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Sir Thomas Heydon 1510–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1579

Death Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England

Father: Sir Heydon

Mother: Lady Willoughby

Spouse(s): Dorothea Spelman

Children(s): Anne Heidon

The story of Sir Thomas Heydon began in 1510 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England. Sir Thomas Heydon married Dorothea Spelman, and had children including Anne Heidon. Sir Thomas Heydon passed away in 1579 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Heydon began in 1510 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir Thomas Heydon married Dorothea Spelman, and had children including Anne Heidon.
  • Sir Thomas Heydon passed away in 1579 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Heydon
1468–1550
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, , England
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Lady Willoughby
1476–1542
Birth Location: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Spelman
1508–
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Anne Heidon
1541–1577
Birth Location: Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk, , England
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Sir Heydon's Ancestors

Self
Sir Heydon
1510–1579
Birth Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John Heydon
1468–1550
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, , England
Lady (Catherine) Willoughby
1476–1542
Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Heydon's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Heydon (1510–10 Dec 1579) m. Dorothea Spelman (1508–)
  1. 1. Anne Heidon 1541–1577 m. Sir (Edward Suliard ** of) Wetherden 1540–1605
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Temperley) Suliard 1497–1544 m. Sir (John) Cornwallis 1491–1544
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Cornwallis 1518–1604 m. Lady (Anne) Jerningham 1516–1587
        1. 1. Lady (Harriet Elizabeth) Cornwallis 1543–1628 m. Lord (Thomas Kytson of) Hengrave 1540–1603

Sir Heydon's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Thomas Heydon in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
1579
10 Dec 1579
Age 69
Death of Sir Thomas Heydon in Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England
Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1579
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolkshire, England
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