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William Nathan Fordham 1525–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 Mar 1581

Death Location: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Fordham

Mother: Lady Stoughton-Fordham

Spouse(s): Allice Fylde

Children(s): Philip Fordham, Agnes Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Thomas Fordham

William Nathan Fordham was born in 1525 in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Fordham And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Stoughton Fordham. William Nathan Fordham married Allice Porter Field Fylde, and had children including Agnes Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Philip Fordham, Thomas Fordham, William Fordham. William Nathan Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • William Nathan Fordham was born in 1525 in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Fordham And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Stoughton Fordham.
  • William Nathan Fordham married Allice Porter Field Fylde, and had children including Agnes Fordham, Joan Fordham, Margaret Fordham, Philip Fordham, Thomas Fordham, William Fordham.
  • William Nathan Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Fordham's Ancestors

Self
William Fordham
1525–1581
Birth Place: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Fordham
1505–1564
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth) Stoughton-Fordham
1508–1544
Stoughton, Leicestershire West Sussex, England
Grandparents
John (Richard Fordham) I
1470–1526
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Ellen (Elizabeth) Rudd
1490–1650
Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Stoughton
1467–
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Susanna Brooke
1471–1528
Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fordham's Descendants

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William (Nathan) Fordham (1525–27 Mar 1581) m. Allice (Porter Field,) Fylde (4 Nov 1525–11 Apr 1566)
  1. 1. Philip Fordham 1573–1642 m. Elizabeth Shotbolt 1578–1657
    1. 1. Clement (Fordham) Mathewes 1605–1646 m. William (Ludlam Jr) II 1605–1665
      1. 1. William (Joseph) Ludlum 1646–1698
      2. 2. Frances (Abigail) Ludlum –1692
      3. 3. Mary Ludlum 1639–1691 m. John Scudder 1619–1689 m. Thomas (John Scudder (royal descent) Arrived 1635 Salem,) Mass 1615–1690
        1. 1. Benjamin Scudder 1670–1739 m. Sarah Arthur 1675–1739
        2. 2. Mary Scudder 1662–1730 m. Robert (Bulpin) Arthur 1660–1699
        3. 3. Timothy (Scudder) Sr 1672–1740
        4. 4. Benjamin Scudder 1670–1739
        5. 5. Elizabeth Scudder 1660–
        6. 6. Sarah Scudder 1670–1753
        7. 7. Isaac Scudder 1657–1691
        8. 8. Clemence Scudder 1675–1700
        9. 9. Mercy Scudder 1680–1695
        10. 10. Timothy Scudder 1655–1740
        11. 11. David Scudder 1650–1681
        12. 12. Sarah Scudder 1681–1690
    2. 2. Mary (Marie Hodgkinsonne) Fordham 1577–1645 m. William (Hearne Ludlam) I 1575–1659
      1. 1. William (Ludlam Jr) II 1605–1665 m. Clement (Fordham) Mathewes 1605–1646
      2. 2. F Luddlam 1600–1665
      3. 3. Anthony Ludlam 1631–1682
      4. 4. Clemence Ludlam 1617–
      5. 5. Edmund Ludlam 1605–
      6. 6. John Ludlam 1626–1650
  2. 2. Agnes Fordham 1560–
  3. 3. Joan Fordham 1553–1583
  4. 4. Margaret Fordham 1556–
  5. 5. Thomas Fordham 1544–

William Fordham's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Nathan Fordham in Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
27 Mar 1581
Age 56
Death of William Nathan Fordham in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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