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John Thayer 1503–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1561

Death Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Lord Thayer

Mother: Mary Roberts

Spouse(s): Lady Holbrook

Children(s): John Tawier

John Thayer was born in 1503 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer And Mary Dixon Roberts. John Thayer married Lady Constance Johanna Holbrook, and had children including John Tawier. John Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John Thayer was born in 1503 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer And Mary Dixon Roberts.
  • John Thayer married Lady Constance Johanna Holbrook, and had children including John Tawier.
  • John Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Thayer's Ancestors

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John Thayer
1503–1561
Birth Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer
1474–1561
Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Mary (Dixon) Roberts
1481–1546
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Reverand (Sir John Thayer (Taylor) of Shodockhurst, Kent triplet King Henry VIII's) Chaplin
1450–1487
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Firsted-Brown\Thayer
1460–1546
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thayer
1429–1493
Joane Gilbard
1432–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
LORD Iii
1403–1466
Lady Hamley-Hawlyn-Cromwell\Taylor-Thayer
1409–1435
Henry Gilbard
1406–1458
Jane Gilbard\Taylor
1414–1515

John Thayer's Descendants

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John Thayer (1503–11 Feb 1561) m. Lady (Constance Johanna) Holbrook (3 April 1507–19 March 1561)
  1. 1. John Tawier 1531–1584 m. Mary Roberts 1535–1611
    1. 1. John Tawyer 1563–1601 m. Joan Lawrence 1568–1611
      1. 1. Sissilla Davis 1600–1673 m. James Davis 1583–1683
        1. 1. Judith Gild 1625–1667 m. Samuel Gile 1613–1683

John Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of John Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1561
11 Feb 1561
Age 58
Death of John Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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