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Richard Wood 1514 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1514

Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1588

Death Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Wood

Mother: Christabell Ambler

Spouse(s): Margaret Ambler, Margaret Willoughby, Sybil Drake

Children(s):

In 1514, Richard Wood entered the world in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Wood and Christabell Ambler. Richard Wood married Margaret Ambler, Margaret Smythe Willoughby, Sybil Drake. Richard Wood passed away in 1588 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Richard Wood entered the world in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Wood and Christabell Ambler.
  • Richard Wood married Margaret Ambler, Margaret Smythe Willoughby, Sybil Drake.
  • Richard Wood passed away in 1588 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Wood's Ancestors

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Richard Wood
1514 – 1588
Birth Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Wood
1480 – 1553
York, Yorkshire, England
Christabell Ambler
1485 – 1522
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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
William Ambler
1495 – 1540
Northowram, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Hall
1462 – 1519
Northowram, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Atwood
1427 – 1459
John Atwood
1400 – 1459
Isabella Upton
1404 – 1499
William Ambler
1395 – 1440
Ambler
1380 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Wode
1360 – 1404
Petronilla Heygarston
1364 – 1405
James Mules
1366 – 1406
Lady Mulys
1380 – 1428
Richard Ambler
1340 – 1419

Richard Wood's Timeline

3 Records

1514
20 Jun 1514
Birth of Richard Wood in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1520
1520
Age 6
Richard Wood was christened in Shelf, Yorkshire, England
Shelf, Yorkshire, England
1588
30 Sep 1588
Age 74
Death of Richard Wood in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Shelf, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1588
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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