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Robert William Ward 1484 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Kirby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Ward

Mother: Mary Copperdick

Spouse(s): Margaret Capell

Children(s): Henry Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Ward, James Ward

Born in 1484 in Kirby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Robert William Ward was the child of Robert Ward and Mary Catherine Anne Copperdick. In time, Robert William Ward married Margaret Capell, and they raised a family that included Henry Ward, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Ward and James Ward. Robert William Ward died in Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1561.

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Parents

Robert Ward
1452 – 1506
Birth Location: Kirby Cane, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
RW
Mary Copperdick
1452 – 1502
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
MC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Capell
1501 – 1567
Birth Location: Rayne, Essex, England
MC

Children(s)

Henry Ward
1516 – 1562
Birth Location: Postwick, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
HW
Geoffrey Ward
1526 – 1568
Birth Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
GW
Robert Ward
1540 – 1591
Birth Location: Little Wenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RW
James Ward
1550 – 1598
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1484
    Event Place: Kirby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1561
    Event Place: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Homersfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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