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Herbert Pelham 1546–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Bucksteep, Sussex, England

Death Date: 12 APR 1620

Death Location: Fordington, Dorset, England

Father: Anthony Pelham

Mother: Margaret Hall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth West, Catherine Thatcher

Children(s): Herbert Pelham, Elizabeth Pelham, Eleanor Pelham

Herbert Pelham was born in 1546 in Bucksteep, Sussex, England, the child of Anthony Pelham And Margaret Hall. In 1582, Herbert Pelham was employed in Sheriff of Sussex. Herbert Pelham married Catherine Thatcher, Elizabeth West, and had children including Eleanor Pelham, Elizabeth Pelham, Herbert Pelham. Herbert Pelham passed away in 1620 in Fordington, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Herbert Pelham was born in 1546 in Bucksteep, Sussex, England, the child of Anthony Pelham And Margaret Hall.
  • In 1582, Herbert Pelham was employed in Sheriff of Sussex.
  • Herbert Pelham married Catherine Thatcher, Elizabeth West, and had children including Eleanor Pelham, Elizabeth Pelham, Herbert Pelham.
  • Herbert Pelham passed away in 1620 in Fordington, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Pelham
1500–1566
Birth Location: Laughton, Suffolk, England
AP
Margaret Hall
1525–1560
Birth Location: Warbleton, Suffolk, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth West
1573–1632
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
EW
Catherine Thatcher
1550–1593
Birth Location: Westham, Sussex, England
CT

Children(s)

Herbert Pelham
1580–1624
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex Co., England
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Elizabeth Pelham
1604–1628
Birth Location: Hellingly, Sussex, England
EP
Eleanor Pelham
1564–1594
Birth Location: Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
EP

Herbert Pelham's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Pelham
1546–1620
Birth Place: Bucksteep, Sussex, England
Parents
Anthony Pelham
1500–1566
Laughton, Suffolk, England
Margaret Hall
1525–1560
Warbleton, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pelham
1456–1515
Laughton, Suffolk, England
Margaret
1475–
Laughton, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Pelham
1397–1471
Joan Courcey
1430–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pelham
1350–1429

Herbert Pelham's Descendants

1.
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Herbert Pelham (1546–12 APR 1620) m. Elizabeth West (11 SEP 1573–15 Jan 1632/33) m. Catherine Thatcher (ABT 1550–ABT 1593)
  1. 1. Herbert Pelham 1580–1624 m. Penelope West 1582–1619
    1. 1. Penelope Pelham –1702
    2. 2. Herbert Pelham 1600–1673
      1. 1. Penelope Pelham 1633– m. Josiah Winslow 1628–1680
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pelham 1604–1628 m. John Humphrey 1595–1661
  3. 3. Eleanor Pelham 1564–1594 m. Edward Winslow 1560–1631
    1. 1. Margaret Winslow 1589–1665 m. Robert Hicks 1583–1645
      1. 1. Margaret Hicks 1610–1670 m. Edward Griswold 1607–1691
        1. 1. George Griswold 1633–1705 m. Mary Holcomb 1635–1708

Herbert Pelham's Timeline

9 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Herbert Pelham in Bucksteep, Sussex, England
Bucksteep, Sussex, England
1582
1582
Age 36
Herbert Pelham was employed in Sheriff of Sussex
Sheriff of Sussex
1582
1582
Age 36
Herbert Pelham was employed
None
1587
31 OCT 1587
Age 41
Herbert Pelham resided here
None
1587
31 Oct 1587
Age 41
Herbert Pelham resided here in Purchased the manor of Michelham (the site of a priory)
Purchased the manor of Michelham (the site of a priory)
1587
31 Oct 1587
Age 41
Herbert Pelham resided here
None
1598
06 NOV 1598
Age 52
Herbert Pelham resided here in Mychelham, Sussex, England
Mychelham, Sussex, England
1598
06 Nov 1598
Age 52
Herbert Pelham resided here in Mychelham, Sussex, England
Mychelham, Sussex, England
1620
12 APR 1620
Age 74
Death of Herbert Pelham in Fordington, Dorset, England
Fordington, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Bucksteep, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists
    [2] GenDex WWW Genealogical Database (Pelham Information)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1562
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Sheriff of Sussex
    Record Source: Birth Certificate of Sarah Anne Eliza Snook

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1582
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, 145

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1587
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, 145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1587
    Event Place: Purchased the manor of Michelham (the site of a priory)
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1587
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, 145

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 NOV 1598
    Event Place: Mychelham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1598
    Event Place: Mychelham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1620
    Event Place: Fordington, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, 145
    [2] GenDex WWW Genealogical Database (Pelham Information)
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