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John Saunders 1506 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: AFT 1559

Death Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Saunders

Mother: Alice Wilford

Spouse(s): Bridget Wilford

Children(s): John Saunders, William Saunders, Thomas Saunders

John Saunders was born in 1506 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Saunders and Alice Wilford. John Saunders later married Bridget Wilford, and together they raised children including John Saunders, William Saunders and Thomas Saunders. In 1559, John Saunders passed away in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Richard Saunders
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Alice Wilford
1500 – 1543
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

Bridget Wilford
1510 – 1581
Birth Location: Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
BW

Children(s)

John Saunders
1547 – 1563
Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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William Saunders
1553 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
WS
Thomas Saunders
1559 – 1609
Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
TS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1506
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: AFT 1559
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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