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Richard Wood 1480 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1553

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Woode

Mother: Lady Willoughby

Spouse(s): Christabell Ambler

Children(s): Robert Wood, George Wood, Agnes Wood, Johanna Wood, Thomas Wood, Margaret Wood, Edmund Wood, Agnes Wood, Thomas Wood, Richard Wood, Richard Wood, John Wood, Edmund Wood, Gilbert Wood, Mary Wood

In 1480, Richard Wood entered the world in York, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Peter Atte Woode and Lady Margaret Christopher Smythe Willoughby. Richard Wood married Christabell Ambler, and had children including Robert Ambler Wood, George Wood, Agnes Wood, Johanna Wood, Thomas Wood, Margaret Wood, Edmund Wood, Agnes Wood, Thomas Wood, Richard Wood, Richard Wood, John Wood, Edmund Wood, Gilbert Wood, Mary Wood. Richard Wood passed away in 1553 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Richard Wood entered the world in York, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Peter Atte Woode and Lady Margaret Christopher Smythe Willoughby.
  • Richard Wood married Christabell Ambler, and had children including Robert Ambler Wood, George Wood, Agnes Wood, Johanna Wood, Thomas Wood, Margaret Wood, Edmund Wood, Agnes Wood, Thomas Wood, Richard Wood, Richard Wood, John Wood, Edmund Wood, Gilbert Wood, Mary Wood.
  • Richard Wood passed away in 1553 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Wood's Ancestors

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Richard Wood
1480 – 1553
Birth Place: York, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher Peter Atte Woode
1450 – 1525
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Christopher Smythe) Willoughby
1457 – 1552
Sowerby Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Peter Atwood
1427 – 1459
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
John Atwood
1400 – 1459
Sanderstead, Surrey, England, British Empire
Isabella (de Mules) Upton
1404 – 1499
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wode
1360 – 1404
Petronilla Heygarston
1364 – 1405
James Mules
1366 – 1406
Lady Mulys
1380 – 1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Wood
1321 – 1352
Laurencia Wode
1332 – 1419
William Heygarston
1224 – 1278
Juliana WILLIAM
John Mules
1308 – 1329
Mathilde Grey

Richard Wood's Descendants

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Richard Wood (1480 – 8 Jul 1553) m. Christabell Ambler (1485 – 1522)
  1. 1. Robert (Ambler) Wood (1500 – Jun 1551) m. Margaret Niblett (1501 – Jun 1596)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (1528 – 1568) m. Geoffrey Ward (1526 – Aft 1566)
    2. 2. Margaret Wood (1534 – 1600) m. Robert Wilson (1530 – 1581)
      1. 1. Robert Wilson (17 Mar 1563 – 1644) m. Abigail Barnes (1562 – 1623) m. Katherine Rudd (1561 – 1648)
        1. 1. William Wilson (1575 – 1615)
        2. 2. Thomas Wilson (1581 – 1672)
        3. 3. Matthew Wilson (8 Oct 1582 – 26 Nov 1656)
        4. 4. Alice (Isabell) Wilson (3 Jan 1588 – Dec 1658) m. Richard (de) Hardy (2 Jul 1576 – 1645) m. Thomas Hardy (1580 – 4 Jan 1677) m. Richard Hayward m. M Hardy (1600 – ) m. Robert Hardy (1577 – 1645)
        5. 5. Richard Wilson (1603 – 1694)
        6. 6. Robert Wilson (Jan 1609 – 1644) m. Susan (Alice) Ram (3 Mar 1608 – 22 Oct 1675)
    3. 3. Robert (A) Wood (1535 – 7 Feb 1582) m. Mary Browne (Abt 1539 – Aft 1583) m. Mary Marsh (1539 – 1582)
  2. 2. George Wood (1500 – 24 Jan 1590) m. Margaret (Anne) Ambler (1502 – 31 Mar 1600)
  3. 3. Agnes Wood (1506 – )
  4. 4. Johanna Wood (1508 – 1536)
  5. 5. Thomas Wood (1508 – ) m. margarita wood (1513 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Wood (Abt 1509 – ) m. William Wood (Abt 1509 – ) m. Edmond Firth (Abt 1507 – )
  7. 7. Edmund Wood (1511 – 1602)
  8. 8. Agnes Wood (1511 – ) m. John Hebbilgwett (Abt 1511 – )
  9. 9. Thomas Wood (1513 – 1516) m. margarita wood (1513 – )
  10. 10. Richard Wood (20 Jun 1514 – 30 Sep 1588) m. Margaret Ambler (Abt 1520 – 12 Oct 1599) m. Margaret (Smythe) Willoughby (1520 – 12 Oct 1599) m. Sybil Drake (1515 – 4 Mar 1575)
  11. 11. Richard Wood (1515 – 1588) m. Joanna Roper
  12. 12. John Wood (1516 – 1544)
  13. 13. Edmund Wood (Abt 1518 – 1615)
  14. 14. Gilbert Wood (1520 – )
  15. 15. Mary Wood (Abt 1522 – )

Richard Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Richard Wood in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1553
8 Jul 1553
Age 73
Death of Richard Wood in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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