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Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester 1482–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Death Date: February 14, 1538

Death Location: Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Nicholas Sneyd

Mother: Margaret Downes

Spouse(s): Johanna Ledsham

Children(s): Sir Sneyde

In 1482, Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester entered the world in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, born to Nicholas Sneyd And Margaret Downes. Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester married Johanna Ledsham, and had children including Sir William Sneyde. Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester passed away in 1538 in Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1482, Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester entered the world in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, born to Nicholas Sneyd And Margaret Downes.
  • Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester married Johanna Ledsham, and had children including Sir William Sneyde.
  • Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester passed away in 1538 in Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Sneyd
1444–1475
Birth Location: Keele, Staffordshire, England
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Margaret Downes
1446–1480
Birth Location: Pott Shrigley, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Ledsham
1466–1505
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, England
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Children(s)

Sir Sneyde
1497–1572
Birth Location: Bradwell, Sandbach, Cheshire, England
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Sir Chester's Ancestors

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Sir Chester
1482–1538
Birth Place: Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Sneyd
1444–1475
Keele, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Downes
1446–1480
Pott Shrigley, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (de) Snede
1422–1450
Keele Priory, Staffordshire, England
Agnes (de) Sutton
1424–1525
Sutton, Cheshire, England
Robert Downes
1398–1460
Shrigley, Cheshire, England
Alice (de) Heydock
1407–
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dudley
1400–1487
Elizabeth Dudley
1401–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dudley
1380–1406
Constance Blount
1380–1432
Sir MP
1352–1428
Lady Betteshore
1353–1427

Sir Chester's Descendants

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Sir (William (Richard) Sneyd of) Chester (1482–February 14, 1538) m. Johanna Ledsham (circa 1466–1505)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Sneyde 1497–1572
    1. 1. Ralph (Sneyde (Sneade) I of Keele Manor, Lord of Newcastle-upon-Lyne, High Sheriff of) Staffordshire 1539–1620 m. Mary Chetwynd 1541–1656
      1. 1. William Sneyd 1563–1613 m. Elizabeth Audeley 1600–1686
        1. 1. Samuel (Snead) Smith 1610–1652 m. Phillis (Poole ---- died in childbirth at 15 yrs old ---- Wife of Captain Samuell Sneade Sneyd) Smith(1610-1652) 1615–1630

Sir Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester in Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
1538
February 14, 1538
Age 56
Death of Sir William (Richard) Sneyd of Chester in Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Sandbach, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 14, 1538
    Event Place: Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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