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John Westwood 1575–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Stanhope, County Durham, England

Death Date: Apr 1629

Death Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Westwoode\Westwood

Mother: Elizabeth Willets

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Curtler

Children(s): Thomas Westwood

In 1575, John Westwood entered the world in Stanhope, County Durham, England, born to Sir William Christopher Westwoode Westwood And Elizabeth Willets. John Westwood married Elizabeth Curtler, and had children including Thomas Westwood. John Westwood passed away in 1629 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1575, John Westwood entered the world in Stanhope, County Durham, England, born to Sir William Christopher Westwoode Westwood And Elizabeth Willets.
  • John Westwood married Elizabeth Curtler, and had children including Thomas Westwood.
  • John Westwood passed away in 1629 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Westwood's Ancestors

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John Westwood
1575–1629
Birth Place: Stanhope, County Durham, England
Parents
Sir William Christopher Westwoode\Westwood
1550–1577
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Willets
1549–1579
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Job) Westwood
1534–1600
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Hall
1534–1594
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Richard Willets
1528–1626
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Westwood
1514–1560
Margaret Hanley
1514–1585
Thomas Hall\Hill\Haule\Halle
1500–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Westwood
1494–1551
Ann Taylor
1494–
Richard Abington
1490–1550
Sir Halifax
1479–1533
Margaret Lady
1485–1543

John Westwood's Descendants

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John Westwood (1575–Apr 1629) m. Elizabeth Curtler (29 Nov 1576–1620)
  1. 1. Thomas Westwood 1599–1650 m. Margerye Johnson 1600–1680
    1. 1. Thomas Westwood 1628–1671 m. Hannah Guest 1625–1645
      1. 1. Thomas Westwood 1642–1715
        1. 1. Mary Povey\Horton\Westwood 1677–1733 m. Thomas Horton 1667–1706

John Westwood's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of John Westwood in Stanhope, County Durham, England
Stanhope, County Durham, England
1629
Apr 1629
Age 54
Death of John Westwood in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Stanhope, County Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1629
    Event Place: Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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