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William Read 1474 – 1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 MAY 1534

Death Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Ringwood

Mother: Johanna Ludlow

Spouse(s): Anne Donne, Anne Warham, Margaret Towley, Anne Warham, Margaret Townley, Anne Key

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The story of William Read began in 1474 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. William Read married Anne Donne, Anne Warham, Margaret Towley, Anne Warham, Margaret Townley, Anne Key. William Read passed away in 1534 in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Read began in 1474 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Read married Anne Donne, Anne Warham, Margaret Towley, Anne Warham, Margaret Townley, Anne Key.
  • William Read passed away in 1534 in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1474 – 1534
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Ringwood
1444 –
Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna (Mary) Ludlow
1446 – 1503
Hill Deverell, Wiltshire, England, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Ringwood
1405 – 1474
Hill Deverill, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Fettiplace
1403 – 1449
Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
William (Richard) Ludlow
1397 – 1478
Hill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaretha Rymer
1410 – 1488
Hill Deverill, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ringwode
1380 – 1444
Joan Bayford
1386 – 1410
Walter Fettiplace
1385 – 1441
Alice Cosyn
1387 – 1447
John Hodnet
1365 – 1398
Isabel Lingen
1370 – 1446
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ryngewode
1360 – 1436
Isabella Chapelleyn
– 1400
William Bayford
1348 – 1393
Joan Breamore
1354 –
Almeric Fettiplace
1355 – 1398
John Cosyn
1360 – 1423
Christina Cosyn
1362 –
John Ludlow
1325 – 1382
Joan Sibbeton
1332 – 1384
Ralph Lingen
1340 – 1382
Margery Pembrugge
1325 – 1382

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1474
1474
Birth of William Read in Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1534
25 MAY 1534
Age 60
Death of William Read in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1534
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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