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Sir Thomas Cave 1497–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 4 September 1558

Death Location: Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Avon

Mother: Lady Saxby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Danvers

Children(s): Roger Cave, Amice Cave, William Cave, Mary Cave, Nicholas Cave, Lyon Cave, John Cave, Margery Cave, Edward Cave, Elizabeth Cave, Margaret Cave, Alice Cave, Richard Cave

Sir Thomas Cave was born in 1497 in Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Richard Cave Of Stanford Upon Avon And Lady Margaret Saxby. Sir Thomas Cave married Elizabeth Danvers, and had children including Alice Cave, Amice Amy Cave, Edward Cave, Elizabeth Cave, John Cave, Lyon Cave, Margaret Cave, Margery Cave, Mary Cave, Nicholas Cave, Richard Cave, Roger Cave, William Cave. Sir Thomas Cave passed away in 1558 in Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Cave was born in 1497 in Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Richard Cave Of Stanford Upon Avon And Lady Margaret Saxby.
  • Sir Thomas Cave married Elizabeth Danvers, and had children including Alice Cave, Amice Amy Cave, Edward Cave, Elizabeth Cave, John Cave, Lyon Cave, Margaret Cave, Margery Cave, Mary Cave, Nicholas Cave, Richard Cave, Roger Cave, William Cave.
  • Sir Thomas Cave passed away in 1558 in Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Avon
1464–1538
Birth Location: –
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Lady Saxby
1475–1531
Birth Location: Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Danvers
1502–1558
Birth Location: Banbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Roger Cave
1527–1628
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Amice Cave
1525–1592
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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William Cave
–1611
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cave
1526–1558
Birth Location: England
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Nicholas Cave
1531–1591
Birth Location: 1672279, Northamptonshire, England
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Lyon Cave
1529–1591
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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John Cave
1527–1570
Birth Location: 1672279, Northamptonshire, England
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Margery Cave
1534–
Birth Location: Stanford Hall, Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire, England
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Edward Cave
1530–
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Cave
1536–1558
Birth Location: England
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Margaret Cave
1529–
Birth Location: Stanford Hall, Stanford upon Avon, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Alice Cave
1539–1566
Birth Location: Stanford, Northamptonshire, England
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Richard Cave
1527–1566
Birth Location: –
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Sir Cave's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cave
1497–1558
Birth Place: Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Richard Cave of Stanford upon Avon
1464–1538
Lady (Margaret) Saxby
1475–1531
Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cave's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Cave (1497–4 September 1558) m. Elizabeth Danvers (2 February 1502–4 September 1558)
  1. 1. Roger Cave 1527–1628 m. Margaret* (Elizabeth) Cecil 1545–1611
    1. 1. Francis Cave 1571–1647
    2. 2. John Cave 1561–1639
    3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Cave 1567–1613
    4. 4. Frances Cave 1564–1638
    5. 5. Dorothy Cave 1565–1610
    6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth) CAVE 1566–1638
    7. 7. William (Twin) Cave 1569–1622
    8. 8. Cecil Cave 1561–1639
    9. 9. Anne Cave 1570–
    10. 10. Margaret (Cecil) Cave 1564–1610
    11. 11. Lady (Margaret Cave Baroness) Skipwith 1565–1594 m. Sir (William Henry Skipwith, Baron Skipwith of) Prestwold 1564–1610
      1. 1. Anne Skipwith 1582–1620 m. Henry (Heriz) Smith 1589–1623
        1. 1. Henry Smith 1620–1659 m. Susannah Holland 1629–1664
      2. 2. Sir (Sir Henry Skipwith II (Baron Skipwith of Coates)) II 1589–1622 m. Blandina (Acton Penvin) Skipwith 1593–1660 m. Lady (Mary Kempe) Digges 1583–1631
        1. 1. William Skipwith 1609–1610
        2. 2. Lady (Diana) Skipwith 1621–1694
        3. 3. Sir (William) Skipwith 1612–1658
        4. 4. Henry Skipwith 1616–1663
        5. 5. Elizabeth Skipwith 1617–1802
        6. 6. Anne Skipwith 1629–1686
        7. 7. Sir (Grey Skipwith 3rd Baron of) Prestwould 1623–1683
        8. 8. George Skipwith 1633–1683
        9. 9. Sir (Thomas) Skipwith 1619–1663
        10. 10. John (Skipwith) VIII 1630–1688
        11. 11. Elisabeth Skipwith –1647
      3. 3. George Skipwith 1591–1660
      4. 4. Thomas Skipwith 1594–1622
      5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Skipwith 1592–1637
      6. 6. Blandina (de Acton) (Penven) 1595–1660
      7. 7. Dame (Jane) Skipwith 1588–1619 m. George (Throckmorton) I 1573–1652
        1. 1. George (Throckmorton) II 1608–
        2. 2. Jane Throckmorton 1612–
      8. 8. Sir (William De) Skipwith 1589–1658
      9. 9. Grey Skipworth 1611–1680
      10. 10. Elizabeth Skipwith 1590–1619
      11. 11. Thomas Skipwith 1594–1654
      12. 12. Willoughby Skipwith, 1593–1658
      13. 13. George Skipwith 1591–1660
      14. 14. Dame (Jane) Skipwith 1588–1628
      15. 15. Daughter Skipwith 1587–1588
      16. 16. Sir (Henry) Skipwith 1590–1680
      17. 17. Lady (Diana) Skipwith 1621–1695
  2. 2. Amice (Amy) Cave 1525–1592
  3. 3. William Cave –1611
  4. 4. Mary Cave 1526–1558
  5. 5. Nicholas Cave 1531–1591
  6. 6. Lyon Cave 1529–1591
  7. 7. John Cave 1527–1570
  8. 8. Margery Cave 1534–
  9. 9. Edward Cave 1530–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Cave 1536–1558
  11. 11. Margaret Cave 1529–
  12. 12. Alice Cave 1539–1566 m. John Skeffington 1534–1604
    1. 1. Sir (William Skeffington 1st) Bt –1635
  13. 13. Richard Cave 1527–1566

Sir Cave's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Sir Thomas Cave in Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England
Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England
1558
4 September 1558
Age 61
Death of Sir Thomas Cave in Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Thatcham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1558
    Event Place: Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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