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Sir William John Thompson 1500 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1558

Death Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Katherine 14GGM

Spouse(s): Margaret McClelland, Elinor Patterson

Children(s): Lady Thompson-Starre\Starr\Star\Steere\Steer

In 1500, Sir William John Thompson entered the world in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, born to John Vankirk Thompson and Katherine (Catherine) Afamsone 14GGM. Sir William John Thompson married Margaret McClelland, Elinor Patterson, and had children including Lady Mary Jane Thompson-Starre\Starr\Star\Steere\Steer. Sir William John Thompson passed away in 1558 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir William John Thompson entered the world in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, born to John Vankirk Thompson and Katherine (Catherine) Afamsone 14GGM.
  • Sir William John Thompson married Margaret McClelland, Elinor Patterson, and had children including Lady Mary Jane Thompson-Starre\Starr\Star\Steere\Steer.
  • Sir William John Thompson passed away in 1558 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Thompson's Ancestors

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Sir Thompson
1500 – 1558
Birth Place: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Vankirk Thompson
1469 – 1526
Drumry, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Katherine ((Catherine) Afamsone) 14GGM
1475 – 1531
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thompson's Descendants

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Sir (William John) Thompson (1500 – 26 Jan 1558) m. Margaret McClelland (1500 – 1560) m. Elinor Patterson (1505 – 1600)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Jane) Thompson-Starre\Starr\Star\Steere\Steer (1520 – 1595)
    1. 1. Robert (Starre) (Story) (1548 – 1588)
      1. 1. Joane ((Jane) (Starre)) White (December 1572 – abt 1636) m. Robert (William Moxham) ' (1572 – 1670)
        1. 1. Robert Moxham (1590 – Abt 1668) m. Anne Hayward (ABT Aug 1600 – abt 1635)

Sir Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William John Thompson in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
1530
1530
Age 30
Sir William John Thompson was married
None
1558
26 Jan 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir William John Thompson in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pakefield, Suffolk, England

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