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Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower 1550–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Southwold, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1612

Death Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Father: John Tower

Mother: Mariota (Home)

Spouse(s): Alice Oldfeld

Children(s): Hannah Tower, Richard Tower, Robert Tower

In 1550, Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower entered the world in Southwold, Suffolk, England, born to John Tower And Mariota Hume Home. Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower married Alice Oldfeld, and had children including Hannah Tower, Richard Tower, Robert Tower. Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower passed away in 1612 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower entered the world in Southwold, Suffolk, England, born to John Tower And Mariota Hume Home.
  • Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower married Alice Oldfeld, and had children including Hannah Tower, Richard Tower, Robert Tower.
  • Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower passed away in 1612 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Tower's Ancestors

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Sir Tower
1550–1612
Birth Place: Southwold, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Tower
1510–1574
England
Mariota (Hume) (Home)
1492–1572
England
Grandparents
John (Tower) (Touris)
1452–1489
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Agnes) Hepburn
1450–1516
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
David (Home 3rd Laird van) Wedderburn
1457–1513
Berwickshire, Scotland
Isabelle Hoppringle
1460–1545
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Touris
1430–
Janet Napier
1430–1490
David Hepburn
1430–1513
Christian Calder
1425–1483
Patrick Polwarth
1428–1497
Margaret Sinclair
1435–1496
James (Pringle)
1435–1495
Lady Buchan
1442–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hepburn
1412–1482
Lady Ludguharn)
1414–1485
John Sandilands
1401–1482
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
Patrick Dollerie
1422–1476
Margaret Gray
1416–1466

Sir Tower's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher John Humeir) Tower (1550–1612) m. Alice Oldfeld (1555–9 Aug 1622)
  1. 1. Hannah Tower 1577–1649 m. William (Gilson (First to use a Windmill in) America) 1572–1639
    1. 1. Hannah Gilson 1601–1628
    2. 2. Abigail Gilson 1600–1658 m. John (Eaton) Sr. 1611–1658 m. John (Richard) Damon 1590–1625
      1. 1. Jacob Eaton 1642–1646
      2. 2. John (Eaton) twin 1633–1634
      3. 3. John Damon 1621–1676
      4. 4. Hannah (Jane) Damon 1625–1680
      5. 5. Thomas (Eaton) twin 1633–1659
      6. 6. Abigail Eaton 1640–1711 m. Robert Mason 1631–1700
        1. 1. Mary Mason 1661–
        2. 2. Mary Mason 1661–1662
        3. 3. Hannah Mason 1676–1750
        4. 4. John Mason 1666–1714
        5. 5. Abigail Mason 1660–1706
        6. 6. Robert Mason 1660–1700
        7. 7. Judith Mason 1671–1696
        8. 8. Joseph (Mason) ^ 1669–1728
        9. 9. Marie Mason 1674–1709
        10. 10. Sarah Mason 1667–1740 m. Thomas Harrington 1665–1744 m. John Harrington 1653–1744
    3. 3. Joseph (Romeball) Gilson 1635–1676
    4. 4. Joseph (Romeball) Gilson 1610–1676
    5. 5. Benjamin Gilson 1721–
    6. 6. William Gilson 1597–1640
    7. 7. Hannah Gilson 1598–1625
  2. 2. Richard Tower 1580–1651
  3. 3. Robert Tower 1560–1634

Sir Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower in Southwold, Suffolk, England
Southwold, Suffolk, England
1612
1612
Age 62
Death of Sir Christopher John Humeir Tower in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Southwold, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England

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