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Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford 1559 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1642

Death Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Father: Richard Baron

Mother: Anne Jeffrey

Spouse(s): Lady Rushall

Children(s): Joyce Ward

Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford was born in 1559 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Richard Stafford 5th Baron and Anne Jeffrey. Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford married Lady Elizabeth Rushall, and had children including Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward. Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford was born in 1559 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Richard Stafford 5th Baron and Anne Jeffrey.
  • Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford married Lady Elizabeth Rushall, and had children including Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward.
  • Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Baron
1539 – 1632
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Jeffrey
1537 – 1634
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Rushall
1561 – 1612
Birth Location: Rutland, England
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Children(s)

Joyce Ward
1586 – 1640
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
JW

Lord Stafford's Ancestors

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Lord Stafford
1559 – 1642
Birth Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Richard Stafford 5th Baron
1539 – 1632
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Jeffrey
1537 – 1634
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry ((1st Baron of Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham)) Stafford
1501 – 1563
Penshurst, Kent, England
Lady (Ursula) POLE
1504 – 1570
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
John (Reginald,Corbet esquire) Corbet
1513 – 1566
Shrewsbury Sundorn Onslow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Eleanor) Booth
1508 – 1584
Eccles, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ellen Montgomery
1500 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Stafford's Descendants

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Lord (Thomas, 3rd Earl of) Stafford (1559 – 1 Jan 1642) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Rushall (Sep 1561 – 20 Feb 1612)
  1. 1. Joyce (Bryce Stafford) Ward (15 Apr 1586 – 15 Nov 1640) m. Richard Ward (1585 – 2 Oct 1635)
    1. 1. John Ward (1 Nov 1625 – 31 Oct 1694) m. Sarah (Lyman) Hills (1635 – 27 Mar 1691)
      1. 1. Dorcas Ward (10 March 1661 – 25 January 1738) m. Joseph Harrison (25 Dec 1649 – Feb 1742)
        1. 1. Stephen Harrison (1698 – 24 March 1786) m. Susanna (Bartholomew)) Harrison (04 Feb 1701 – 1791)

Lord Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
1642
1 Jan 1642
Age 83
Death of Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1642
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
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