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John Wadham 1344–1412 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1344

Birth Location: Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1412

Death Location: Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England

Father: Gilbert Wadham

Mother: Elizabeth Wadham

Spouse(s): Lady Wrothesley

Children(s): Isabella Wadham, Sir Wadham, Margery Wadham, Margaret Wadham

John Wadham was born in 1344 in Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England, the child of Gilbert Wadham And Elizabeth Shilston Lady Of Wadham. John Wadham married Lady Joan Merefield Wrothesley, and had children including Isabella Wadham, Margaret Wadham, Margery Wadham, Sir William Sheriff Of Devon Wadham. John Wadham passed away in 1412 in Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • John Wadham was born in 1344 in Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England, the child of Gilbert Wadham And Elizabeth Shilston Lady Of Wadham.
  • John Wadham married Lady Joan Merefield Wrothesley, and had children including Isabella Wadham, Margaret Wadham, Margery Wadham, Sir William Sheriff Of Devon Wadham.
  • John Wadham passed away in 1412 in Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England.

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John Wadham's Ancestors

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John Wadham
1344–1412
Birth Place: Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Gilbert Wadham
1320–1383
Wadham Manor,Lustleigh,Devon,England
Elizabeth (Shilston, Lady of) Wadham
1323–1344
Merefield, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Wadham
1298–1320
Wadham Manor Lustleigh, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Algar Wadham
1270–1298
Lady
1275–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wadham
1225–

John Wadham's Descendants

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John Wadham (1344–27 Jul 1412) m. Lady (Joan Merefield) Wrothesley (1350–27 Jul 1412)
  1. 1. Isabella Wadham 1370–1400 m. Sir (Robert, Lord of Spaxton Hall,) Hill 1375–1423
    1. 1. Robert Hill 1392–1444 m. Margaret Champernon 1396–1434
      1. 1. William Hill 1422–1468 m. Margaret Barker 1415–1470
        1. 1. James Hill 1468–1545 m. Cicely Riddlesworth 1470–1493
        2. 2. William Hill 1455–1520
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hill 1422–1456
      3. 3. Robert Hill 1421–1493
      4. 4. John Hill 1420–
      5. 5. Isabella Hill 1423–1456
      6. 6. Thomas Hill 1423–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hill 1434–1456
      8. 8. Alice Hill 1435–
      9. 9. Margaret Hill 1419–
    2. 2. Jane Hill 1400–1426
    3. 3. John Hill 1401–1434
    4. 4. Alice Hill 1396–
    5. 5. Johanna Hill 1394–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Hill 1405–
  2. 2. Sir (William, Sheriff of Devon,) Wadham 1373–1451
  3. 3. Margery Wadham 1403–1432
  4. 4. Margaret Wadham 1382–1413

John Wadham's Timeline

2 Records

1344
1344
Birth of John Wadham in Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England
Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England
1412
27 Jul 1412
Age 68
Death of John Wadham in Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England
Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1344
    Event Place: Wadham Manor, Lustleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1412
    Event Place: Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Chard, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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