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Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. 1505–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 8 Mar 1584

Death Location: Ilminster, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Father: Sir ELDER

Mother: Joan Wadham

Spouse(s): Joan Wadham

Children(s): Lady Wadham, Nicholas Wadham, Joanne Young

The story of Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. began in 1505 in Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England. Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. married Joan Tregarthin Kayleway Wadham, and had children including Joanne Young, Lady Florence Wadham, Margaret Martyn, Nicholas Wadham. Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. passed away in 1584 in Ilminster, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

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  • The story of Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. began in 1505 in Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England.
  • Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. married Joan Tregarthin Kayleway Wadham, and had children including Joanne Young, Lady Florence Wadham, Margaret Martyn, Nicholas Wadham.
  • Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. passed away in 1584 in Ilminster, South Somerset District, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Esq.'s Ancestors

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Sir Esq.
1505–1584
Birth Place: Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Knight Nicholas de WADHAM THE ELDER
1444–1542
Affleton, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Joan Wadham
–1557
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Esq.'s Descendants

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Sir (Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset) Esq. (1505–8 Mar 1584) m. Joan (Tregarthin Kayleway) Wadham (1501–September 1583)
  1. 1. Lady (Florence) Wadham 1538–1597 m. John (Sir Wyndham van Orchard Wyndham Knight Vice) Admiral 1516–1572
    1. 1. John Wyndham 1558–1645 m. Joan Portman 1565–1633
      1. 1. Humphrey Wyndham 1593–1679 m. Joan Carne 1595–
        1. 1. John (Wyndham of Dunraven) Castle 1640–1697 m. Jane Strode 1640–1699
  2. 2. Nicholas Wadham 1532–1609
  3. 3. Joanne Young 1536–1603

Sir Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. in Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England
Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England
1584
8 Mar 1584
Age 79
Death of Sir Capt. John Wadham\Wodham*, of Merrifield Somerset Esq. in Somerset or Branscombe, Devon, England - Buried at Ilnminster, Somerset, England
Somerset or Branscombe, Devon, England - Buried at Ilnminster, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Somerset or Branscombe, Devon, England - Buried at Ilnminster, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ilminster, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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