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Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton 1503 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1558

Death Location: Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir London

Mother: Joan Stockton

Spouse(s): Joyce Clayton

Children(s): Rev Stockton

The story of Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton began in 1503 in Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England. Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton married Joyce Vivian Clayton, and had children including Rev Thomas Stockton. Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton passed away in 1558 in Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton began in 1503 in Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton married Joyce Vivian Clayton, and had children including Rev Thomas Stockton.
  • Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton passed away in 1558 in Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Stanton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Stanton
1503 – 1558
Birth Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John Stockton, Lord Mayor of London
1475 – 1535
Cheshire, England
Joan Stockton
1483 –
Malpas Parish, Cheshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stanton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Stockton) Stanton (1503 – 18 Oct 1558) m. Joyce (Vivian) Clayton (1506 – 30 January 1579)
  1. 1. Rev (Thomas) Stockton (1530 – 24 Apr 1591) m. Joane Richardson (1532 – 1591)
    1. 1. Rev. (John Thomas Stanton) Stockton (1565 – 13 Nov 1630) m. Susanna Whittingham (1564 – 19 Feb 1626)
      1. 1. Prudence Stockton (20 Dec 1584 – 1648) m. Rev. (Edward Judge) Holyoke (15 Feb 1585 – 4 May 1660)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Holyoke (12 Feb 1615 – 24 June 1659) m. Thomas Morris (1608 – 21 Jul 1673)

Sir Stanton's Timeline

3 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton in Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1558
18 Oct 1558
Age 55
Death of Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton in Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1558
1558
Age 55
Sir Thomas Stockton Stanton - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Edsley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; Cemetery Whitchurch Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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