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John Wadham 1500–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ilton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 15 March 1578

Death Location: Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: Nicholas Wadham

Mother: Joan Hill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gallop, Joane Wadham

Children(s): Joyce Wadham, Mary Wadham, Nicholas Wadham, Florence Wyndham, Jane Wadham, John Wadham, William Wadham

In 1500, John Wadham entered the world in Ilton, Somerset, England, born to Nicholas Wadham And Joan Hill. John Wadham married Elizabeth Gallop, Joane Wadham, Mary Wadham, and had children including Elizabeth Wadham, Florence Wyndham, Jane Wadham, John Wadham, Joyce Wadham, Mary Wadham, Nicholas Wadham, William Wadham. John Wadham passed away in 1578 in Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, John Wadham entered the world in Ilton, Somerset, England, born to Nicholas Wadham And Joan Hill.
  • John Wadham married Elizabeth Gallop, Joane Wadham, Mary Wadham, and had children including Elizabeth Wadham, Florence Wyndham, Jane Wadham, John Wadham, Joyce Wadham, Mary Wadham, Nicholas Wadham, William Wadham.
  • John Wadham passed away in 1578 in Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wadham's Ancestors

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John Wadham
1500–1578
Birth Place: Ilton, Somerset, England
Parents
Nicholas Wadham
1472–1542
Merrifield, Ilton, Somerset, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Joan Hill
1476–1557
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Wadham
–1549
Edge, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wadham's Descendants

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John Wadham (1500–15 March 1578) m. Elizabeth Gallop (ABT 1505–abt 1611) m. Joane Wadham (1498–September 1583)
  1. 1. Joyce Wadham 1526–1602
    1. 1. John (Pyne) Sr –1602 m. Agnes Bates 1564–1632
      1. 1. Thomas Payne 1601–1628 m. Elizabeth Dungate 1597–1624
        1. 1. John Payne 1622–1674 m. Anne COMBER 1629–
    2. 2. Jasper Pyne –1613
    3. 3. Hercules Pyne –1613
    4. 4. Jane Seward –1615
  2. 2. Mary Wadham
  3. 3. Nicholas Wadham 1532–1609
  4. 4. Florence Wyndham 1538–1597
  5. 5. Jane Wadham 1533–1603
  6. 6. John Wadham 1523–1578
  7. 7. William Wadham 1530–

John Wadham's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Wadham in Ilton, Somerset, England
Ilton, Somerset, England
1578
15 March 1578
Age 78
Death of John Wadham in Will, Centre Haiti, Haiti
Will, Centre Haiti, Haiti

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ilton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1578
    Event Place: Will, Centre Haiti, Haiti
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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