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Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson 1530–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1595

Death Location: Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Wylson

Mother: Lady Gilmour

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Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson was born in 1530 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Matthew Bart Wylson And Lady Katherine Gilmour. Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson passed away in 1595 in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson was born in 1530 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Matthew Bart Wylson And Lady Katherine Gilmour.
  • Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson passed away in 1595 in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Wilson's Ancestors

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Sir Wilson
1530–1595
Birth Place: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Matthew Bart Wylson
1500–1570
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine) Gilmour
1500–1570
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (J Wilson) Watson
1481–1550
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Isobel Wilson) Watson
1485–1545
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (James Gilmour Gilmore Knight of) Glasgow
1480–1524
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary Mattie Jane) Bryson
1480–1500
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Cuper
1470–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 50
Death of Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1595
21 Jul 1595
Age 65
Burial of Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
1835
5 Mar 1835
Age 305
Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson was baptized in Presbyterian, Killinchy, Down, Ireland
Presbyterian, Killinchy, Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Presbyterian, Killinchy, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

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