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Sir William Read 1535–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1566

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Sir Rede

Mother: Lady Hoo

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Sir William Read was born in 1535 in Folkestone, Kent, England, the child of Sir Thomas I De Read Reade Reed Rede And Lady Anne Hoo. Sir William Read passed away in 1566 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Read was born in 1535 in Folkestone, Kent, England, the child of Sir Thomas I De Read Reade Reed Rede And Lady Anne Hoo.
  • Sir William Read passed away in 1566 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Sir Read's Ancestors

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Sir Read
1535–1566
Birth Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Thomas I de Read Reade Reed Rede
1495–1556
Kintbury, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England
Lady (Anne) Hoo
1505–1575
Abington, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Reed
1455–1521
Barton Court, Berkshire, England
Mildred Cecil
1462–1573
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
*Sir (Thomas V Hoo of St Paul's) Walden****
1465–1551
St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Anne Hoo Reade\Rede of Barton,) Berkshire
1499–1575
Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hoo
1465–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Read's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir William Read in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England
1566
20 Jan 1566
Age 31
Death of Sir William Read in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England

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