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Sir Richard Thompson 1528–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Houghton, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Father: Henry Thompson

Mother: Heiress Welbourne

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In 1528, Sir Richard Thompson entered the world in Houghton, Sussex, England, born to Henry Thompson And Heiress Welbourne. Sir Richard Thompson passed away in 1570 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1528, Sir Richard Thompson entered the world in Houghton, Sussex, England, born to Henry Thompson And Heiress Welbourne.
  • Sir Richard Thompson passed away in 1570 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Sir Thompson's Ancestors

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Sir Thompson
1528–1570
Birth Place: Houghton, Sussex, England
Parents
Henry Thompson
1500–1529
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Heiress Welbourne
1503–1553
England
Grandparents
John Thompson
1475–
Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
Eleanor Phillips
1478–
Brickwell, , , England
William Welbourne
1475–1525
Gateshead, Durham, England
wife (of) Welbourne
1475–1525
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
HENRY Thompson
1455–
Sir Wilson
1450–1470
Margaret Harvie
1470–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1434–1524
Lady Carter
1437–1528
John Wilson
1425–1492
Ada Erasmus
1430–1460
Sir Harvie
1440–1534
Elzabeth Heburn
1443–1495

Sir Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Sir Richard Thompson in Houghton, Sussex, England
Houghton, Sussex, England
1570
1570
Age 42
Death of Sir Richard Thompson in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Houghton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

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