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Sir William Henry Sherwood 1489–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: John Knight)

Mother: Alice Ransford

Spouse(s): Lady (Spaulding)-Sherwood

Children(s): Sir Sherwood

In 1489, Sir William Henry Sherwood entered the world in Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to John Sherwood Sir Knight And Alice Margery Ransford. Sir William Henry Sherwood married Lady Margaret De Spalding Spaulding Sherwood, and had children including Sir John Sherwood. Sir William Henry Sherwood passed away in 1593 in St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1489, Sir William Henry Sherwood entered the world in Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to John Sherwood Sir Knight And Alice Margery Ransford.
  • Sir William Henry Sherwood married Lady Margaret De Spalding Spaulding Sherwood, and had children including Sir John Sherwood.
  • Sir William Henry Sherwood passed away in 1593 in St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sherwood
1489–1593
Birth Place: Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Sherwood (Sir Knight)
1465–1504
Srafffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Margery) Ransford
1467–1505
Sylhem, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sherwood's Descendants

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Sir (William Henry) Sherwood (1489–1593) m. Lady (Margaret de Spalding) (Spaulding)-Sherwood (1500 x–1524)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Sherwood 1514–1568
    1. 1. Thomas (Sherwood) Sir 1565–1644 m. Lady (Alice Berkshire) Gunnell 1547–1620
      1. 1. Richard (Sherwood) Sir 1565–1644
        1. 1. Peaceable Sherwood 1597–1645
    2. 2. Esdras Sherwood 1542–1632 m. Dorcas (T. Mrs.) Sherwood 1573–1622
      1. 1. Thomas* Sherwood 1586–1655 m. Alice Tiler 1587–1640 m. Mary ("Wheeler") Fitch 1628–1693
        1. 1. Jane* Sherwood 1636–1685 m. Thomas* Merritt 1634–1725
        2. 2. Thomas Sherwood 1624–1687 m. Elizabeth Calder 1643–1695 m. Ann Turney 1636–1683
        3. 3. Stephen Sherwood 1642–1715 m. Rebecca Turney 1639–1694
        4. 4. Matthew Sherwood 1643–1715 m. Mary Fitch 1644–1730
        5. 5. Mary Sherwood 1644–1681 m. Joseph Loomis 1641–1687
        6. 6. Ruth Sherwood 1648–1699
        7. 7. Isaac Sherwood 1647–1758
        8. 8. Abigail Sherwood 1649–1693
        9. 9. Margery Sherwood 1655–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Sherwood 1614–
        11. 11. Thomasin Sherwood 1615–
        12. 12. Margaret Sherwood 1616–
        13. 13. Sarah Sherwood 1618–1702
        14. 14. Hannah Sherwood 1620–
        15. 15. Rose Sherwood 1623–1699
        16. 16. Rebecca Sherwood 1625–1704

Sir Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of Sir William Henry Sherwood in Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1593
1593
Age 104
Death of Sir William Henry Sherwood in St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: St. Nicholas Parish, Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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