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William Read 1509 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 MAR 1558

Death Location: Wickford, Essex, England

Father: William Reade

Mother: Catharine Rowdon

Spouse(s): Martha Church, Anne Ferneley, Elizabeth Warham

Children(s):

In 1509, William Read entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, England, born to William Reade and Catharine Rowdon. William Read married Martha Church, Anne Ferneley, Elizabeth Ann Warham. William Read passed away in 1558 in Wickford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, William Read entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, England, born to William Reade and Catharine Rowdon.
  • William Read married Martha Church, Anne Ferneley, Elizabeth Ann Warham.
  • William Read passed away in 1558 in Wickford, Essex, England.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1509 – 1558
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Reade
1485 – 1534
Wickford, Essex, England
Catharine Rowdon
1488 – 1534
Kent, England
Grandparents
William Reade
1446 – 1495
Redesdale, Northumberland, England
Anne Brydges
1463 – 1508
Gloucestershire, England
Richard Rowdon
1466 – 1526
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Cecily Arnold
1472 – 1558
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Timeline

4 Records

1509
1509
Birth of William Read in Beccles, Suffolk, England
Beccles, Suffolk, England
1509
1509
William Read was christened in North Benfleet, Essex, England
North Benfleet, Essex, England
1558
17 MAR 1558
Age 49
Death of William Read in Wickford, Essex, England
Wickford, Essex, England
1558
17 MAR 1558
Age 49
Burial of William Read in Wickford, Essex, England
Wickford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: North Benfleet, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1558
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1558
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England

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