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Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope 1509–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 January 1559

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Pope

Mother: Margaret Yate

Spouse(s): Lady Sampson

Children(s): Elizabeth Pope

Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was born in 1509 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Pope And Margaret Yate. Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope married Lady Grace Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Jone Pope. Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope passed away in 1559 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was born in 1509 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Pope And Margaret Yate.
  • Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope married Lady Grace Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Jone Pope.
  • Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope passed away in 1559 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Pope's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pope
1509–1559
Birth Place: Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Pope
1475–1514
Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Yate
1488–1557
Standlake, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund (Yate of) Charney
1462–1516
Charney Bassett, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Margaret Cornwall
1465–1510
Stankelake Manor, Standlake, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Charney
1435–1498
Joan Ashendon
1440–1499
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Yate
1445–1468
Margaret Cornell
1445–1480
William Ashendon
1405–1450
Elizabeth Ashendon
1410–

Sir Pope's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford)) Pope (1509–29 January 1559) m. Lady (Grace) Sampson (1500–18 Aug 1560)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jone) Pope 1525–1608 m. Sir (Lawrence) Huckstep 1521–1556
    1. 1. Stephen Hucksteppe 1554–1633 m. Winnifred Hatch 1552–1592 m. Priscilla Benison 1554–1595
      1. 1. Lydia (Bourne) Huckstep 1587–1672 m. Nathaniel Tilden 1583–1641
        1. 1. Sarah (Huckstep) Tilden 1618–1677 m. George (Ambrose Sutton , On Immigrant Ship Hercules) 1634 1613–1669

Sir Pope's Timeline

6 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
29 January 1559
Age 50
Death of Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope in Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1623
14 Mar 1623
Age 114
Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was baptized in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England
Norton Malreward, Somerset, England
1731
19 Dec 1731
Age 222
Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was baptized
None
1787
4 Feb 1787
Age 278
Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was baptized in London, England
London, England
1787
1787
Age 278
Sir Thomas (Founder of Trinity College ,Oxford) Pope was christened
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Deddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 135
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3689466
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 10792

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1623
    Event Place: Norton Malreward, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\n.mal211

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1731
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 10792

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1787
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GISA003MS06420002

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1787
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GISA003MS06420/002

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1559
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 135
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3689466
    [4] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 42B
    [5] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [7] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [8] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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