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Walter Light 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Radway, 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 Radway, 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 Radway, Grange, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Walter Light married Ursula Woodford, and had children including Elizabeth Light.
  • Walter Light passed away in 1596 in Radway, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Light
1500–1546
Birth Location: Horley, Oxfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Warde
1504–1617
Birth Location: Pillerton, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ursula Woodford
1519–1596
Birth Location: Radway, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Light
1547–1599
Birth Location: Radway Grange, Warwickshire, England
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Walter Light's Ancestors

Self
Walter Light
1520–1596
Birth Place: Radway, Grange, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Christopher Light
1500–1546
Horley, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Warde
1504–1617
Pillerton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Light
1478–1520
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Agnes
1480–1523
Horley, Warwickshire, England
Henry Warde
1484–1503
Warwickshire, England
Anne Bishop
1486–1503
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1460–
John Bishop
1460–
Alice Harley
1463–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Ward
1432–
John Harley
1431–1460
Joan Hackluyt
1435–1486

Walter Light's Descendants

1.
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Walter Light (1520–16 Mar 1596) m. Ursula Woodford (1519–16 Mar 1596)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Light 1547–1599 m. Henry Baker 1540–1600 m. Robert Washington 1544–1623
    1. 1. Thomas Baker 1556–1604 m. Elizabeth Dickinson 1556–1604
      1. 1. Henry Baker 1605–1632 m. Mary Radcliffe 1606–1645
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Baker 1643–1678 m. Benjamin Canby 1637–1681
        2. 2. George Baker 1632–1634
        3. 3. Henry Baker 1634–1701 m. Margaret Hardman 1647–1688 m. Mary Rawsthorne 1648–1715
        4. 4. Ales (Alice) Baker 1634–1676
        5. 5. Sarah Baker 1635–1735
        6. 6. Samuel Baker 1638–1648
    2. 2. Anne Washington 1579–1633 m. Alban Wakelyn 1575–1603
      1. 1. Phyllis Wakelyn 1589–1657 m. Gabriel Ludlow 1587–1644
        1. 1. Sarah Ludlow 1635–1668 m. Colonel (John) Carter 1613–1669
        2. 2. Gabriel Ludlow 1622–1644
        3. 3. Thomas Ludlow 1624–
        4. 4. Francis Ludlow 1626–1670
        5. 5. Anne Ludlow 1628–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ludlow 1632–
    3. 3. Robert Washington 1568–1622
    4. 4. Lawrence Washington 1568–1616 m. Margaret Butler 1568–1652
      1. 1. Colonel (John) Washington 1589–1688
      2. 2. Richard Washington 1592–1642
      3. 3. William Washington 1594–1643
      4. 4. Leonard Washington 1595–1652
      5. 5. Lucy Washington 1597–1597
      6. 6. Jane Washington 1598–1641
      7. 7. Amy Washington 1600–1636
      8. 8. Reverend (Lawrence) Washington 1602–1653 m. Amphyllis Twigden 1602–1655 m. Anne Gerad 1525–1611
        1. 1. Robert Washington 1616–1617
        2. 2. Jane Washington 1619–1620
        3. 3. Marther Washington 1621–1622
        4. 4. Francis Washington 1622–1623
        5. 5. Margaret Washington 1631–1622
        6. 6. Colonel (John) Washington 1631–1677 m. Ann (Brodhurst) Brett 1619–1640 m. Frances Appleton 1619–1640 m. Margaret Haywood 1634–1664 m. Anne Pope 1634–1668 m. Mary Flood 1632–1681
        7. 7. Anne Washington 1633–
        8. 8. Lawrence Washington 1635–1676 m. Eleanor Guise 1624–1685
        9. 9. Elizabeth Washington 1636–1636
        10. 10. Margaret Washington 1637–1697
        11. 11. Edward Washington 1640–1710
        12. 12. William Washington 1641–1641
        13. 13. Martha Washington 1650–1697
      9. 9. John Washington 1602–
      10. 10. Thomas Washington 1603–1623
      11. 11. Gregory Washington 1605–1606
      12. 12. George Washington 1608–1608
      13. 13. Alice Washington 1610–1679
      14. 14. Frances Washington 1613–
    5. 5. William Washington 1575–
    6. 6. Walter Washington 1577–1597

Walter Light's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Walter Light in Radway, Grange, Oxfordshire, England
Radway, 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: Radway, Grange, Oxfordshire, England

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