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Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford 1500 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Stradford

Mother: Elizabeth Dillorne

Spouse(s): Lady Nicholls

Children(s): Margaret Offley

In 1500, Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford entered the world in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Offley of Stradford and Elizabeth Dillorne. Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford married Lady Joane Nicholls, and had children including Margaret Helen Offley. Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford passed away in 1560 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford entered the world in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Offley of Stradford and Elizabeth Dillorne.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford married Lady Joane Nicholls, and had children including Margaret Helen Offley.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford passed away in 1560 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stradford
1475 – 1519
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
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Elizabeth Dillorne
1480 – 1520
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Nicholls
1504 – 1578
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Offley
1500 – 1574
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Stafford, Staffordshire, England -The county town of Staffordshire, abt 15 miles north of Wolverhampton, 15 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent and 24 miles northwest of Birmingham.
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Sir Stafford's Ancestors

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Sir Stafford
1500 – 1560
Birth Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Offley of Stradford
1475 – 1519
Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
Elizabeth Dillorne
1480 – 1520
Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stafford's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of) Stafford (1500 – 1560) m. Lady (Joane) Nicholls (1504 – Jan 1578)
  1. 1. Margaret (Helen) Offley (1500 – 5 Jun 1574) m. Stephen Kirton (1510 – 15 Aug 1566)
    1. 1. Lady (Helen, Lady of Hill Farence (Ellen)) Kirton (VERIFIED- 23 Feb 1523 – 22 Aug 1596) m. Richard White (1519 – 6 May 1578)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Parr (24 Aug 1540 – 25 Aug 1612) m. William Allgar (Feb 1536 – 25 Aug 1575)
        1. 1. Bridget (Brydgette) Allgar (11 Mar 1562 – aft 1623) m. Roberti (Robertus Roberte Robert R. White Whytt Whighte Whight Wright) Whiteheade (17 Nov 1560 – 17 Jun 1617)
      2. 2. Richard (Robert) White (12 Dec 1542 – 7 Sep 1600) m. Lady (Alice) Rich (1523 – 22 Aug 1596)
        1. 1. Roberti (Robertus Roberte Robert R. White Whytt Whighte Whight Wright) Whiteheade (17 Nov 1560 – 17 Jun 1617) m. Bridget (Brydgette) Allgar (11 Mar 1562 – aft 1623)

Sir Stafford's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Age 5
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford in Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, England
Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, England
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1582
29 Aug 1582
Age 82
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 967
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Harrison, Waples and allied families : being the ancestry of George Leib Harrison of Philadelphia and of his wife Sarah Ann Waples
    [2] An account of the Offley family : written in the days of James I by an unknown author : to which is added a pedigree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1582
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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