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Sir Wilhemus Thayer 1474 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1474

Birth Location: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: abt 1561

Death Location: Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Thayer

Mother: Mary Fairsted

Spouse(s): Lady Roberts

Children(s): Baron Tayer

The story of Sir Wilhemus Thayer began in 1474 in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Sir Wilhemus Thayer married Lady Jone "Mary" Roberts, and had children including Baron Johanes Tayer. Sir Wilhemus Thayer passed away in 1561 in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Wilhemus Thayer began in 1474 in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
  • Sir Wilhemus Thayer married Lady Jone "Mary" Roberts, and had children including Baron Johanes Tayer.
  • Sir Wilhemus Thayer passed away in 1561 in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Thayer
1450 – 1487
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Mary Fairsted
1451 – 1546
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Roberts
1481 – 1546
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Baron Tayer
1503 – 1562
Birth Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Thayer
1474 – 1561
Birth Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Rev John Thayer
1450 – 1487
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Fairsted
1451 – 1546
Grandparents
William Thayer
1429 – 1493
Shadockhurst, Kent, England
Joane Gilbard
1432 – 1493
Shadockhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Thayer
1403 – 1466
Margaret Hamley
1409 – 1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thayer
1377 – 1422
Jane Marshall
1377 –

Sir Thayer's Descendants

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Sir (Wilhemus) Thayer (Abt. 1474 – abt 1561) m. Lady (Jone "Mary") Roberts (1481 – 1546)
  1. 1. Baron (Johanes) Tayer (16 Feb 1503 – 11 Feb 1562) m. Lady (Constance) Holdbrook (Apr 1507 – 19 March 1561)
    1. 1. Sir (Johanes "John" William) Thayer (1530 – 11 Feb 1562) m. Mary Roberts (1535 – 20 Apr 1611)
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Thayer (28 Feb 1564 – AFT 1625) m. Baroness (Ursula Alice) Dimery (16 Feb 1568 – 13 Dec 1619)
        1. 1. Baron (Thomas) Thayer (2 Jun 1665 – 2 June 1665) m. Margery Wheeler (25 April 1600 – 13 February 1673)

Sir Thayer's Timeline

5 Records

1474
Abt. 1474
Birth of Sir Wilhemus Thayer in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
1560
11 Feb 1560
Age 86
Death of Sir Wilhemus Thayer in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
1561
1561
Age 87
Death of Sir Wilhemus Thayer in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
1561
abt 1561
Age 87
Death of Sir Wilhemus Thayer in Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
1561
11 Feb 1561
Age 87
Burial of Sir Wilhemus Thayer in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1474
    Event Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Wigborough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1560
    Event Place: Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Castle Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P330 in 1/3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P330 in 1/3
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