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Sir Thomas Sherman 1557–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Father: Sir (Thomas)

Mother: Lady Yaxley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir Thomas Sherman began in 1557 in Dedham, Essex, England. Sir Thomas Sherman passed away in 1587 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Sherman began in 1557 in Dedham, Essex, England.
  • Sir Thomas Sherman passed away in 1587 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Thomas)
1520–1590
Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
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Lady Yaxley
1521–1580
Birth Location: Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Sherman's Ancestors

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Sir Sherman
1557–1587
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Henry Waller Sherman \ Shearman "the Elder of Colchester"; Earl of Yaxley (Thomas)
1520–1590
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes Butler, Countess of) Yaxley
1521–1580
Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (III Sherman, Gentleman, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley) III
1504–1551
(of), Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Lady (Alix Alice SQUIRE\SQUYER-Mattison-Northe\North, * 16th) PGGrPW
1500–1560
Southby, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Sir (Thomas "Dedham" Butler, 10th Earl of) Ormond
1500–1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Lady (Joane Sutton Countess) Ormond
1504–1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of Sir Thomas Sherman in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1587
1587
Age 30
Death of Sir Thomas Sherman in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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