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Sir Thomas, 'English, Merchant' Burgess 1550 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1550

Birth Location: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 23 Aug 1594

Death Location: St Katherine By The Tower, London, England

Father: George Burgess

Mother: Catherine Prince

Spouse(s): Honor Sydenham

Children(s): John Burgess, WILLIAM BURGESS

1550 marked the beginning of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall's life in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, to parents George Ellice Burgess and Catherine Anne Prince. Eventually, Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall married Honor Sydenham, and they welcomed John Thomas Burgess and WILLIAM JAMES BURGESS. Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall passed in 1594 at St Katherine By The Tower, London, England.

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Parents

George Burgess
1500 – 1556
Birth Location: Sterborough, Surrey, England
GB
Catherine Prince
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Honor Sydenham
1550 – 1721
Birth Location: Tregonie, Cornwall, England
HS

Children(s)

John Burgess
1574 – 1626
Birth Location: Truro, Cornwall, England
JB
WILLIAM BURGESS
1579 – 1643
Birth Location: Sutton Magna, Wiltshire England
WB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 December 1550
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1553
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1540
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1540
    Event Place: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1219.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAS

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1219.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAS

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1550
    Event Place: Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 307

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1550
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 27 Feb 1549
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1622
    Event Place: Saint Giles,Reading,Berkshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 125

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 142

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1623
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1623
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Aug 1594
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Aug 1594
    Event Place: St Katherine By The Tower, London, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1623
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
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