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William John Read 1539 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Haughton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1621

Death Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Reade**

Mother: Mary Reede

Spouse(s): Lady Vall, Gertrude Reade, Joan Reade, Mary Brockett

Children(s): SIR REED, Anne Reade, Francis Reade, Mary Read, Lady Reade, Read None, Sir Reed\Reade

In 1539, William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex entered the world in Haughton, Northumberland, England, born to Sir Thomas** Reade** and Mary Anne Cornwall Reede. William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex married Lady Maria De La Vall, Gertrude Reade, Joan Pituay Reade, Mary Ann Brockett, and had children including SIR THOMAS GRAY READE REED, Anne (Stanhope) Reade, Francis Reade, Mary Read, Lady Mary Anne Reade, Read, Sir William Reed\Reade. William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex passed away in 1621 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1539, William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex entered the world in Haughton, Northumberland, England, born to Sir Thomas** Reade** and Mary Anne Cornwall Reede.
  • William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex married Lady Maria De La Vall, Gertrude Reade, Joan Pituay Reade, Mary Ann Brockett, and had children including SIR THOMAS GRAY READE REED, Anne (Stanhope) Reade, Francis Reade, Mary Read, Lady Mary Anne Reade, Read, Sir William Reed\Reade.
  • William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex passed away in 1621 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1539 – 1621
Birth Place: Haughton, Northumberland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas** Reade**
1500 – 1556
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Anne Cornwall) Reede
1507 – 1575
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Descendants

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William (John) Read (1539 – 1621) m. Lady (Maria De La) Vall (1538 – 24 October 1605) m. Gertrude Reade (1538 – 24 Oct 1605) m. Joan (Pituay) Reade (Abt. 1530 – 4 Oct 1602) m. Mary (Ann) Brockett (1527 – 1554)
  1. 1. SIR (THOMAS GRAY READE) REED (1558 – 3 July 1595) m. Joan Knightley (1561 – 1594)
    1. 1. Sir (George William Reed Reid) Reade (19 Nov 1588 – 28 September 1645) m. Elizabeth Master (1588 – 1640)
      1. 1. George (William) Reade (5 Oct 1609 – 5 Oct 1680) m. Johane Lippincott (1615 – 1661)
        1. 1. John REED (30 October 1634 – Unknown)
        2. 2. Tobias REED (16 January 1636 – 12 March 1698)
        3. 3. George REED (27 October 1639 – Unknown)
        4. 4. Stephan ("Steven") Reede (26 October 1642 – Unknown)
        5. 5. Charles REED (16 January 1644 – 12 March 1698)
        6. 6. Stephan Reed (about 1645 – )
        7. 7. Mary Reede (30 January 1648 – 29 Feb 1708)
        8. 8. Johne Reed (19 May 1650 – 1740) m. Mary Mcferson (Abt. 1651 – Bef. 1740) m. Marion (Burnsyd) (Burnside) (abt 1651 – Bef. 1740)
        9. 9. Ann Reed (02 Apr 1654 – 2 Feb 1689)
    2. 2. George Reade (19 Nov 1588 – 28 Jul 1674)
    3. 3. John Reade (1590 – 7 September 1685)
    4. 4. Lawrence Reade (1592 – 1633)
    5. 5. Cuthbert Reade (1594 – )
  2. 2. Anne ((Stanhope)) Reade (1570 – 1616)
  3. 3. Francis Reade (Feb 1581 – Jul 1615)
  4. 4. Mary Read (1560 – 1650)
  5. 5. Lady (Mary Anne) Reade (1560 – 1650)
  6. 6. Read ( – abt 1692)
  7. 7. Sir (William) Reed\Reade (1601 – 1656)

William Read's Timeline

3 Records

1539
1539
Birth of William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex in Haughton, Northumberland, England
Haughton, Northumberland, England
1562
1562
Age 23
William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex was married in Bures, Suffolk, , England
Bures, Suffolk, , England
1621
1621
Age 82
Death of William John Read of Osterley, Middlesex in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Haughton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

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