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Sir Henry Christopher Wood 1570 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1570

Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1636

Death Location: Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Atwood

Mother: Lady Harman

Spouse(s): Isabel Goodspeed

Children(s): Elizabeth Wood

The story of Sir Henry Christopher Wood began in 1570 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England. Sir Henry Christopher Wood married Isabel Elizabeth Goodspeed, and had children including Elizabeth Rose Wood. Sir Henry Christopher Wood passed away in 1636 in Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Henry Christopher Wood began in 1570 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England.
  • Sir Henry Christopher Wood married Isabel Elizabeth Goodspeed, and had children including Elizabeth Rose Wood.
  • Sir Henry Christopher Wood passed away in 1636 in Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Atwood
1538 – 1586
Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
SA
Lady Harman
1548 – 1603
Birth Location: Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Isabel Goodspeed
1579 – 1631
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wood
1606 – 1677
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
EW

Sir Wood's Ancestors

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Sir Wood
1570 – 1636
Birth Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Parents
Sir Nicolas Atwood
1538 – 1586
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Lady (Alyse Olive "Heiress") Harman
1548 – 1603
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
Grandparents
John (Richard Hewson De) Atwood
1480 – 1562
Sanderstead Court, Croydon, Surrey, England
Margaret Grenville
1491 – 1558
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
John (Samuel) Harman
1500 – 1556
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Alice Bovindon
1510 – 1569
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wode
1425 – 1525
Denes Dynnes
1449 – 1530
Walter HARMAN
1477 – 1500
Mary Ann
1477 – 1500
Richard Bovindon
1490 – 1588
Catherine
1489 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wood's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Christopher) Wood (14 Nov 1570 – 13 Mar 1636) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Goodspeed (1579 – 22 Oct 1631)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Rose) Wood (26 Feb 1606 – 28 Jul 1677) m. JOHN Potter (24 Mar 1606 – 10 Aug 1644)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Potter (16 Feb 1631 – 23 Aug 1706) m. Richard Harcourt (1623 – 2 May 1696)
      1. 1. Mary Harcourt (1674 – 18 DEC 1721) m. Morris Shadbolt (1675 – 11 Apr 1712)
        1. 1. Robert Shadbolt (11 Sep 1707 – 1797) m. Ruth Embree (abt 1719 – 1765)

Sir Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1570
14 Nov 1570
Birth of Sir Henry Christopher Wood in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
1636
13 Mar 1636
Age 66
Death of Sir Henry Christopher Wood in Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1570
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Henham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1636
    Event Place: Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
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