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Francis Tanfield, Esquire 1512–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Gayton, England

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Gayton, Norfolk, England

Father: William baron

Mother: Isabel Staveley

Spouse(s): Bridgett Cave

Children(s): Ann Tanfield

Francis Tanfield, Esquire was born in 1512 in Gayton, England, the child of William Tanfield Esquire Descendant Of A Magna Carta Surety Baron And Isabel Staveley. Francis Tanfield, Esquire married Bridgett Cave, and had children including Ann Tanfield. Francis Tanfield, Esquire passed away in 1588 in Gayton, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Tanfield, Esquire was born in 1512 in Gayton, England, the child of William Tanfield Esquire Descendant Of A Magna Carta Surety Baron And Isabel Staveley.
  • Francis Tanfield, Esquire married Bridgett Cave, and had children including Ann Tanfield.
  • Francis Tanfield, Esquire passed away in 1588 in Gayton, Norfolk, England.

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Francis Esquire's Ancestors

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Francis Esquire
1512–1588
Birth Place: Gayton, England
Parents
William Tanfield, Esquire, descendant of a Magna Carta surety baron
1480–1529
Gayton, Northamptonshire, England
Isabel Staveley
1490–1545
Bignell, Buckshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Tanfield
1461–1504
Gayton, Northamptonshire, England
Catherine Neville
1459–1525
Raby, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Bergavenny
1412–1476
Catherine Abergavenny
1414–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Westmoreland
1363–1425
Joan Garter
1375–1440
Sir Garter"
1385–1437
Lady Norfolk
1388–1425

Francis Esquire's Descendants

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Francis (Tanfield,) Esquire (1512–1588) m. Bridgett Cave (Abt. 1511–)
  1. 1. Ann Tanfield 1537–

Francis Esquire's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Francis Tanfield, Esquire in Gayton, England
Gayton, England
1588
1588
Age 76
Death of Francis Tanfield, Esquire in Gayton, Norfolk, England
Gayton, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Gayton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Gayton, Norfolk, England

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