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Sir Thomas Sheffield 1545–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 29 June 1598

Death Location: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Edmund Sheffield

Mother: Anne Buterwick

Spouse(s): Mary (Sheffield), Anne Hodsell, Lady Hodsoll

Children(s): Sir Mulgrave, Edward Sheffield, George Sheffield

In 1545, Sir Thomas Sheffield entered the world in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Edmund 1St Lord Of Butterwicke Sheffield And Anne De Vere Brock Baroness Sheffield Of Buterwick. Sir Thomas Sheffield married Anne Hodsell, Lady Anne Hodsoll, Mary Allison Sheffield, and had children including Edward Sheffield, George Sheffield, Sir Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1St Earl Of Mulgrave. Sir Thomas Sheffield passed away in 1598 in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Sir Thomas Sheffield entered the world in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Edmund 1St Lord Of Butterwicke Sheffield And Anne De Vere Brock Baroness Sheffield Of Buterwick.
  • Sir Thomas Sheffield married Anne Hodsell, Lady Anne Hodsoll, Mary Allison Sheffield, and had children including Edward Sheffield, George Sheffield, Sir Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1St Earl Of Mulgrave.
  • Sir Thomas Sheffield passed away in 1598 in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sheffield
1545–1598
Birth Place: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Edmund 1st Lord of Butterwicke Sheffield
1521–1549
West Butterwick, Owston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (De Vere Brock, Baroness Sheffield, of) Buterwick
1522–1571
Essex, Sudbury County, Sudbury, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Sheffield) VI
1483–1531
Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane) Stanley
1500–1557
Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Agnes Annis Howard, Countess of) Oxford,
1501–1559
Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1440–1518
Ellen Delves
1461–1523
George Stanley
1460–1503
Joan Strange
1463–1514
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Agnes Howard
1480–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Iii
1430–1502
Lady 16G
1438–1474

Sir Sheffield's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Sheffield (1545–29 June 1598) m. Mary (Allison) (Sheffield) (Abt. 1560–) m. Anne Hodsell (1550–6 October 1624) m. Lady (Anne) Hodsoll (1553–6 October 1624)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1st Earl of) Mulgrave 1580–1630 m. Thomazine (Mathew) Cordett 1586–1632
    1. 1. Amos Sheffield 1627–1708 m. Anna Pearce 1674–1706 m. Mary Duffin 1635–
      1. 1. WILLIAM SHEFFIELD 1700–1770 m. Martha Tabor 1700–1756 m. Mary Adams 1699–1754
        1. 1. John (Sheffield) Shuffield 1728–1790 m. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1722–1778
      2. 2. Anna Sheffield 1706–1706
      3. 3. Sarah Sheffield 1695–
      4. 4. John ((Captain)) Sheffield 1698–1770
      5. 5. Susanna Sheffield 1697–
      6. 6. Ruth Sheffield 1703–1774 m. Benjamin Weaver 1702–1774
        1. 1. Ruth Weaver 1730–
      7. 7. Mary Sheffield 1701–1735
      8. 8. Francis Sheffield 1662–1721
        1. 1. Ann Sheffield 1688–1769
        2. 2. Cornelia Sheffield 1690–1762
        3. 3. Elizabeth Sheffield 1684–1700
        4. 4. Mary Sheffield 1693–1762
  2. 2. Edward Sheffield 1587–1621
  3. 3. George Sheffield 1584–

Sir Sheffield's Timeline

4 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir Thomas Sheffield in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1598
29 June 1598
Age 53
Death of Sir Thomas Sheffield in Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1610
1610
Age 65
Sir Thomas Sheffield was married in Shermsbury Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Shermsbury Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1613
29 Jun 1613
Age 68
Sir Thomas Sheffield was married in All Saints Barking, USA
All Saints Barking, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Shermsbury Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1613
    Event Place: All Saints Barking, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1598
    Event Place: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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