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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

The story of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall began in 1550 in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England. Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall married Honor Sydenham, and had children including John Thomas Burgess, WILLIAM JAMES BURGESS. Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall passed away in 1594 in St Katherine By The Tower, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall began in 1550 in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.
  • Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall married Honor Sydenham, and had children including John Thomas Burgess, WILLIAM JAMES BURGESS.
  • Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall passed away in 1594 in St Katherine By The Tower, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Burgess
1500 – 1556
Birth Location: Sterborough, Surrey, England
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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
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WILLIAM BURGESS
1579 – 1643
Birth Location: Sutton Magna, Wiltshire England
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Sir Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Sir Burgess
1550 – 1594
Birth Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Parents
George Ellice Burgess
1500 – 1556
Sterborough, Surrey, England
Catherine (Anne) Prince
1504 – 1558
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward) Burgess
1495 – 1595
Truro, Cornwall, England
Lady (Anne) Hungerford
1493 – 1520
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Sir (Edward) Prince
1490 – 1558
Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Routledge
1500 – 1570
Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Burgess
1465 – 1550
Lady Lancaster
1477 – 1506
John Prince
1480 – 1551
Julianna Doddington
1477 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Brugge
1427 – 1493
Lady Darrell
1425 – 1506
Roger Lancaster
1452 – 1499
Lady Bellingham
1442 – 1486

Sir Burgess's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas 'English Merchant') Burgess (12 Dec 1550 – 23 Aug 1594) m. Honor Sydenham (11 January 1550 – abt 1721)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Burgess (11 Mar 1574 – 20 July 1626) m. Elizabeth (Joan) Pye (1572 – abt 1643)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Burgess (1621 – 9 Jan 1666) m. George (Ambrose) Proctor (May 1621 – 3 Mar 1682)
      1. 1. Grey (Thomas) Proctor (1656 – 15 Mar 1717) m. Martha Wainwright (24 Jun 1658 – 1683)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Tilly) Proctor (1676 – 1 Oct 1760) m. William (Featley) Rowland (17 Oct 1695 – 1765)
  2. 2. WILLIAM (JAMES) BURGESS (March 4 1579 – Nov 1643) m. Alice BRAMSOM (1576 – 1643)
    1. 1. Daniel Burgess (17 Mar 1599 – 1674) m. Lady (Catherine Ann) Stockdale (1596 – 1674)
      1. 1. Samuel Burgess (1623 – 21 Aug 1714)
        1. 1. Joan (Jane) Jasper (1 Sep 1649 – December 1739) m. James (Jasper) Moon (23 Aug 1639 – Sep 1713)

Sir Burgess's Timeline

18 Records

1540
12 Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1540
ABT 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1540
ABT 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1540
12 Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1540
12 Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1540
12 Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1540
12 Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1549
27 Feb 1549
Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1550
12 December 1550
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England
1550
12 Dec 1550
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Brook House, Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1550
12 Dec 1550
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1553
1553
Age 3
Birth of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1594
23 Aug 1594
Age 44
Death of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England
1594
23 Aug 1594
Age 44
Death of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in St Katherine By The Tower, London, England
St Katherine By The Tower, London, England
1622
1 Sep 1622
Age 72
Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall was baptized in Saint Giles,Reading,Berkshire,England
Saint Giles,Reading,Berkshire,England
1623
12 Dec 1623
Age 73
Death of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1623
12 Dec 1623
Age 73
Death of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England
1623
10 Dec 1623
Age 73
Burial of Sir Thomas 'English Merchant' Burgess , Alderman of Truro, Member of Parliament of Truro in Cornwall in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 12 Dec 1623
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 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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