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Sir George Wood 1500 – 1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1569

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wood

Mother: Christabell Ambler

Spouse(s): Lady Benefeld

Children(s): Sir Wood

The story of Sir George Wood began in 1500 in Yorkshire, England. Sir George Wood married Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld, and had children including Sir George Thomas Wood. Sir George Wood passed away in 1569 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George Wood began in 1500 in Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir George Wood married Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld, and had children including Sir George Thomas Wood.
  • Sir George Wood passed away in 1569 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wood
1480 – 1553
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Christabell Ambler
1480 – 1570
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Benefeld
1502 – 1608
Birth Location: York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Wood
1525 – 1582
Birth Location: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
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Sir Wood's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wood
1500 – 1569
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Atte Wood
1480 – 1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Christabell Ambler
1480 – 1570
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Richardson) Ambler
1470 – 1544
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Hall
1495 – 1542
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Richardson
1495 – 1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wood's Descendants

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Sir (George) Wood (1500 – 1569) m. Lady (Margaret Annes) Benefeld (1502 – 31 Mar 1608)
  1. 1. Sir (George Thomas) Wood (1525 – 1582) m. Ann Foxe (1538 – 1564)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Wood (30 Nov 1559 – 21 Sep 1638) m. Margret Dawson (13 Oct 1563 – 30 Dec 1606)
      1. 1. George Wood (1593 – 06 Dec 1666) m. Elizabethe Bamforthe (1596 – 1630)
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Wood (14 Jul 1633 – 10 February 1663) m. Mary Howle (29 Jul 1657 – Aft. 1709)

Sir Wood's Timeline

6 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir George Wood in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir George Wood in West Yorkshire, England
West Yorkshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir George Wood in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1542
1542
Age 42
Death of Sir George Wood in Royston, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Royston, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
1569
1569
Age 69
Death of Sir George Wood in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1590
24 Jan 1590
Age 90
Burial of Sir George Wood in Royston, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Royston, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Royston, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Royston, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP136/1/1/1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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