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Walter Light 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 23 APR 1596

Death Location: Radway, Warwickshire, England

Father: Christopher Lyte

Mother: Margaret Warde

Spouse(s): Ursula Woodford

Children(s):

The story of Walter Light began in 1520 in Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England. Walter Light married Elizabeth Berryman Blount, Ursula Woodford. Walter Light passed away in 1596 in Radway, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Light began in 1520 in Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England.
  • Walter Light married Elizabeth Berryman Blount, Ursula Woodford.
  • Walter Light passed away in 1596 in Radway, Warwickshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Light's Ancestors

Self
Walter Light
1520–1596
Birth Place: Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Christopher Lyte
1500–1546
Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Margaret (Elizabeth) Warde
1504–1617
Pillerton Priors, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Lyte
1454–1520
Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Agnes Tilton
1454–1523
Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Henry (William) Warde
1484–1503
Pillerton Priors, Warwickshire, England
Frances (Ann) Bishop
1486–1504
Pillerton Priors, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Oakley
1428–
Joan FitzJames
1437–1523
Henry Mackworth
1440–1487
John Bishop
1460–1507
Alice Harley
1463–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harley
1431–1495
Johanna Hackluyt
1435–1486

Walter Light's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Walter Light in Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
1596
16 MAR 1596
Age 76
Death of Walter Light in Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
1596
23 APR 1596
Age 76
Burial of Walter Light in Radway, Warwickshire, England
Radway, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1596
    Event Place: Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 APR 1596
    Event Place: Radway, Warwickshire, England

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