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Sir William Thomas Thorpe 1505–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Apr 1567

Death Location: St. Martins, Leicester, England

Father: Elizabeth Thorpe

Mother: John Thorpe

Spouse(s): Lady Wells

Children(s): John Thorpe

In 1505, Sir William Thomas Thorpe entered the world in Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England, born to Elizabeth Thorpe And John Thomas De Thorpe. Sir William Thomas Thorpe married Lady Ellen Wells, and had children including John Thorpe. Sir William Thomas Thorpe passed away in 1567 in St. Martins, Leicester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Sir William Thomas Thorpe entered the world in Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England, born to Elizabeth Thorpe And John Thomas De Thorpe.
  • Sir William Thomas Thorpe married Lady Ellen Wells, and had children including John Thorpe.
  • Sir William Thomas Thorpe passed away in 1567 in St. Martins, Leicester, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Thorpe's Ancestors

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Sir Thorpe
1505–1567
Birth Place: Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Elizabeth Thorpe
1500–1560
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
John ((Thomas) de) Thorpe
1488–1549
Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thorpe's Descendants

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Sir (William Thomas) Thorpe (1505–30 Apr 1567) m. Lady (Ellen) Wells (1500–1560)
  1. 1. John Thorpe 1512–1607 m. Alice Bowett 1538–1594
    1. 1. Martha (Middleton) (Thorpe) 1555–1598 m. Thomas (Baseden) Bisbee 1550–1604
      1. 1. Taylor BASEDEN 1580–1635 m. Rebecca Greenhill 1587–1689
        1. 1. Rebecca Adams 1608–1678 m. Jeremy Adams 1604–1683
      2. 2. Ann Baseden 1595–1634

Sir Thorpe's Timeline

3 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir William Thomas Thorpe in Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England
Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England
1567
30 April 1567
Age 62
Death of Sir William Thomas Thorpe in St martins, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
St martins, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1567
30 Apr 1567
Age 62
Burial of Sir William Thomas Thorpe in St. Martins, Leicester, England
St. Martins, Leicester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Thorpe Next Welwyk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 April 1567
    Event Place: St martins, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1567
    Event Place: St. Martins, Leicester, England

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