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Sir Knight Thomas Poole 1531 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 28 May 1557

Death Location: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Pole

Mother: Lady Neville

Spouse(s): Matilda Fitton

Children(s): Elizabeth Poole

The story of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter began in 1531 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England. Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter married Matilda Maud Fitton, and had children including Elizabeth Sibbea Poole. Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter passed away in 1557 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter began in 1531 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter married Matilda Maud Fitton, and had children including Elizabeth Sibbea Poole.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter passed away in 1557 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Pole
1492 – 1539
Birth Location: Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England
LP
Lady Neville
1481 – 1539
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
LN

Spouses(s)

Matilda Fitton
1527 – 1570
Birth Location: Poole, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Poole
1548 – 1678
Birth Location: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
EP

Sir Poole's Ancestors

Self
Sir Poole
1531 – 1557
Birth Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Henry De La Pole
1492 – 1539
Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Jane De) Neville
1481 – 1539
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Richard De La) Pole
1462 – 1505
Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Lady (Margaret 'Blessed Margaret') Plantagenent
1479 – 1541
Farleigh Castle, Somerset, England
Sir (George) Neville
1469 – 1535
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lady (Joan) FitzAlan
1483 –
Great-Grandparents
Lord Pole
– 1491
Lady John
1430 – 1491
Lord Plantagenet
1449 – 1478
Lady Neville
1451 – 1476
George Neville
1440 – 1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir John
1400 – 1591
Margaret Beauchamp
Lord Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Lady Neville
1415 – 1495
Lord Neville
1428 – 1471
Lady Beauchamp
Edward Neville
1414 – 1476
Elizabeth Beauchamp
1415 – 1448

Sir Poole's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight Thomas) Poole (1531 – 28 May 1557) m. Matilda (Maud) Fitton (1527 – 1570)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Sibbea) Poole (1548 – abt 1678) m. John Watson (1546 – abt 1641)
    1. 1. Jane Watson (1573 – abt 1609) m. John Grant (6 May 1573 – 1633)
      1. 1. Gov. (Thomas) Grant (1600 – abt 1644) m. Jane Haburne (1600 – 16 Feb 1696)
        1. 1. Frances Grant (12 Jun 1634 – 28 March 1702) m. Sergeant (Solomon) Keyes (1630 – 28 November 1702)

Sir Poole's Timeline

10 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Braddocks Hatfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Braddocks Hatfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1526
1526
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
1531
1531
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
1557
28 May 1557
Age 26
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
1599
24 Oct 1599
Age 68
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
1599
24 Oct 1599
Age 68
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
1599
24 Oct 1599
Age 68
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
1599
24 Oct 1599
Age 68
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
1599
24 Oct 1599
Age 68
Burial of Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1629
18 Sep 1629
Age 98
Sir Knight Thomas Poole , 12th Knight of the Garter was baptized in Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Braddocks Hatfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1629
    Event Place: Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1557
    Event Place: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Mirfield Parish Register, 1559-1700
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