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Sir Maurice Thompson 1530 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Walton, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Thomsone

Mother: Katherine Smythe

Spouse(s): Lady Harvey

Children(s): Sir Thompson

Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston was born in 1530 in Walton, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Alexander Thomsone and Katherine Smythe. Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston married Lady Katherine Harvey, and had children including Sir Ralph Robert Thompson. Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston passed away in 1598 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston was born in 1530 in Walton, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Alexander Thomsone and Katherine Smythe.
  • Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston married Lady Katherine Harvey, and had children including Sir Ralph Robert Thompson.
  • Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston passed away in 1598 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Thompson's Ancestors

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Sir Thompson
1530 – 1598
Birth Place: Walton, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Alexander Thomsone
1503 – 1569
heartfordshire england
Katherine Smythe
1509 – 1586
Exeter, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Stewart) Tomson
1484 – 1587
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Dame (Janet) Gourlay
1484 – 1587
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert Smythe
1460 – 1527
Exeter, Devon, England
Maude Page
1470 – 1527
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Thomson
1460 – 1513
Margaret Forrester
1462 – 1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thompson's Descendants

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Sir (Maurice) Thompson (1530 – 1598) m. Lady (Katherine) Harvey (1535 – 1620)
  1. 1. Sir (Ralph Robert) Thompson (1570 – 1648) m. Dorothy Hunt (1590 – 1620)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson (January 1599 – 1640) m. Thomas (Edward) Bridwell (1600 – 19 Jun 1668)
      1. 1. Thomas (Elijah) Bridwell (16 Oct 1620 – 1677) m. Lydia (Elizabeth) Jordan (1635 – 1653)
        1. 1. Abraham Bridwell (1650 – 1741) m. Mary (Ann) Hammond (Abt 1657 – Abt. 1685)

Sir Thompson's Timeline

5 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston in Bishops, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops, Hertfordshire, England
1530
1530
Birth of Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston in Walton, Hertfordshire, England
Walton, Hertfordshire, England
1560
1560
Age 30
Death of Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
1560
1560
Age 30
Death of Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston in Sheston Chesrunt, Hertfordshire, England
Sheston Chesrunt, Hertfordshire, England
1598
1598
Age 68
Death of Sir Maurice Thompson , of Cheston in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Bishops, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Walton, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Marriage Licences, 1521-1869

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1620; Page Number: 81

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Marriage Licences, 1521-1869

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Sheston Chesrunt, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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