
Grandparents
Lady (Joan Tunstall) Stapleton
1430–1507
Thurland Castle, Yorkshire, England
William Gascoigne
1430–1463
Joan Neville
1434–1486
Great-Grandparents
John Neville
1416–1482
Elizabeth Newmarch
1420–1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Westmoreland
1392–1458
Mary Ferrers
1394–1458

Joan Ward's Descendants

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Joan Ward (1486–1540) m. Edward (Musgrave) Sir (1461–1542)
  1. 1. Simon (Musgrave) Knight 1510–1597 m. Julianna Ellerker 1515–1591
    1. 1. Anne Musgrave 1551–1590 m. Nicholas (Curwen) Sir 1550–1604
      1. 1. Margaret Curwen 1572–1630 m. Thomas (Strickland) Sir 1563–1612
        1. 1. Dorothy Strickland 1604–1629 m. John Fleming 1575–1643

Joan Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Joan Ward in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
1540
1540
Age 54
Death of Joan Ward in Edenhall, Cumberland, England
Edenhall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Edenhall, Cumberland, England

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