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Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer 1474–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1561

Death Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Reverand Chaplin

Mother: Mary Firsted-Brown\Thayer

Spouse(s): Mary Roberts

Children(s): John Thayer

In 1474, Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer entered the world in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, born to Reverand Sir John Thayer Taylor Of Shodockhurst Kent Triplet King Henry Viii S Chaplin And Mary Ann Firsted Brown Thayer. Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer married Mary Dixon Roberts, and had children including John Thayer. Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1474, Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer entered the world in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, born to Reverand Sir John Thayer Taylor Of Shodockhurst Kent Triplet King Henry Viii S Chaplin And Mary Ann Firsted Brown Thayer.
  • Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer married Mary Dixon Roberts, and had children including John Thayer.
  • Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Thayer's Ancestors

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Lord Thayer
1474–1561
Birth Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Parents
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
Grandparents
William (Calvin Linton (Sir)) Thayer
1429–1493
Shadockhurst, Kent, England
Joane ((Lady)) Gilbard
1432–1493
Shadockhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
LORD Iii
1403–1466
Lady Hamley-Hawlyn-Cromwell\Taylor-Thayer
1409–1435
Henry Gilbard
1406–1458
Jane Gilbard\Taylor
1414–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Otes Gilbert
1390–1429
Elizabeth Hill
1395–1429
Thomas Stuart
1381–1485
Beatrice Fettiplace
1381–1439

Lord Thayer's Descendants

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Lord (William Wilhemus Tawier) Thayer (1474–11 Feb 1561) m. Mary (Dixon) Roberts (1481–1546)
  1. 1. John Thayer 1503–1561 m. Lady (Constance Johanna) Holbrook 1507–1561
    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

Lord Thayer's Timeline

3 Records

1474
1474
Birth of Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
1561
11 Feb 1561
Age 87
Death of Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
1561
11 Feb 1561
Age 87
Burial of Lord William Wilhemus Tawier Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Wigborough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: P330 IN 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: P330 IN 13

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