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Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford 1500–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 29 August 1582

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: William Offley

Mother: Elizabeth Offley

Spouse(s): Lady Nicholls, Katherine Lewis

Children(s): Robert 12GGF, Richard Offley, Anne Offley, (Lady) Offley, Hugh Offley, Sir Elder, Lady Ratcliffe), Henry Offley, Thomas Offley, Elizabeth Offley, Robert Offley, (Lady) Offley, Sarah Offley, Two Offley, Robt Offley

The story of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford began in 1500 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford married Katherine Lewis, Lady Joanne Elizabeth Nicholls, and had children including Anne Offley, Elizabeth Offley, Henry Offley, Hugh Offley, John Nicholls, Lady Katherine Offley, Lady Margaret De Offley Line Of Katie Mae Ratcliffe, Richard Offley, Robert Henry Offley 12Ggf, Robert Offley, Robt Offley, Sarah Offley, Sir Robert Offley The Elder, Thomas Offley, Two Sons Died Young Offley. Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford passed away in 1582 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford began in 1500 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford married Katherine Lewis, Lady Joanne Elizabeth Nicholls, and had children including Anne Offley, Elizabeth Offley, Henry Offley, Hugh Offley, John Nicholls, Lady Katherine Offley, Lady Margaret De Offley Line Of Katie Mae Ratcliffe, Richard Offley, Robert Henry Offley 12Ggf, Robert Offley, Robt Offley, Sarah Offley, Sir Robert Offley The Elder, Thomas Offley, Two Sons Died Young Offley.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford passed away in 1582 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Offley
1475–1560
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Offley
1480–1520
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
EO

Spouses(s)

Lady Nicholls
1504–1578
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Katherine Lewis
1522–1612
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
KL

Children(s)

Robert 12GGF
1567–1613
Birth Location: Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
R1
Richard Offley
1535–1582
Birth Location: –
RO
Anne Offley
1532–1587
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
AO
(Lady) Offley
1530–1594
Birth Location: –
(O
Hugh Offley
1528–1594
Birth Location: –
HO
Sir Elder
1520–1596
Birth Location: –
SE
Lady Ratcliffe)
1518–1574
Birth Location: –
LR
Henry Offley
1567–1613
Birth Location: Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, England
HO
Thomas Offley
–1588
Birth Location: –
TO
Elizabeth Offley
1563–1563
Birth Location: –
EO
Robert Offley
1522–1596
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RO
(Lady) Offley
1530–1594
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
(O
Sarah Offley
–1642
Birth Location: –
SO
Two Offley
1526–1600
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
TO
Robt Offley
1536–1574
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
RO

Sir Stafford's Ancestors

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Sir Stafford
1500–1582
Birth Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Offley
1475–1560
Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (Francis) Offley
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 (1500–29 August 1582) m. Lady (Joanne Elizabeth) Nicholls (1504–January 1578) m. Katherine Lewis (1522–May 1612)
  1. 1. Robert (Henry Offley) 12GGF 1567–1613 m. Mary White 1550–1608
    1. 1. John (I) Offley 1586–1645 m. Lady (Anne) Fuller 1585–1653
      1. 1. John Offley 1625–1658 m. Mary Broughton 1622–1718
        1. 1. Dame (Mary Offley, Knt. of) Madeley 1649–1713 m. John (Brewster) Pearson 1650–1713 m. Sir (Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet of) Aston 1640–1702
        2. 2. John (Crewe) Offley 1651–1685
        3. 3. Mary Offley 1649–1711
        4. 4. Thomas Offley 1651–1685
        5. 5. Joane Felloe 1651–
        6. 6. Theodosia Felloe 1662–
      2. 2. Margaret (Offley, Died) Young –1645
      3. 3. Unknown (Offley, Died) Young 1620–1645
    2. 2. Henry Offley, 1585–
    3. 3. Mary Offley, 1584–
    4. 4. Thomas Offley, 1583–
  2. 2. Richard Offley 1535–1582
  3. 3. Anne Offley 1532–1587
  4. 4. (Lady) (Katherine) Offley 1530–1594
  5. 5. Hugh Offley 1528–1594
  6. 6. Sir (Robert Offley The) Elder 1520–1596
  7. 7. Lady (Margaret de Offley (Line of Katie Mae) Ratcliffe) 1518–1574
  8. 8. Henry Offley 1567–1613
  9. 9. Thomas Offley –1588
  10. 10. Elizabeth Offley 1563–1563
  11. 11. Robert Offley 1522–1596
  12. 12. (Lady) (Katherine) Offley 1530–1594
  13. 13. Sarah Offley –1642
  14. 14. Two (sons died young) Offley 1526–1600
  15. 15. Robt Offley 1536–1574

Sir Stafford's Timeline

12 Records

1486
1486/1518
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married
None
1497
1497
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
1500
1500
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
1505
1505
Age 5
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Thorpe, Northumberland, , England
Thorpe, Northumberland, , England
1509
Bef. 1509
Age 9
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in England
England
1518
1518
Age 18
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
1522
1522
Age 22
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1526
ABT 1526
Age 26
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Stafford, Staffordshireng, Engl
Stafford, Staffordshireng, Engl
1532
1532
Age 32
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married in Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
1540
1540
Age 40
Sir Knight Thomas Offley, Mayor of Stafford was married
None
1582
29 August 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: 1500
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3438061
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1486/1518

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Thorpe, Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1509
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1526
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshireng, Engl

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thorpe, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: 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: 64

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1582
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3438061
    [2] 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: 64
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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