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Lady Ellen Wells 1482–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1582

Death Location: Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Rev Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Dymoke

Spouse(s): John I

Children(s): Sir Thorpe, Robert Thorpe, John Thorpe, John Thorpe, William Thorpe, Joanna Thorpe, George Thorpe, Isabell Thorpe, Thomas Thorp, Martha Thorpe, Nicholas Thorpe, Giles Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, Sir Thorpe, Richard Thorpe

Lady Ellen Wells was born in 1482 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Rev William Thomas Wells And Elizabeth Dymoke. Lady Ellen Wells married John Thorpe Possibly An Architect For Queen Elizabeth I, and had children including Elizabeth Thorpe, George Thorpe, Giles Thorpe, Isabell Thorpe, Joanna Thorpe, John Phillip Thorpe, John Thorpe, Martha Thorpe, Nicholas Thorpe, Richard Thorpe, Robert Bunne Thorpe, Sir Christopher Thorpe, Sir Thomas William Thorpe, Thomas Thorp, William John Thorpe. Lady Ellen Wells passed away in 1582 in Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lady Ellen Wells was born in 1482 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Rev William Thomas Wells And Elizabeth Dymoke.
  • Lady Ellen Wells married John Thorpe Possibly An Architect For Queen Elizabeth I, and had children including Elizabeth Thorpe, George Thorpe, Giles Thorpe, Isabell Thorpe, Joanna Thorpe, John Phillip Thorpe, John Thorpe, Martha Thorpe, Nicholas Thorpe, Richard Thorpe, Robert Bunne Thorpe, Sir Christopher Thorpe, Sir Thomas William Thorpe, Thomas Thorp, William John Thorpe.
  • Lady Ellen Wells passed away in 1582 in Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lady Wells's Ancestors

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Lady Wells
1482–1582
Birth Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Rev (William) Thomas Wells
1480–1540
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Dymoke
1482–
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Wells's Descendants

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Lady (Ellen) Wells (1482–1582) m. John (Thorpe, Possibly an Architect for Queen Elizabeth) I (1488–28 Dec 1549)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas William) Thorpe 1529–1597 m. Dorathye (Porsctia) Robynson 1530–1581
    1. 1. George Thorpe 1560–1608 m. Margaret Harbott 1565–1649
      1. 1. MARGRETT\MARJERY THORPE\THORP 1600–1636 m. ROGER (BARMBY \ BARNBIE \) BARNBY 1600–1642
        1. 1. KATHEREN (\ KATHERINE \ CATHERINE BARMBY \ BARNBY \) BARNBIE 1629–1681 m. John Varley 1630–1710
        2. 2. Roger (Barmby or) Barnby 1626–1634
      2. 2. Elizabeth Thorp 1606–1607
      3. 3. Mary Thorp 1608–1673
      4. 4. 'A (Young Child') Thorp 1599–1599
      5. 5. Joan (Simpson) Thorpe 1601–1673
    2. 2. Thomas Thorpe 1550–1605
    3. 3. John (Richard) Thorpe 1556–1610
    4. 4. Elizabetha Thorpe 1563–1677
      1. 1. Sybil Balducke 1582–1609
    5. 5. Anna Thorpe 1567–1615
    6. 6. Anthonius Thorpe 1566–1623
    7. 7. Thomas (Thorpe died) young 1550–1561
  2. 2. Robert (Bunne) Thorpe 1522–1578
  3. 3. John (Phillip) Thorpe 1534–1607
  4. 4. John Thorpe 1525–1607
  5. 5. William (John) Thorpe 1515–1581
  6. 6. Joanna Thorpe 1530–1583
  7. 7. George Thorpe 1532–1597
  8. 8. Isabell Thorpe 1538–1608
  9. 9. Thomas Thorp 1567–1596
  10. 10. Martha Thorpe 1569–
  11. 11. Nicholas Thorpe 1540–1647
  12. 12. Giles Thorpe 1577–1631
  13. 13. Elizabeth Thorpe 1530–1608
  14. 14. Sir (Christopher) Thorpe 1525–1591
  15. 15. Richard Thorpe 1525–1807

Lady Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Lady Ellen Wells in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1520
1520
Age 38
Lady Ellen Wells was married in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1582
1582
Age 100
Death of Lady Ellen Wells in Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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