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Sir Thomas Ward 1510 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: abt 1596

Death Location: Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Geoffrey Warde

Mother: Elizabeth Wood

Spouse(s): Alicea Smythe

Children(s): John Ward

The story of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield began in 1510 in Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England. Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield married Alicea Jane Smythe, and had children including John Edward Ward. Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield passed away in 1596 in Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield began in 1510 in Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England.
  • Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield married Alicea Jane Smythe, and had children including John Edward Ward.
  • Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield passed away in 1596 in Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Warde
1526 – 1558
Birth Location: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Wood
1532 – 1564
Birth Location: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Alicea Smythe
1540 – 1563
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Children(s)

John Ward
1560 – 1603
Birth Location: Braunston, Rutland, England
JW

Sir Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ward
1510 – 1596
Birth Place: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Geoffrey Warde
1526 – 1558
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Wood
1532 – 1564
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Warde
1460 – 1558
Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, England
Alice Warren
1470 – 1545
Rayne, Essex, England
Sir (Thomas) Wood
1508 – 1540
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Anne) Ambler
1513 – 1572
Filby, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Warde
1410 – 1470
Alice Kempe
1400 – 1491
Richard Woode
1480 – 1553
Lady Ambler
1485 – 1518
William Ambler
1470 – 1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Warde
1370 – 1420
Catherine Appleyard
1352 – 1430
Katherine Hawker
1380 – 1473
Christopher Mules
1450 – 1525
Margaret Willoughby
1457 – 1552
Sir Richardson
1495 – 1540

Sir Ward's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Ward (1510 – abt 1596) m. Alicea (Jane) Smythe (1540 – 29 September 1563)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Ward (19 March 1560 – 25 July 1603) m. Maria Hatton (1575 – 24 Dec 1670)
    1. 1. William Ward (1603 – 10 Aug 1687) m. Elizabeth Storey (1605 – abt 1696)
      1. 1. Lieutenant (Obadiah Peter) Ward (09 May 1632 – 5 Jan 1697) m. Mary Coolidge (28 Nov 1666 – 3 Nov 1711)
        1. 1. Capt (William) Ward (7 Jan 1670 – 8 Jan 1731) m. Abigail Spring m. Lady (Sarah) Rodgers (1676 – 1730) m. Judith Beaman (07 Jan 1670 – abt 1792)
        2. 2. Capt. (Sir James Edward) Ward (18 June 1704 – 1763) m. Susannah ("Ann") Chiles (1705 – February 1765) m. Judith Beaman (1670 – 1746) m. Abigail Spring

Sir Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield in Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
1545
1545
Age 35
Birth of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield in Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
1596
31 Aug 1596
Age 86
Death of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield in Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1596
abt 1596
Age 86
Death of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield in Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1596
31 Aug 1596
Age 86
Burial of Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield in Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1819
13 Jun 1819
Age 309
Sir Thomas Ward , of Homersfield was baptized in Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1819
    Event Place: Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1596
    Event Place: Gorleston on Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1014; Document Reference: DR 38;DR 196

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1014; Document Reference: DR 38;DR 196
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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