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William Fordham 1525–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire

Death Date: 27 Mar 1581

Death Location: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Alumni

Mother: Agnes Stoughton

Spouse(s): Alice Porter

Children(s): William Foordam

William Fordham was born in 1525 in Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire, the child of Sir John Richard Fordham Oxford Univ Alumni And Agnes Stoughton. William Fordham married Alice Porter, and had children including William Foordam. William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fordham was born in 1525 in Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire, the child of Sir John Richard Fordham Oxford Univ Alumni And Agnes Stoughton.
  • William Fordham married Alice Porter, and had children including William Foordam.
  • William Fordham passed away in 1581 in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England.

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William Fordham's Ancestors

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William Fordham
1525–1581
Birth Place: Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire
Parents
Sir John Richard Fordham Oxford Univ Alumni
1500–1564
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes Stoughton
1508–1544
Stoughton, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Stoughton) I
1467–1528
Hertfordshire, (Cole, Somerset?) England (St. Nicholas, Cle Abby, England)
Lady (Susanna (Brook)) Brooke
1471–1538
Dartford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fordham's Descendants

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William Fordham (1525–27 Mar 1581) m. Alice Porter (04 Nov 1525–11 Apr 1566)
  1. 1. William Foordam 1568–1642 m. Elizabeth Gurney 1567–1638
    1. 1. Christinje Fordham 1580–1662 m. Luur (Van) Kijkin-tdal 1516–1622 m. Leur (van) Kuykendall 1596–1619
      1. 1. Jacob (Leursen van) Kuykendall 1616–1655 m. Stynje Douwes 1616–1682
        1. 1. Leur (Jacobsen) Vankuykendall 1650–1720 m. Grietje (Artze) Tack 1663–1720
        2. 2. Styntie (Jacobse Van) Kuykendall 1638–1699

William Fordham's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Fordham in Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire
Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire
1525
1525
Birth of William Fordham in Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire
Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire
1581
27 Mar 1581
Age 56
Death of William Fordham in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England
Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England
1581
27 Mar 1581
Age 56
Death of William Fordham in Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England
Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Keshall, Royston Parish, Herfordshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Sacomb, Hertfordshire, England

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