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Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax 1519–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1519

Birth Location: Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jul 1577

Death Location: Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Greenwoode\Greenwood-Lee

Mother: Lady Rainforth-Lee-Greenwood\Greenwood*****

Spouse(s): Sir Halifax

Children(s): Lady Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\JAGGARD-Holdesworthe-Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith-Blackburne\Blackburn\Blackbourne\Blackbourn\Blackborne

In 1519, Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax entered the world in Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Greenwoode Greenwood Lee And Lady Jenet Rainforth Lee Greenwood Greenwood. Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax married Sir Thomas Thome Jagger Jaggar Van Halifax Of Halifax, and had children including Lady Elsabethe Jennetta Jennett Jenet Janet Jagger Jager Jaggar Jaggor Jaggard Holdesworthe Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Blackburne Blackburn Blackbourne Blackbourn Blackborne. Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax passed away in 1577 in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax entered the world in Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Greenwoode Greenwood Lee And Lady Jenet Rainforth Lee Greenwood Greenwood.
  • Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax married Sir Thomas Thome Jagger Jaggar Van Halifax Of Halifax, and had children including Lady Elsabethe Jennetta Jennett Jenet Janet Jagger Jager Jaggar Jaggor Jaggard Holdesworthe Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Blackburne Blackburn Blackbourne Blackbourn Blackborne.
  • Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax passed away in 1577 in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Greenwoode\Greenwood-Lee
1499–1558
Birth Location: Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
SG
Lady Rainforth-Lee-Greenwood\Greenwood*****
1496–1537
Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Sir Halifax
1516–1570
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
SH

Children(s)

Lady Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\JAGGARD-Holdesworthe-Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith-Blackburne\Blackburn\Blackbourne\Blackbourn\Blackborne
1539–1588
Birth Location: Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Halifax's Ancestors

Self
Lady Halifax
1519–1577
Birth Place: Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Greenwoode\Greenwood-Lee
1499–1558
Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Jenet) Rainforth-Lee-Greenwood\Greenwood*****
1496–1537
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Halifax's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of) Halifax (Abt. 1519–Jul 1577) m. Sir (Thomas\Thome Jagger\Jaggar-van Halifax, of) Halifax (28 Jun 1516–18 Sep 1570)
  1. 1. Lady (Elsabethe Jennetta\Jennett\JENET\Janet) Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\JAGGARD-Holdesworthe-Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith-Blackburne\Blackburn\Blackbourne\Blackbourn\Blackborne 1539–1588 m. Sir (Johanes\JOHANNIS\John) Blackburne\Blackburn\Blackbourne\Blackbourn\Blackborne\Blackborn 1530–1590
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Blackburne 1562–1623
      1. 1. Godfray Armytage 1603–1671 m. Anne Halliwell 1605–1670
        1. 1. Johannes ((James)) Armitage 1632–1698 m. Martha (Hatfield) Armitage 1632–1704

Lady Halifax's Timeline

8 Records

1519
Abt. 1519
Birth of Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax in Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England
Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England
1536
2 Aug 1536
Age 17
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England
1536
2 August 1536
Age 17
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
4 Jun 1561
Age 42
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Kippax, Yorkshire, England
Kippax, Yorkshire, England
1561
Aug 1561
Age 42
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
1561
02 Aug 1561
Age 42
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
2 Aug 1561
Age 42
Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax was married in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England
1577
Jul 1577
Age 58
Death of Lady Jenet\Jonet\Janet Rainforth-Greenwoode\Wood\Wode\Wod-Lee-Lamberth-Jagger\Jager\Jaggar\Jaggor\Jaggard-van Halifax, of Halifax in Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1519
    Event Place: Elland ( Halifax ), Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1536
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 August 1536
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1561
    Event Place: Kippax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1561
    Event Place: Elland, St Mary, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1577
    Event Place: Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
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