William Southernwood (1554)

Born 10 Sep 1554 in Scalford, Leicestershire, England

Husband of Bridget (Clifton) Southernwood — married 10 Sep 1579 in Scalford, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

William was born in 1554 ^{[citation needed]}.

William Sothernwood married Bridget Clifton in 1579 in Scalford, Leicestershire ^[1].

Research Notes

These comments appear in the original of this profile:

William Southern son of William and Catherine Wylly Sotheron married about 1574 to an Unknown Wife.

Known Children:(1) William Southern 1575 Md Louise "Lou" Kincaid Died James City County, Virginia,#170386390 [Unconfirmed]

William Southernwood passed away about 1619.

There are notes on the profile of William Southern, the person said to be the son, which dispute this. The change of name from Southernwood to Southern lacks any evidence and William Southern is said to have been born in Hampshire, geographically unlikely with parents living in Scalford, Leicestershire.

That connection has been removed pending some evidence to support it.

The statements appear to have originated in a findagrave entry ^[2] which lacks any supporting evidence and is for a William SOUTHERN of Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire - nothing to do with this family.

Many of these "facts" have been adopted on his profile at FamilySearch ^[3].

No evidence has been found to support the notion that this William Southernwood is the same as the William Southerwood who was living in Rempstone (about 14 miles from Scalford) at the end of the 16th century.

Sources

1. ↑ Phillimore Marriage Registers, 1531-1913, Parish of Scalford, at FindMyPast.co.uk
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #215074970
3. ↑ FamilySearch webtree entry for William Southernwood - with numerous false leads, but some supported statements as to his children born in Leicestershire