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Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary 1518–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 24 Dec 1604

Death Location: Brome, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Father: John VI

Mother: Mary Sulyard

Spouse(s): Anne Jerningham

Children(s): Sir Lostwithiel, Alice Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Elizabeth Cornwallis

Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary was born in 1518 in Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England, the child of John Cornwallis Steward Of Household Of Future King Edward Vi And Mary Sulyard. Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary married Anne Jerningham, and had children including Alice Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Elizabeth Cornwallis, Sir William Cornwallis Knighted English Courtier Member Of Parliament For Lostwithiel. Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary passed away in 1604 in Brome, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary was born in 1518 in Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England, the child of John Cornwallis Steward Of Household Of Future King Edward Vi And Mary Sulyard.
  • Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary married Anne Jerningham, and had children including Alice Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Elizabeth Cornwallis, Sir William Cornwallis Knighted English Courtier Member Of Parliament For Lostwithiel.
  • Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary passed away in 1604 in Brome, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Mary's Ancestors

Self
Sir Mary
1518–1604
Birth Place: Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Cornwallis, Steward of Household of future King Edward VI
1490–1544
Eye, Suffolk, England
Mary Sulyard
1497–1544
Eye, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Cornwallis, Esquire of Broome, Justice for the Peace of) Norfolk
1460–1519
Broom Hall, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Stanford
1465–1537
Wimpole, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Edward Sulyard, Justice of the Peace, judge, tutor to Edward) V
1462–1517
Wetherden, Suffolk, England
Lady (Anne) Norris
1475–1531
Bray, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Brome
1420–1484
Lady Tyrell
1425–1484
John Stanford
1433–
Joan Boteler
1443–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cornwallis
1374–1446
Philippe Bucton
1377–1427
John Warrington
1402–1430
Dame Hornby
1402–1441

Sir Mary's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen) Mary (1518–24 Dec 1604) m. Anne Jerningham (28 Jun 1516–1581)
  1. 1. Sir (William Cornwallis, knighted, English courtier, Member of Parliament for) Lostwithiel 1545–1611 m. Lady (Jane Astley Meautys) (Mewtas) 1581–1659 m. Lucy (Neville, 1st) wife 1549–1608
    1. 1. Frederick (Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis, English peer, MP and Privy Counsellor, Treasurer of the) Household 1610–1662 m. Elizabeth Crofts 1619–1667 m. Elizabeth Ashburnham 1613–1634
      1. 1. Jane Cornwallis 1641–1700
      2. 2. Frederick Cornwallis 1634–
      3. 3. Sir (Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, House of Commons for Eye, Knight of the) Bath 1632–1673 m. Margaret Playsted 1634–1699
        1. 1. Charles (Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis of Eye, First Lord of the) Admiralty 1655–1698 m. Anne (Scott, 1st Duchess of) Buccleuch 1651–1732 m. Elizabeth Fox 1655–1681
        2. 2. Anne Cornwallis 1655–1655
        3. 3. Nathaniel Cornwallis 1653–1656
        4. 4. Frederick Cornwallis 1652–1655
        5. 5. Frederick Cornwallis 1658–1682
      4. 4. Nathaniel Cornwallis 1654–
    2. 2. Margaret Cornwall 1573–1633
    3. 3. Anne Cornwallis 1570–1612
    4. 4. Thomas Cornwallis 1572–1572
  2. 2. Alice Cornwallis 1552–1627
  3. 3. Charles Cornwallis 1547–1629 m. Ann Cornwallis –1584
    1. 1. William Cornwallis 1579–1614
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cornwallis 1547–1627

Sir Mary's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary in Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England
Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England
1604
24 Dec 1604
Age 86
Death of Sir Thomas Cornwallis, Sherriff of Norfolk, Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary in Brome Hall, Eye, Herefordshire, England
Brome Hall, Eye, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 1167
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1604
    Event Place: Brome Hall, Eye, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 1167
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brome, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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