This family sketch will be on the short side because not much is known about this family.
One important fact, though, is that John Ogden lived in the same small village of Haworth, Yorkshire, England as did the presumed progenitor of this family, Richard Ogden, who died in 1533.
John Ogden was likely born c1524, probably in or very near to Haworth. Alice (MNU) was his surviving wife, who died sometime after 4 October 1576, when John’s will was recorded.
Whether she was the mother of John’s two surviving children is unknown and there is a probable gap of about ten years between the births of his son and daughter.
Children:
- Richard, born c1545; died before 10 April 1606, probably in Haworth, Yorkshire, England; married Elizabeth (MNU)
- Alice, born c1556; died after 17 April 1576 (date of her father’s will); married George Murgatroyd, sometime before 17 April 1576, the date of her father’s will
Actually, the birth order of these two children is unknown, as neither baptismal or marriage records have been found and we know only that Alice was married by 1576. There is no indication of when she was born. It is possible that she was older than Richard.
Next, we will look at the family of Richard and Elizabeth (MNU) Ogden.