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William Reade 1478 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Reade

Mother: Anne Bridges

Spouse(s): Margaret Towley

Children(s): Margaret Reade, William Reade, Reade None, Girl Reade, Elizabeth Read, Elizabeth Stanley, Elisabeth Reade

In 1478, William Reade entered the world in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to John William Reade and Anne Bridges. William Reade married Margaret Towley, and had children including Margaret Reade, William Reade, Reade, Girl Reade, Elizabeth Read, Elizabeth Stanley, Elisabeth Reade. William Reade passed away in 1513 in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1478, William Reade entered the world in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to John William Reade and Anne Bridges.
  • William Reade married Margaret Towley, and had children including Margaret Reade, William Reade, Reade, Girl Reade, Elizabeth Read, Elizabeth Stanley, Elisabeth Reade.
  • William Reade passed away in 1513 in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reade
1460 – 1503
Birth Location: Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Bridges
1466 – 1486
Birth Location: Weobley, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Towley
1483 – 1524
Birth Location: Catton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Reade
1500 –
Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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William Reade
1509 – 1558
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Reade None
1509 –
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Girl Reade
1511 –
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Read
1515 –
Birth Location: Eccles, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Stanley
1522 – 1608
Birth Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
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Elisabeth Reade
1525 –
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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William Reade's Ancestors

Self
William Reade
1478 – 1513
Birth Place: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John William Reade
1460 – 1503
Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Bridges
1466 – 1486
Weobley, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Reade) "Reed"
1434 – 1460
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Anne) Wells
1436 – 1460
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Brugge
1433 – 1565
Weobly, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sibell Bromwich
1497 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John "Reed"
1408 – 1434
Johanne Carrant
1415 – 1434
John Stoner
1393 –
Anne Schrewsbury
1395 –
James Brugge
1466 – 1523
Anne Atwood
1459 –
James Bromwich
1471 – 1532
Jane Lloyd
1474 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richarde "Reed"
1382 – 1408
Elizabeth Winter
1384 – 1408
Francis Schrewsbury
1370 –
Anne Conyers
1372 –
Symon Bridges
1441 –
Miss Walwyn
1402 –

William Reade's Descendants

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William Reade (1478 – 1513) m. Margaret Towley (1483 – 13 SEP 1524)
  1. 1. Margaret Reade (1500 – ) m. John (de) Berney (1455 – 27 APR 1557)
  2. 2. William Reade (ABT 1509 – 17 MAR 1558/1559) m. Elizabeth (1513 – 16 DEC 1557) m. Martha Church (1508 – 10 DEC 1557)
    1. 1. John Read (1529 – 1558)
    2. 2. Agnes (Reed or) Read (1535 – ) m. Henry Dowe (ABT 1525 – )
    3. 3. William Reade (11 MAR 1539 – 19 JUL 1603) m. Martha Church (1541 – 16 DEC 1577)
      1. 1. Edmund Reade (23 MAY 1563 – 20 NOV 1623) m. Elizabeth Cooke (ABT 1580 – JUL 1636)
        1. 1. John Reade (1593 – 12 OCT 1629) m. Margerye Hallibrand (ABT 1596 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Read (ABT 1594 – 1666) m. Mary (ABT 1604 – )
        3. 3. Edmund Reade (1596 – 30 MAR 1600)
        4. 4. Jacob Reade (1596 – 1627) m. Jane Audye (1600 – )
        5. 5. Maria Read (18 JUN 1597 – 13 APR 1602)
        6. 6. Margaret Reade (11 JUL 1598 – 24 SEP 1672) m. John Lake (26 SEP 1590 – 18 JAN 1662)
        7. 7. William Reade (28 OCT 1599 – 3 APR 1659) m. Anne Alleyn (1601 – 14 NOV 1639)
        8. 8. Martha Reade (13 JUL 1602 – 1662) m. Samuel Symonds (9 JUN 1595 – 11 OCT 1678) m. Daniel Eppes (1590 – 26 JUN 1630)
        9. 9. Thomas Reade (2 JAN 1605 – 15 SEP 1607)
        10. 10. Edmund Reade (ABT 1607 – )
        11. 11. Samuel Reade (23 JUL 1609 – BEF 1659)
        12. 12. Thomas Reade (15 AUG 1612 – 3 APR 1659) m. Pricilla Banks (1613 – 1662)
        13. 13. Elizabeth Reade (ABT 17 NOV 1614 – 24 NOV 1672) m. John Winthrop (12 FEB 1606 – 6 APR 1676)
      2. 2. William Reade (1564 – BEF 1572)
      3. 3. John Reade (ABT 1564 – 1629) m. Mary (Ann) Derby (1562 – 1603) m. Margaret Goldsmith (9 JAN 1567 – 1603)
      4. 4. Margaret Reade (1566 – 1603) m. William Hurt (ABT 1555 – )
      5. 5. Compton Reade (1567 – )
      6. 6. William Reade (1568 – MAR 1571)
      7. 7. Mary Reade (1569 – 1570)
      8. 8. Mary Reade (2 JAN 1571/1572 – 1603)
      9. 9. Sir (Richard) Reade (24 JUL 1573 – 1603) m. Alice Shorte (1578 – )
      10. 10. John Reade (1575/1576 – 1603)
    4. 4. Martha Reade (ABT 1544 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Reade (ABT 1546 – )
    6. 6. Roger Reade (1553 – 1619) m. Reade (1557 – ) m. Pitsey (ABT 1555 – )
    7. 7. John Reade (1537 – 27 NOV 1558)
  3. 3. Reade (ABT 1509 – ) m. Stonard (ABT 1509 – )
  4. 4. Girl Reade (ABT 1511 – ) m. Bundoke (ABT 1511 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Read (ABT 1515 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Stanley (1522 – 1608) m. Robert Littleton (1531 – 26 APR 1604)
  7. 7. Elisabeth Reade (1525 – )

William Reade's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of William Reade in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Age 35
Death of William Reade in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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