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William Wood 1556 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Wood

Mother: Margaret Niblett

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Children(s):

The story of William Wood began in 1556 in East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. William Wood passed away in 1581 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wood began in 1556 in East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Wood passed away in 1581 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Wood's Ancestors

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William Wood
1556 – 1581
Birth Place: East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Ambler Wood
1500 – 1581
Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, , England
Margaret Niblett
1505 – 1580
Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Wood
1480 – 1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Christabell) Ambler
1485 – 1598
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Wood in East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
1581
Age 25
Death of William Wood in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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