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Robert Woodward 1585 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1585

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 May 1640

Death Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Castle,

Mother: Elizabeth (Honywood)

Spouse(s): Joan Clay

Children(s): Peter Woodward

The birth of Robert Woodward took place in 1585 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom, to Lord George Woodward, Of Upton, Exchequer Windsor Castle, and Elizabeth Woodward (Honywood). Robert Woodward married Joan Clay, and together they had Peter Woodward. Robert Woodward's death occurred in 1640 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Lord Castle,
1549 – 1598
Birth Location: Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
LC
Elizabeth (Honywood)
1561 – 1631
Birth Location: Marbeshall, Essex, England
E(

Spouses(s)

Joan Clay
1582 – 1640
Birth Location: Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
JC

Children(s)

Peter Woodward
1605 – 1685
Birth Location: Probably England
PW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 April 1585
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 May 1640
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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