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1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD 1593–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1593

Birth Location: Nettlestead, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 12 May 1641

Death Location: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Worcester

Mother: Lady Atkinson

Spouse(s): The Clare

Children(s): Anne (Watson), William Wentworth

The story of 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD began in 1593 in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England. 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD married The Right Honorable Lady Arabella Arbellay Holles Wentworth Watson Wattson Daughter Of Earl Of Clare, and had children including Anne Wentworth Watson, William Wentworth. 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD passed away in 1641 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD began in 1593 in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England.
  • 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD married The Right Honorable Lady Arabella Arbellay Holles Wentworth Watson Wattson Daughter Of Earl Of Clare, and had children including Anne Wentworth Watson, William Wentworth.
  • 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD passed away in 1641 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Worcester
1562–1614
Birth Location: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
SW
Lady Atkinson
1567–1611
Birth Location: Stowell, Gloucestershire, England
LA

Spouses(s)

The Clare
1593–1631
Birth Location: Clare, Suffolk, England
TC

Children(s)

Anne (Watson)
1627–1696
Birth Location: Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England.
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William Wentworth
1626–1695
Birth Location: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
WW

1ST STAFFORD's Ancestors

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1ST STAFFORD
1593–1641
Birth Place: Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William Wentworth of Worcester
1562–1614
Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne Wentworth) Atkinson
1567–1611
Stowell, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Baron (Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baronet Of Wentworth) Woodhouse
1522–1587
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

1ST STAFFORD's Descendants

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1ST (EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF) STAFFORD (13 Apr 1593–12 May 1641) m. The (right Honorable Lady Arabella\Arbellay Holles-Wentworth-Watson\Wattson, Daughter of Earl of) Clare (1593/94–4 or 5 Oct 1631)
  1. 1. Anne (Wentworth) (Watson) 1627–1696
    1. 1. Margaret Watson 1667–1714 m. Archibald Hunter 1645–1735
      1. 1. John Hunter 1681–1724 m. Ann Dodd 1683–1768
        1. 1. Caleb Hunter 1713–1775 m. JANE ADAMSON 1717–1773
  2. 2. William Wentworth 1626–1695

1ST STAFFORD's Timeline

2 Records

1593
13 Apr 1593
Birth of 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
1641
12 May 1641
Age 48
Death of 1ST EARL SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH OF STAFFORD in Tower of London Wooley, Yorkshire, England
Tower of London Wooley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1593
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1641
    Event Place: Tower of London Wooley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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