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Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland 1503–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Woolley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 JUL 1549

Death Location: Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Wentworth

Mother: Lady Tyrrell

Spouse(s): Margaret Fortescue, Lady Beeston

Children(s): Lord Calais, Lord Calais

The story of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland began in 1503 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England. Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland married Lady Catherine Beeston, Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Lord Sir Thomas De Wentworth 2Nd Baron Wentworth Deputy Of Calais, Lord Sir Thomas Henry De Wentworth Ii Of Nettlestead 2Nd Baron Wentworth Deputy Of Calais. Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland passed away in 1549 in Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland began in 1503 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland married Lady Catherine Beeston, Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Lord Sir Thomas De Wentworth 2Nd Baron Wentworth Deputy Of Calais, Lord Sir Thomas Henry De Wentworth Ii Of Nettlestead 2Nd Baron Wentworth Deputy Of Calais.
  • Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland passed away in 1549 in Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wentworth
1475–1528
Birth Location: Nettlestead (Suffolk) England
SW
Lady Tyrrell
1480–1534
Birth Location: Gipping, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

Margaret Fortescue
1502–1551
Birth Location: Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
MF
Lady Beeston
1506–1549
Birth Location: Beeston, Yorkshire, England
LB

Children(s)

Lord Calais
1529–1554
Birth Location: South Kirby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LC
Lord Calais
1520–1574
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
LC

Lord ireland's Ancestors

Self
Lord ireland
1503–1549
Birth Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Richard Wentworth
1475–1528
Nettlestead (Suffolk) England
Lady (Anne Margaret) Tyrrell
1480–1534
Gipping, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord ireland's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of) ireland (1503–4 JUL 1549) m. Margaret Fortescue (01 Jan 1502–12 May 1551) m. Lady (Catherine) Beeston (8 Oct 1506–1549)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Thomas Henry de Wentworth II, of Nettlestead; 2nd Baron Wentworth; Deputy of) Calais 1529–1554 m. Lady (Grace Margaret) Gascoigne 1522–1574
    1. 1. Mary (Patience Love Wentworth , Mayflower passenger, 1 of only 5 women fm Mayflower to survive 1st winter, 1 of 4 to survive to 1st Thanksgiving in) 1621 1569–1627 m. William (Brewster , II, Mayflower) Passenger 1566–1644
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Brewster , Mayflower) passenger 1584–1666 m. Thomas (Frederic) Emerson 1591–1660
        1. 1. Joseph (Emerson ,) Rev 1620–1680 m. Elizabeth Woodmansey 1638–1654
  2. 2. Lord (Sir Thomas de Wentworth , 2nd Baron Wentworth; Deputy of) Calais 1520–1574 m. Ellen Gilby 1523–1579 m. Lady (Grace Margaret de Gascoigne , (Descendant of King Edward III of) England) 1537–1592
    1. 1. Lord (Sir William de Wentworth , Earl Of Strafford, Baron of Woodhouse, Newmarch, Oversley,) Raby 1562–1614 m. Lady (Anne) Atkinson 1567–1611
      1. 1. Lord (Willham Wentworth , of Ashbury, Earl of) Strafford 1593–1644 m. Elizabeth Savile 1595–1666
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Wentworth 1627–1707 m. Edward Skinner 1624–1657

Lord ireland's Timeline

9 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1501
1501
Birth of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1501
1501
Birth of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1501
1501
Birth of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
1503
1503
Birth of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1527
1527
Age 24
Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland was married in Southe Kirkby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Southe Kirkby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1549
4 JUL 1549
Age 46
Death of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
1551
3 Mar 1551
Age 48
Death of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
1551
03 Mar 1551
Age 48
Death of Lord Sir Knigh Thomas Wentworth , 1st Baron of Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 6th Baron of Despencer, Lord deputy of ireland in Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Southe Kirkby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1551
    Event Place: Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1551
    Event Place: Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUL 1549
    Event Place: Kings Palace at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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