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John Woodruff 1472 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Woodruffe

Mother: Beatrix Williams

Spouse(s): Alice Hastings, John Woodruff, Katherine Wombwell, Ellen Lightfoot

Children(s):

John Woodruff was born in 1472 in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Woodruffe and Beatrix Fitz Williams. John Woodruff married Alice Hastings, John Woodruff, Katherine Wombwell, Ellen Lightfoot. John Woodruff passed away in 1563 in Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • John Woodruff was born in 1472 in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Woodruffe and Beatrix Fitz Williams.
  • John Woodruff married Alice Hastings, John Woodruff, Katherine Wombwell, Ellen Lightfoot.
  • John Woodruff passed away in 1563 in Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England.

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John Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
John Woodruff
1472 – 1563
Birth Place: West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Woodruffe
1446 – 1522
Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Beatrix (Fitz) Williams
1450 – 1522
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Woodrove
1416 – 1487
Woolley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Nevelle
1420 –
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Fitzwilliam
1430 – 1494
Marblethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Dymoke
1405 – 1463
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Woodrove
1382 – 1430
Alice Mirfield
1386 – 1419
Thomas FitzWilliam
1392 – 1479
Thomas Dymoke
1355 – 1422
Elizabeth (Ebden)
1380 – 1453
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woodruff
1356 – 1397
Ann Cresacre
1360 – 1384
Marfield
1366 – 1452
Alice Mirfield
1366 – 1451
Thomas FitzWilliam
1352 – 1403
Elizabeth Aske
1357 – 1403
John Dymoke
1346 – 1352
Isabel Friskney
1350 –
Nicholas Hebden
1345 – 1416
Katherine Rye
1354 –

John Woodruff's Timeline

3 Records

1472
1472
Birth of John Woodruff in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1563
1563
Age 91
Death of John Woodruff in Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England
Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England
1563
13 MAR 1563
Age 91
Burial of John Woodruff in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1563
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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