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Sir George Richard l Wood 1514–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1514

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1588

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

Father: John Sir

Mother: Margaret Sanderstead

Spouse(s): Lady Benefeld, Margaret Ambler, Katheryne Stubberd, Elizabeth Dickinson

Children(s): Sir Wood

In 1514, Sir George Richard l Wood entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to John Hewson Atwood Sir And Margaret Grenville Lady Of Sanderstead. Sir George Richard l Wood married Elizabeth Dickinson, Katheryne Christan Stubberd, Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld, Margaret Anne Ambler, and had children including Sir George Thomas Wood. Sir George Richard l Wood passed away in 1588 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir George Richard l Wood entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to John Hewson Atwood Sir And Margaret Grenville Lady Of Sanderstead.
  • Sir George Richard l Wood married Elizabeth Dickinson, Katheryne Christan Stubberd, Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld, Margaret Anne Ambler, and had children including Sir George Thomas Wood.
  • Sir George Richard l Wood passed away in 1588 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Wood's Ancestors

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Sir Wood
1514–1588
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Hewson Atwood Sir
1480–1562
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
Margaret (Grenville Lady of) Sanderstead
1494–1558
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
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Sir Wood's Descendants

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Sir (George Richard l) Wood (20 Jun 1514–30 Sep 1588) m. Lady (Margaret Annes) Benefeld (1502–31 Mar 1608) m. Margaret (Anne) Ambler (1520–12 Oct 1599) m. Katheryne (Christan) Stubberd (1510–July 28, 1615) m. Elizabeth Dickinson (1519–1560)
  1. 1. Sir (George Thomas) Wood 1536–1605 m. Katherine Buttall 1540–1580
    1. 1. Rose Wood 1562–1601 m. Jonas Bond 1568–1601
      1. 1. Jonathan ((John)) Bond 1591–1657
        1. 1. Jane (Ann) Bond 1616–1682 m. John (Richard) Ogden 1610–1682

Sir Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1514
20 Jun 1514
Birth of Sir George Richard l Wood in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1588
30 Sep 1588
Age 74
Death of Sir George Richard l Wood in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1588
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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