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William Read 1608 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1608

Birth Location: Longston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1 Aug 1656

Death Location: Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Read

Mother: Joan Knightley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Milnes

Children(s): William Wright, Mary WRIGHT, Thomas Wright, Susan Read

In 1608, William Read entered the world in Longston, Derbyshire, England, born to William Read and Joan Knightley. William Read married Elizabeth Milnes, and had children including William Wright, Mary WRIGHT, Thomas Wright, Susan Read. William Read passed away in 1656 in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1608, William Read entered the world in Longston, Derbyshire, England, born to William Read and Joan Knightley.
  • William Read married Elizabeth Milnes, and had children including William Wright, Mary WRIGHT, Thomas Wright, Susan Read.
  • William Read passed away in 1656 in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1608 – 1656
Birth Place: Longston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William Read
1560 – 1621
Folkestone, Kent, England
Joan Knightley
1560 –
Rowsley, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Mathew Read
1561 – 1592
Folkestone, Kent, England
Alice Ward
1841 – 1865
Maldstone, Kents, England
Robert Knightley
1534 –
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Knightley
1538 –
Rowley, Derbyshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Descendants

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William Read (1 Aug 1608 – 1 Aug 1656) m. Elizabeth Milnes (1585 – )
  1. 1. William Wright (1605 – 9 Oct 1641)
  2. 2. Mary WRIGHT (1607 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Wright (1609 – 20 Aug 1673)
  4. 4. Susan Read (1622 – ) m. William Harmer (abt 1621 – 1667)
    1. 1. George Harmer (1635 – 1660) m. Jane Billinghurst (1637 – 1660)
      1. 1. William Harmer (abt 1659 – 26 Nov 1731) m. Mary (1660 – )
        1. 1. Mary Harmer (17 May 1742 – 23 Feb 1817) m. Robert Bonfield (9 Mar 1739 – 2 Jul 1817)

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1 Aug 1608
Birth of William Read in Longston, Derbyshire, England
Longston, Derbyshire, England
1656
1 Aug 1656
Age 48
Death of William Read in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England
Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1608
    Event Place: Longston, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1656
    Event Place: Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England

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