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Sir George Thomas Wood 1525 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1582

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wood

Mother: Lady Benefeld

Spouse(s): Ann Foxe

Children(s): John Wood

In 1525, Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr entered the world in Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, born to Sir George Wood and Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld. Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr married Ann Foxe, and had children including John Thomas Wood. Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr passed away in 1582 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr entered the world in Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, born to Sir George Wood and Lady Margaret Annes Benefeld.
  • Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr married Ann Foxe, and had children including John Thomas Wood.
  • Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr passed away in 1582 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wood
1500 – 1569
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Lady Benefeld
1502 – 1608
Birth Location: York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Ann Foxe
1538 – 1564
Birth Location: Monk Bretton, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

John Wood
1559 – 1638
Birth Location: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
JW

Sir Wood's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wood
1525 – 1582
Birth Place: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir George Wood
1500 – 1569
Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Annes) Benefeld
1502 – 1608
York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Atte) Wood
1480 – 1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Christabell Ambler
1480 – 1570
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
Sir (Knight John) Benefeld
1470 – 1535
London, London, England
Jane Coleson
1472 – 1549
Roydon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ambler
1470 – 1544
Isabel Hall
1495 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Richardson
1495 – 1540

Sir Wood's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (8 Apr 1694 – abt 1793) m. Thomas (B.) Groome (1663 – 1 Oct 1736)

Sir Wood's Timeline

7 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr in Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
1582
1582
Age 57
Death of Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1608
29 Jun 1608
Age 83
Death of Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr in Rattesden Suffolk England
Rattesden Suffolk England
1658
23 Jun 1658
Age 133
Burial of Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1726
6 Feb 1726
Age 201
Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1783
1 Jun 1783
Age 258
Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1857
24 Sep 1857
Age 332
Sir George Thomas Wood , Jr was baptized in Weaverham, Cheshire, England
Weaverham, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Kirkburton, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1783
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Weaverham, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leeds East, Yorkshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Rattesden Suffolk England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/DUN/278

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1658
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/DUN/278
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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