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Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West 1577–1618

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Born 9 Jul 1577 · Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Died 7 Jun 1618 · Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father Thomas Leighton Lord De La West

Mother Anne Baroness De La Warr Knollys West

Spouse Cicely Shirley

Children Anne West, Anthony West, Catherine West, Cecilie West, Elizabeth West, Henry West, Jane West, John West, Lucy West, Martha West, Thomas West, William West

Siblings Anne West Pellett, Catherine West Strelby, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Elizabeth West Pelham, Francis West, Helena West Savage, Jane West, John Gov Of Virginia West, Letita Lettice West Ludlow, Nathaniel Lt Col West, Penelope West Pelham, Robert West, Walsingham West

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Thomas Leighton Lord De La West

Anne Baroness De La Warr Knollys West

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Biography

Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West was born in 1577 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of thomas leighton lord de la west and anne baroness de la warr knollys west. Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West married cicely shirley, and had children including anne west, anthony west, catherine west, cecilie west, elizabeth west, henry west, jane west, john west, lucy west, martha west, thomas west, william west. Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West passed away in 1618 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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1577

Birth of Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England

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1618

Death of Thomas (3rd Baron De La Warr) West in Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia, USA, lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Thomas West

This ancestor line traces from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England (1297) to Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England (1577) across 2 generations.

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: Thomas West (1577–1618) was born in Wherwell, Hampshire, England and died in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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