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Lancelot Ward 1551–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 January 1551

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 December 1587

Death Location: Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Ward

Mother: Margaret Lawrence

Spouse(s): Joan Yaxley, Susan Lawrence

Children(s): Philippa Sherman, Anne Ward, John Ward, Woodland Ward

The story of Lancelot Ward began in 1551 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Lancelot Ward married Joan Ward Countess Ward Of Yaxley, Susan Renee Hills Lawrence, and had children including Anne Ward, John Ward, Philippa Sherman, Woodland Ward. Lancelot Ward passed away in 1587 in Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lancelot Ward began in 1551 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lancelot Ward married Joan Ward Countess Ward Of Yaxley, Susan Renee Hills Lawrence, and had children including Anne Ward, John Ward, Philippa Sherman, Woodland Ward.
  • Lancelot Ward passed away in 1587 in Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1525–1550
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
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Margaret Lawrence
1528–1630
Birth Location: Great Livermore, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Joan Yaxley
1541–1598
Birth Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
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Susan Lawrence
1548–1610
Birth Location: Ashton Hall, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Philippa Sherman
1577–1617
Birth Location: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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Anne Ward
1581–
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Ward
1582–
Birth Location: Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JW
Woodland Ward
1581–
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Lancelot Ward's Ancestors

Self
Lancelot Ward
1551–1587
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I Ward
1525–1550
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Margaret (Beaumont) Lawrence
1528–1630
Great Livermore, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (William I John Warde) Ward
1500–1561
Baswich, Staffordshire, England
Jane (Waller" "Walker" "Weller" (Campbell) (Sherman) (Yaxley) Lady Countess of) Yaxley
1497–1573
Wortham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
John (Kennedy Lawrence) 3d
1500–1551
Ashton Hall, Lancashire Hill, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth ((Holt)) Lawrence
1510–1583
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Roger Warde
1480–1529
Mrs. Warde
1480–
Robert Lawrence
1474–
Elizabeth Lawrence
1478–
Samuel (Holt)
1470–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lancelot Ward's Descendants

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Lancelot Ward (11 January 1551–25 December 1587) m. Joan (Ward + Countess Ward of) Yaxley (7 Mar 1541–4 Apr 1598) m. Susan (Renee Hills) Lawrence (21 May 1548–13 August 1610)
  1. 1. Philippa Sherman 1577–1617 m. Samuel (I Lawrence Sherman,) Gentleman 1573–1615
  2. 2. Anne Ward 1581–
  3. 3. John Ward 1582–
  4. 4. Woodland Ward 1581–

Lancelot Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1551
11 January 1551
Birth of Lancelot Ward in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1587
25 December 1587
Age 36
Death of Lancelot Ward in Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 January 1551
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1587
    Event Place: Lexden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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