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Walter Light 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Grange, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1596

Death Location: Radway, Warwickshire, England

Father: Christopher Light

Mother: Elizabeth Warde

Spouse(s): Ursula Woodford

Children(s): Elizabeth Light

The story of Walter Light began in 1520 in Grange, Oxfordshire, England. Walter Light married Ursula Woodford, and had children including Elizabeth Light. Walter Light passed away in 1596 in Radway, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Light began in 1520 in Grange, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Walter Light married Ursula Woodford, and had children including Elizabeth Light.
  • Walter Light passed away in 1596 in Radway, Warwickshire, England.

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Walter Light's Ancestors

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Walter Light
1520–1596
Birth Place: Grange, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Christopher Light
1500–1546
Horley, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Warde
1504–
Pillerton Priors, Warwickshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Light's Descendants

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Walter Light (1520–16 Mar 1596) m. Ursula Woodford (1519–16 Mar 1596)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Light 1547–1599 m. Robert Washington 1544–1623
    1. 1. Lawrence Washington 1568–1616 m. Margaret Butler 1568–1652
      1. 1. Richard Washington 1592–1642
      2. 2. Lucy Washington 1597–1597
      3. 3. Jane Washington 1598–1641
      4. 4. Amy Washington 1600–1636
      5. 5. Thomas Washington 1603–1623
      6. 6. Margaret Washington 1605–1679
      7. 7. Gregory Washington 1605–1606
      8. 8. George Washington 1608–1608
      9. 9. Alice Washington 1610–1679
      10. 10. Joan Washington 1611–
      11. 11. Frances Washington 1613–
      12. 12. Lawrence Washington 1602–1653 m. Amphyllis Twigden 1602–1655
        1. 1. Colonel (John) Washington 1630–1677 m. Anne Pope 1629–1668
    2. 2. Walter Washington 1570–1596 m. Alice Woodword 1574–1642
      1. 1. Katherine Washington 1595–1642 m. Thomas Stanton 1595–1678
        1. 1. Alicia Stanton 1618–
        2. 2. Thomas Stanton 1616–1677 m. Ann Lord 1614–1688

Walter Light's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Walter Light in Grange, Oxfordshire, England
Grange, Oxfordshire, England
1596
16 Mar 1596
Age 76
Death of Walter Light in Radway, Warwickshire, England
Radway, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Grange, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1596
    Event Place: Radway, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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