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Richard Ward 1540 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Geoffrey Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Wood

Spouse(s): Sarah Stapley

Children(s):

According to available records, Richard Ward was born in 1540 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Geoffrey Ward and Elizabeth Wood. Following those early years, Richard Ward married Sarah Stapley. In the later years of life, Richard Ward died in 1604 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Geoffrey Ward
1526 – 1558
Birth Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Wood
1528 – 1568
Birth Location: Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stapley
1543 – 1579
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1604
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 17 MAR 1605
    Event Place: Uppington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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