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Sir Knight Thomas Butler 1500 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1555

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Piers Butler

Mother: Margaret Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Jane Guildford, Lady Ormond, Joan White

Children(s): Lady Yaxley), Edmund Butler, Owen Ormond, Abigail Butler, William (Butler), Joane Butter, Josiah Butler, Margaret Butter, John Butler, Grace Butler, Thomas Butler, James Butler, Gilbert Butter, Alice Butler, Dinah Butler, Sibell Butler, Pierce Butler, Elizabeth Sutton

In 1500, Sir Knight Thomas Butler entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald. Sir Knight Thomas Butler married Jane aka Johanna Guildford, Lady Joane Sutton Countess Ormond, Joan White, and had children including Lady Agnes Butler (Countess Yaxley), Edmund Butler, Owen Ormond, Abigail Butler, William Butter (Butler), Joane Butter, Josiah Butler, Margaret Butter, John Butler, Grace Butler, Thomas Butler, James Duiske Butler, Gilbert Butter, Alice Butler, Dinah Butler, Sibell Butler, Pierce Butler, Elizabeth Ann Sutton. Sir Knight Thomas Butler passed away in 1555 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Knight Thomas Butler entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Butler married Jane aka Johanna Guildford, Lady Joane Sutton Countess Ormond, Joan White, and had children including Lady Agnes Butler (Countess Yaxley), Edmund Butler, Owen Ormond, Abigail Butler, William Butter (Butler), Joane Butter, Josiah Butler, Margaret Butter, John Butler, Grace Butler, Thomas Butler, James Duiske Butler, Gilbert Butter, Alice Butler, Dinah Butler, Sibell Butler, Pierce Butler, Elizabeth Ann Sutton.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Butler passed away in 1555 in Dedham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers Butler
1467 – 1539
Birth Location: Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
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Margaret Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Laois, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Guildford
1504 – 1555
Birth Location: South Ports, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Ormond
1504 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Joan White
1500 – 1555
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Yaxley)
1513 – 1606
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, , England
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Edmund Butler
1515 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
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Owen Ormond
1515 – 1610
Birth Location: Wolsdale, Camrose, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Abigail Butler
1520 – 1580
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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William (Butler)
1521 – 1594
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Joane Butter
1523 – 1555
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Josiah Butler
1525 – 1590
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JB
Margaret Butter
1530 – 1578
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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John Butler
1531 – 1570
Birth Location: Kilcash, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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Grace Butler
1532 – 1533
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Butler
1533 – 1614
Birth Location: Kilcash, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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James Butler
1535 – 1567
Birth Location: Wexford, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
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Gilbert Butter
1539 – 1555
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, , England
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Alice Butler
1540 – 1556
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Dinah Butler
1540 – 1570
Birth Location: Kildare, Ireland
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Sibell Butler
1531 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Pierce Butler
1534 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Sutton
Birth Location: –
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Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1500 – 1555
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Piers Butler
1467 – 1539
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
Margaret Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Laois, Ireland
Grandparents
James Butler
Sawe Cavenagh
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Butler's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas) Butler (1500 – 15 Oct 1555) m. Jane (aka Johanna) Guildford (9 August 1504 – 15 October 1555) m. Lady (Joane Sutton Countess) Ormond (1504 – 15 October 1555) m. Joan White (1500 – 15 October 1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Agnes Butler (Countess) Yaxley) (Jul 1513 – 6 Nov 1606) m. Henry (John 1516) Wolcott (10 Sep 1516 – 7 Dec 1571)
    1. 1. Agnes Walcot (1530 – 1628) m. Robert (Forrest\\Oxford) Alum (1526 – 1 May 1599)
      1. 1. Sir (Myles) Forrest (1547 – 9 Jul 1636) m. ® (Isabella) Colley (1551 – 31 May 1584)
        1. 1. Isabella Forrest (27 Jul 1575 – 1607)
        2. 2. Anthony Forrest (1578 – 6 Mar 1631)
        3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Forest (28 Oct 1582 – 4 Jul 1619) m. Arthure Denny (14 July 1585 – 4 July 1619)
  2. 2. Edmund Butler (1515 – May 1567)
  3. 3. Owen Ormond (Abt. 1515 – Bef. 14 Sep 1610)
  4. 4. Abigail Butler (1520 – 14 October 1580)
  5. 5. William (Butter) (Butler) (1521 – 1594)
  6. 6. Joane Butter (1523 – 20 August 1555)
  7. 7. Josiah Butler (1525 – 1590)
  8. 8. Margaret Butter (1530 – 17 May 1578)
  9. 9. John Butler (1531 – 10 May 1570)
  10. 10. Grace Butler (1532 – 1533)
  11. 11. Thomas Butler (1533 – 22 November 1614)
  12. 12. James (Duiske) Butler (1535 – 1567)
  13. 13. Gilbert Butter (1539 – 20 Aug 1555)
  14. 14. Alice Butler (1540 – 1556)
  15. 15. Dinah Butler (1540 – 1570)
  16. 16. Sibell Butler (1531 – 20 Aug 1555)
  17. 17. Pierce Butler (20 Aug 1534 – 26 Aug 1555)
  18. 18. Elizabeth (Ann) Sutton

Sir Butler's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Butler in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1520
1520
Age 20
Sir Knight Thomas Butler was married in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1549
22 July 1549
Age 49
Sir Knight Thomas Butler was married in St Margaret, Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St Margaret, Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1555
15 Oct 1555
Age 55
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Butler in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 July 1549
    Event Place: St Margaret, Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1555
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
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