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John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest 1514–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1514

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir SHERWOOD

Mother: Lady (Spaulding)-Sherwood

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John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest was born in 1514 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Henry Shirwood Sherwood And Lady Margaret De Spalding Spaulding Sherwood. John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest passed away in 1587 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest was born in 1514 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Henry Shirwood Sherwood And Lady Margaret De Spalding Spaulding Sherwood.
  • John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest passed away in 1587 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir SHERWOOD
1489–1593
Birth Location: Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Lady (Spaulding)-Sherwood
1500–1524
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Ipswich, Suffolk, England -A county town, abt 10 miles from the River Orwell and the North Sea. Bet 1611-1634 it was a main port of embarkation for puritans leaving for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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John Forest's Ancestors

Self
John Forest
1514–1587
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir WILLIAM HENRY Shirwood SHERWOOD
1489–1593
Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret de Spalding) (Spaulding)-Sherwood
1500–1524
VERIFIED- Ipswich, Suffolk, England -A county town, abt 10 miles from the River Orwell and the North Sea. Bet 1611-1634 it was a main port of embarkation for puritans leaving for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Grandparents
JOHN (SPALDING,) Jr.
1480–1535
Tynemouth, Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
(Lady) (ANN) WALLACE
1488–1535
, Suffolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forest's Timeline

2 Records

1514
08 Jun 1514
Birth of John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1587
1587
Age 73
Death of John Sir Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire Sherwood, England Sir Knight,Sherwood Forest in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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