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Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood 1538 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1538

Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 May 1586

Death Location: St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Manor,

Mother: Johana Sherman\Sheerman

Spouse(s): Olive Harman

Children(s): Alice ATWOOD

In 1538, Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood entered the world in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, born to Sir John Hewson Atte Woode of Sanderstead Manor, and Johana Margaret Sherman\Sheerman. Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood married Olive Harman, and had children including Alice ATWOOD. Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood passed away in 1586 in St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood entered the world in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, born to Sir John Hewson Atte Woode of Sanderstead Manor, and Johana Margaret Sherman\Sheerman.
  • Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood married Olive Harman, and had children including Alice ATWOOD.
  • Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood passed away in 1586 in St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Atwood's Ancestors

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Sir Atwood
1538 – 1586
Birth Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir John Hewson Atte Woode of Sanderstead Manor,
1505 – 1561
Sanderstead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Johana (Margaret) Sherman\Sheerman
1510 – 1572
Parva Raynes, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard (Atwood) Wood
1484 – 1553
Katherine Fowell
1485 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Atwood's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas Richard Edward) Atwood (10 May 1538 – 10 May 1586) m. Olive Harman (1548 – 1603)
  1. 1. Alice ATWOOD (1574 – Abt. Apr 1621) m. William Mullins (Abt. 1572 – 21 Feb 1620/1)
    1. 1. Priscilla Mullins (1600 – Aft. 1651) m. John Alden (Abt. 1599 – 12 Sep 1687)
      1. 1. John Alden (Abt. 1626 – 14 Mar 1701/2) m. Elizabeth Phillips ( – Feb 1695/6)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Alden (1665 – 1739) m. John Walley (27 August 1662 – 30 April 1702)

Sir Atwood's Timeline

2 Records

1538
10 May 1538
Birth of Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1586
10 May 1586
Age 48
Death of Sir Nicholas Richard Edward Atwood in St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England
St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1538
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1586
    Event Place: St Martin-in-the-Field, London, Middlesex, England

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