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John Woodcock 1515–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jan. 1603

Death Location: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

Father: Joseph Knight

Mother: Dorothy Kuerden

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Edgington

Children(s): Helen Woodcock, Helen Woodcocke, John Woodcock

In 1515, John Woodcock entered the world in Fakenham, Norfolk, England, born to Joseph William Woodcock Knight And Dorothy Jacie Kuerden. John Woodcock married Elizabeth Edgington, and had children including Helen Woodcock, Helen Woodcocke, John Woodcock. John Woodcock passed away in 1603 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, John Woodcock entered the world in Fakenham, Norfolk, England, born to Joseph William Woodcock Knight And Dorothy Jacie Kuerden.
  • John Woodcock married Elizabeth Edgington, and had children including Helen Woodcock, Helen Woodcocke, John Woodcock.
  • John Woodcock passed away in 1603 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Woodcock's Ancestors

Self
John Woodcock
1515–1603
Birth Place: Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Joseph William Woodcock Knight
1489–1542
London, Middlesex, England
Dorothy (Jacie) Kuerden
1489–1585
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Woodcock
1452–1522
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Ursula
1456–1510
Lancashire, England
Edmund Kuerden
1445–1503
Cuerden, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Aynesworth
1454–1503
Halliwell, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Woodcock
1421–1466
Alison Livesey
1426–
Richard Keurden
1425–1480
Anne Pecke
1429–
Richard Aynesworth
1430–
Isabelle Margaret
1430–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Woodcock
1390–1465
Woodcock
1394–1423
William Livesay
1400–1460
Elizabeth Emery
1400–1426
John II
1406–1434
Agnes Cople
1417–1434

John Woodcock's Descendants

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John Woodcock (1515–Jan. 1603) m. Elizabeth Edgington (1521–1582)
  1. 1. Helen Woodcock 1554–1631 m. Roger Sheldon 1550–1623
    1. 1. Arthur Sheldon 1576–1653 m. Barbara Woodcock 1585–1615 m. Barbara Ashford 1585–1615
      1. 1. Isaac Sheldon 1605–1652
        1. 1. Isaac Sheldon 1629–1708 m. Mary Woodford 1636–1684 m. Mehitable Gunn 1644–1720
        2. 2. John (Sheldon) I 1630–1704
      2. 2. Ralph Sheldon 1605–1629
      3. 3. Ann Sheldon 1612–1620
      4. 4. Arthur Sheldon 1607–1618
      5. 5. Mary Sheldon 1601–1617
    2. 2. Robert (Emmet) Sheldon 1575–1650
    3. 3. Barbara Sheldon 1575–1615
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Woodcock) Sheldon 1585–
    5. 5. Henry Sheldon 1592–1672
    6. 6. Roger Shelton 1593–1623
    7. 7. Anna Sheldon 1574–1619 m. John (de) Parshall 1574–
    8. 8. George Sheldon 1579–1622
    9. 9. Helen (Woodcock) Sheldon 1587–
    10. 10. John Sheldon 1605–1691
    11. 11. Thomas Sheldon 1581–1581
    12. 12. Issac Sheldon 1615–
    13. 13. Hugh Sheldon 1593–1672 m. Hugh Sheldon 1593–
    14. 14. Gilbert Sheldon 1598–1677
    15. 15. Ralph Sheldon 1595–1672 m. Marie Perkes 1602–1672
  2. 2. Helen Woodcocke 1561–
  3. 3. John Woodcock 1563–1646 m. Woodcocke 1565–

John Woodcock's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Woodcock in Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Fakenham, Norfolk, England
1603
1603
Age 88
Death of John Woodcock
None
1603
Jan. 1603
Age 88
Burial of John Woodcock in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Fakenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan. 1603
    Event Place: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

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