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Sir Thomas Wood 1508 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Sep 1540

Death Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Woode

Mother: Lady Ambler

Spouse(s): Lady Ambler

Children(s): Elizabeth Wood

In 1508, Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Atte Woode and Lady Christabell Ambler. Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire married Lady Margaret Anne Ambler, and had children including Elizabeth Wood. Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire passed away in 1540 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1508, Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Atte Woode and Lady Christabell Ambler.
  • Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire married Lady Margaret Anne Ambler, and had children including Elizabeth Wood.
  • Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire passed away in 1540 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woode
1480 – 1553
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Ambler
1485 – 1518
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
LA

Spouses(s)

Lady Ambler
1513 – 1572
Birth Location: Filby, Norfolk, England
LA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wood
1532 – 1564
Birth Location: Homersfield, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
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Sir Wood's Ancestors

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Sir Wood
1508 – 1540
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Atte Woode
1480 – 1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Christabell) Ambler
1485 – 1518
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher (de) Mules
1450 – 1525
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Willoughby
1457 – 1552
Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wood's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Wood (1508 – 24 Sep 1540) m. Lady (Margaret Anne) Ambler (1513 – abt 1572)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (1532 – abt 1564) m. Geoffrey Warde (1526 – 13 Oct 1558)
    1. 1. 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)

Sir Wood's Timeline

11 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Shevington, Cheshire, , England
Shevington, Cheshire, , England
1508
1508
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1508
Abt 1508
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
1508
Abt 1508
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
1508
1508
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England
1508
1508
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1525
1525
Age 17
Birth of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
1540
24 Sep 1540
Age 32
Death of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1540
24 Sep 1540
Age 32
Death of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1540
24 Sep 1540
Age 32
Burial of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Kippax, Yorkshire, England
Kippax, Yorkshire, England
1619
1619
Age 111
Death of Sir Thomas Wood , of Halifax, Yorkshire in Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Shevington, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1508
    Event Place: Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1508
    Event Place: Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Sowerby/ Halifax Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pocklington, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Kippax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1837, Parish Church of Kippax, York, 1539-1812, Vol 10; Author: Ed: G Denison; Publication Year: 1901
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