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Lady Dorothea Thompson 1569 – 1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1569

Birth Location: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: May 1629

Death Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Dorothy Gilbert-Thompson

Mother: John Thompson

Spouse(s): Thomas, Kemp

Children(s): Lady Kemp

In 1569, Lady Dorothea Thompson entered the world in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England, born to Dorothy Kniveton alias Gilbert-Thompson and John Robert Thompson. Lady Dorothea Thompson married Thomas, Sir Knight Kemp, and had children including Lady Mary Kemp. Lady Dorothea Thompson passed away in 1629 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1569, Lady Dorothea Thompson entered the world in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England, born to Dorothy Kniveton alias Gilbert-Thompson and John Robert Thompson.
  • Lady Dorothea Thompson married Thomas, Sir Knight Kemp, and had children including Lady Mary Kemp.
  • Lady Dorothea Thompson passed away in 1629 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Thompson's Ancestors

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Lady Thompson
1569 – 1629
Birth Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Dorothy Kniveton alias Gilbert-Thompson
1544 – 1590
Preston, Dorset, England
John (Robert) Thompson
1538 – 1589
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Kniveton
1520 – 1548
Bideford, Devon, England
James (Z) Thompson
1520 – 1611
Syide, Glasgow, Scotland
Marion (de) Cochran
1520 – 1595
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John, Ilk
1486 – 1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Thompson's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothea) Thompson (5 Aug 1569 – May 1629) m. Thomas, (Sir Knight) Kemp (7 Nov 1551 – 1607)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Kemp (1583 – abt 1631) m. Sir (Dudley (Colonel) Digges (Knight of Chilham Castle, Eminent Lawyer,) Ambassador) (19 May 1583 – 18 Mar 1639)
    1. 1. Edward Digges (29 March 1621 – 15 March 1675)
      1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Page) Digges (1655 – 10 May 1690) m. Francis Page (20 Aug 1656 – 10 May 1692)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Awfeyld) Page (1683 – 12 November 1702) m. John ('the lawyer" Page II 6th) GGF (1659 – 1710)

Lady Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1569
5 Aug 1569
Birth of Lady Dorothea Thompson in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
1628
20 Mar 1628
Age 59
Burial of Lady Dorothea Thompson in Wye, Kent, England
Wye, Kent, England
1629
May 1629
Age 60
Death of Lady Dorothea Thompson in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1569
    Event Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1629
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1628
    Event Place: Wye, Kent, England

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