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Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London 1508 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1547

Death Location: Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Tilly

Mother: Margaret Cunliffe

Spouse(s): Dame Stanney, Agnes Nightingale

Children(s): Clement Forman, Clement Forman

In 1508, Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Tilly and Margaret Cunliffe. Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London married Dame Blanche Stanney, Agnes Nightingale, and had children including Clement Forman, Clement Forman. Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London passed away in 1547 in Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1508, Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Tilly and Margaret Cunliffe.
  • Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London married Dame Blanche Stanney, Agnes Nightingale, and had children including Clement Forman, Clement Forman.
  • Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London passed away in 1547 in Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir London's Ancestors

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Sir London
1508 – 1547
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas Tilly
Margaret Cunliffe
1489 – 1541
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir London's Descendants

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Sir (William Forman, Lord Mayor of) London (1508 – 13 Jan 1547) m. Dame (Blanche) Stanney (1508 – 20 Sept 1546) m. Agnes Nightingale (1519 – 1 Jun 1582)
  1. 1. Clement Forman (1537 – Nov 11 1599) m. Lady (Margerye\Margery Elizabeth Agnes) Baldock\Baldocke-Forman\Foreman-Pike-Freman, (1552 – 28 Feb 1612)
    1. 1. Denise Foreman (16 Aug 1579 – 10 Jan 1626) m. George (John) Lewis (1571 – 11 Jul 1631)
      1. 1. Marie ((Mary)) Lewen\Lewis (2 Feb 1625 – 26 Nov 1664) m. Capt (William Dawson) Curtiss (21 Jun 1618 – 21 Dec 1702)
        1. 1. Josiah Curtiss (30 Aug 1662 – 20 Nov 1745) m. Mary Beach (19 Jan 1676 – 20 Apr 1759)

Sir London's Timeline

3 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1547
13 Jan 1547
Age 39
Death of Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London in Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England
Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England
1579
21 Jan 1579
Age 71
Burial of Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London in St. Gregory, London, London, England
St. Gregory, London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0065-0070

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Church of Saint George, Botolph Lane, East Cheapside, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/AND1/A/009/MS04507/001
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1579
    Event Place: St. Gregory, London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/AND1/A/009/MS04507/001
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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