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John Wakeman 1523–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Drayton, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Whitehead

Mother: Eleanor Gravenhurst

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The story of John Wakeman began in 1523 in Drayton, Worcestershire, England. John Wakeman passed away in 1581 in Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wakeman began in 1523 in Drayton, Worcestershire, England.
  • John Wakeman passed away in 1581 in Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.

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John Wakeman's Ancestors

Self
John Wakeman
1523–1581
Birth Place: Drayton, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Whitehead
1521–1585
Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor (Jane Fitz Antony de Beauchamp Lady of) Gravenhurst
1510–1585
Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher Whitebread
1486–1543
Whitnotley, Essex, England
Agnes (Maud) French
1500–1554
Stebbing, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert French
1450–1510
Isabell Warden
1455–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wakeman's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of John Wakeman in Drayton, Worcestershire, England
Drayton, Worcestershire, England
1581
1581
Age 58
Death of John Wakeman in Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Drayton, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Ribbesford By Bewdley, Worcestershire, England

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