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William GOODRICH 1544–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1544

Birth Location: Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 October 1631

Death Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England

Father: Richard Yorkshire

Mother: Clara Norton@@

Spouse(s): Lady Richardson

Children(s): Sir Sr., Robert Goodrich, Johanna Goodrich, William Goodrick, Susan Goodrich, Henry Goodrich, Elizabeth Bithray

The story of William GOODRICH began in 1544 in Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. William GOODRICH married Lady Margaret Fanny Richardson, and had children including Elizabeth Bithray, George Goodricke, Henry Goodrich, Johanna Goodrich, Richard Goodrich, Robert Goodrich, Sir John Joseph Goodrich Gutterich Sr, Susan Goodrich, William Robert Goodrick. William GOODRICH passed away in 1631 in Hessett, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William GOODRICH began in 1544 in Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • William GOODRICH married Lady Margaret Fanny Richardson, and had children including Elizabeth Bithray, George Goodricke, Henry Goodrich, Johanna Goodrich, Richard Goodrich, Robert Goodrich, Sir John Joseph Goodrich Gutterich Sr, Susan Goodrich, William Robert Goodrick.
  • William GOODRICH passed away in 1631 in Hessett, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Yorkshire
1524–1582
Birth Location: Ribiston Manor, Yorks, England
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Clara Norton@@
1528–1596
Birth Location: Norton, Conyers, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Richardson
1549–1630
Birth Location: Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LR

Children(s)

Sir Sr.
1592–1632
Birth Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Goodrich
1577–
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Johanna Goodrich
1600–
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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William Goodrick
1580–1646
Birth Location: Hessett, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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Susan Goodrich
1569–1589
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Henry Goodrich
1583–1680
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Bithray
1574–1670
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England
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William GOODRICH's Ancestors

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William GOODRICH
1544–1631
Birth Place: Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Goodricke High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1524–1582
Ribiston Manor, Yorks, England
Clara (Elizabeth Lady Conyers de Neville) Norton@@
1528–1596
Norton, Conyers, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Thomas Goodrick (Goodrich) ( Baron of Ribston Cambridge University) Alumni)
1487–1556
Wisbeach,Isle Ely,Cambridgeshire,England
Margaret (Lady) Rawson@@
1500–1579
Near Swannington, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Richard, (Esq., The Rebel, "Old Norton", Sheriff of Yorkshire,) Norton
1502–1585
Norton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1475–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William GOODRICH's Descendants

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William GOODRICH (1 January 1544–24 October 1631) m. Lady (Margaret Fanny) Richardson (1 January 1549–22 March 1630)
  1. 1. Sir (John Joseph Goodrich - Gutterich) Sr. 1592–1632 m. Margery (Stillman) Howe 1588–1632
    1. 1. John (Goodrich) Jr 1618–1680
      1. 1. Elizabeth Goodrich 1645–1711
        1. 1. Abigail ((m. Latimer; m. Dickinson) Rose) * 1683–1748
  2. 2. Robert Goodrich 1577–
  3. 3. Johanna Goodrich 1600–
  4. 4. William (Robert) Goodrick 1580–1646
  5. 5. Susan Goodrich 1569–1589
  6. 6. Henry Goodrich 1583–1680
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bithray 1574–1670

William GOODRICH's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1 January 1544
Birth of William GOODRICH in Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1631
24 October 1631
Age 87
Death of William GOODRICH in Hessett, Suffolk, England
Hessett, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1544
    Event Place: Glemham Hall, Felsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1631
    Event Place: Hessett, Suffolk, England
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