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Sir Thomas James 1546 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1617

Death Location: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Father: John James

Mother: Ellen Bolt

Spouse(s): Agnes Pickstocke, Catharine Risbye, Isabel Atkinson

Children(s): Elizabeth James, Johne James, Sarah James, Emily James, William\Nowell James, Harriot James, Francis James

In 1546, Sir Thomas James entered the world in Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John James and Ellen Bolt. Sir Thomas James married Agnes Pickstocke, Catharine Risby\ Risbye, Isabel Atkinson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann James, Johne James, Sarah Ann James, Emily Jane James, William\Nowell James, Harriot James, Francis James. Sir Thomas James passed away in 1617 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Sir Thomas James entered the world in Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John James and Ellen Bolt.
  • Sir Thomas James married Agnes Pickstocke, Catharine Risby\ Risbye, Isabel Atkinson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann James, Johne James, Sarah Ann James, Emily Jane James, William\Nowell James, Harriot James, Francis James.
  • Sir Thomas James passed away in 1617 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir James's Ancestors

Self
Sir James
1546 – 1617
Birth Place: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John James
1509 – 1580
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (James II Jenaway) Jenawaye
1478 – 1548
Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
Alice Jenawaye
1484 – 1548
Little Ore, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jenawaye
1435 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas) James (1546 – 12 May 1617) m. Agnes Pickstocke (1542 – 1569) m. Catharine (Risby\) Risbye (1550 – 1585) m. Isabel Atkinson (1544 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) James (1569 – ) m. John Burgess (Abt 1569 – 1610)
    1. 1. John Burgesse (1593 – ) m. Johane Beech (Abt 1593 – )
      1. 1. Jane Burgesse (1612 – )
      2. 2. John Burgesse (1614 – 1687)
      3. 3. Thomas Burgesse (1616 – )
      4. 4. William Burgesse (1619 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth Burgesse (1622 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Burgesse (1594 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Burgesse (1595 – )
  2. 2. Johne James
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) James
  4. 4. Emily (Jane) James
  5. 5. William\Nowell James (1574 – 3 Apr 1621) m. Ethel (Utila) James (Abt 1575 – )
    1. 1. John James (18 Feb 1599 – unknown)
    2. 2. John James (18 Feb 1599 – unknown)
    3. 3. Amy James
  6. 6. Harriot James
  7. 7. Francis James (1600 – 1670)

Sir James's Timeline

9 Records

1540
Abt 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas James in Little, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Little, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1542
1542
Birth of Sir Thomas James in Sandbach, Cheshire
Sandbach, Cheshire
1546
1546
Birth of Sir Thomas James in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
1546
1546
Birth of Sir Thomas James in Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
27 May 1616
Age 70
Death of Sir Thomas James in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, , England
Barrow Gurney, Somerset, , England
1617
12 May 1617
Age 71
Death of Sir Thomas James in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
1625
1625
Age 79
Death of Sir Thomas James in Blymhill, Staffordshire, England
Blymhill, Staffordshire, England
1625
6 Nov 1625
Age 79
Burial of Sir Thomas James in Stafford, England
Stafford, England
1625
1625
Age 79
Sir Thomas James - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1540
    Event Place: Little, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Sandbach, Cheshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 662

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1616
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1617
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 662

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1625
    Event Place: Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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