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William Greenwood 1512–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William I

Mother: Alice Wright

Spouse(s): Margaret Lakeny

Children(s): Margaret Frewin

The story of William Greenwood began in 1512 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England. William Greenwood married Margaret Lakeny, and had children including Margaret Frewin. William Greenwood passed away in 1591 in Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Greenwood began in 1512 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Greenwood married Margaret Lakeny, and had children including Margaret Frewin.
  • William Greenwood passed away in 1591 in Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Greenwood's Ancestors

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William Greenwood
1512–1591
Birth Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Henry Greenwood I
1475–1534
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Wright
1490–1560
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Greenwood's Descendants

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William Greenwood (1512–1591) m. Margaret Lakeny (1518–1544)
  1. 1. Margaret Frewin 1545–1591 m. Richard Frewin 1534–1584
    1. 1. Eleanor ((Ellen)) Frewin 1560–1648 m. John Archer 1554–1640
      1. 1. Richard Archer 1579–1675 m. Mary (Ann) Bull 1601–1684
        1. 1. George (Archer) Sr 1618–1675 m. Mary (Sarah Elizabeth) Wood 1631–1682

William Greenwood's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of William Greenwood in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1591
1591
Age 79
Death of William Greenwood in Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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