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Sir Walter Thomas Dennis 1536–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Holcombe, Devon, England

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Siston, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Burell)

Spouse(s): Margaret Weston, Dorothy Bourchier

Children(s): Sir Dennis

In 1536, Sir Walter Thomas Dennis entered the world in Holcombe, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Dennis Lord Of Holcome Burnell Ii And Lady Elizabeth Donne Dennis Baroness Of Holcombe Burell. Sir Walter Thomas Dennis married Dorothy Elizabeth Countess Of Bourchier, Margaret Weston, and had children including Sir Thomas Dennis. Sir Walter Thomas Dennis passed away in 1602 in Siston, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Sir Walter Thomas Dennis entered the world in Holcombe, Devon, England, born to Sir Thomas Dennis Lord Of Holcome Burnell Ii And Lady Elizabeth Donne Dennis Baroness Of Holcombe Burell.
  • Sir Walter Thomas Dennis married Dorothy Elizabeth Countess Of Bourchier, Margaret Weston, and had children including Sir Thomas Dennis.
  • Sir Walter Thomas Dennis passed away in 1602 in Siston, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir II
1500–1560
Birth Location: Holcombe, Devon, England
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Lady Burell)
1512–1540
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Weston
1535–1595
Birth Location: Ferring, Sussex, England
MW
Dorothy Bourchier
1502–1548
Birth Location: , Devon, , England
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Children(s)

Sir Dennis
1554–1625
Birth Location: Durham, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Dennis's Ancestors

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Sir Dennis
1536–1602
Birth Place: Holcombe, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Dennis Lord of Holcome Burnell II
1500–1560
Holcombe, Devon, England
Lady (Elizabeth Donne Dennis (Baroness of Holcombe) Burell)
1512–1540
London, Middlesex, , England
Grandparents
William (Thomas II Dennis (Knight; Lord of) Holcombe)
1472–1510
Holcombe Burnel, Devon, ENGLAND
Johanna (Joane) Jonora
1480–1510
Cheston, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dennis's Descendants

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Sir (Walter Thomas) Dennis (1536–1602) m. Margaret Weston (1535–Feb 1595) m. Dorothy (Elizabeth Countess of) Bourchier (1502–25 Dec 1548)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Dennis 1554–1625 m. Lady (Joan) Bell 1558–1608
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Dennis 1581–1650 m. Mary Dennis 1577–1662
      1. 1. Thomas Denis 1610–1673 m. Elizabeth Luffine 1613–1653 m. Joan Wheeler 1635–1673
        1. 1. Elizabeth Dennis 1641–1681 m. Robert Barnard 1637–1714
        2. 2. Jane Dennis 1649–1723
        3. 3. Mary Dennis 1653–1653
        4. 4. Thomas (Dennis) (Dinnis) 1640–1693

Sir Dennis's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Sir Walter Thomas Dennis in Holcombe, Devon, England
Holcombe, Devon, England
1602
1602
Age 66
Death of Sir Walter Thomas Dennis in Siston, Gloucestershire, England
Siston, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Holcombe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Siston, Gloucestershire, England
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