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William Fordham 1520–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 MAR 1581

Death Location: Surrey, England

Father: John Fordham

Mother: Agnes Stoughton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gourney

Children(s): Phillip Fordham

William Fordham was born in 1520 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Fordham And Agnes Stoughton. William Fordham married Elizabeth Gourney, and had children including Phillip Fordham. William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • William Fordham was born in 1520 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of John Fordham And Agnes Stoughton.
  • William Fordham married Elizabeth Gourney, and had children including Phillip Fordham.
  • William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fordham
1470–1580
Birth Location: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
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Agnes Stoughton
1508–
Birth Location: Stoughton, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gourney
1525–1577
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
EG

Children(s)

Phillip Fordham
1573–1642
Birth Location: Secomb, Hertfordshire, England
PF

William Fordham's Ancestors

Self
William Fordham
1520–1581
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John Fordham
1470–1580
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes Stoughton
1508–
Stoughton, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fordham's Descendants

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William Fordham (1520–27 MAR 1581) m. Elizabeth Gourney (1525–1577)
  1. 1. Phillip Fordham 1573–1642 m. Elizabeth Shotbolt 1581–1635
    1. 1. Robert Fordham 1602–
    2. 2. Clemence Fordham 1604–1647 m. William (Ludlam) Jr 1605–1665
      1. 1. Mary Ludlam 1639–1690
      2. 2. Anthony Ludlam 1631–1682
      3. 3. William Ludlam 1628–1667 m. Clemence Feke 1605–1646
        1. 1. John Ludlam 1660–1746 m. Jane Jackson 1661–1732
        2. 2. Frances Ludlam 1638–1692

William Fordham's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Fordham in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1581
27 MAR 1581
Age 61
Death of William Fordham in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1581
    Event Place: Surrey, England
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