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Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson 1531 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Norwalk, Dorset, England

Death Date: 9 Jul 1570

Death Location: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Dame Moyser

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boulner

Children(s): Lady Arden

Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson was born in 1531 in Norwalk, Dorset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Wilson MP and Dame Ann Moyser. Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson married Elizabeth Boulner, and had children including Lady Grace (Baroness) Arden. Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson passed away in 1570 in Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson was born in 1531 in Norwalk, Dorset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Wilson MP and Dame Ann Moyser.
  • Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson married Elizabeth Boulner, and had children including Lady Grace (Baroness) Arden.
  • Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson passed away in 1570 in Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Wilson's Ancestors

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Sir Wilson
1531 – 1570
Birth Place: Norwalk, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Wilson MP
1505 – 1584
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Dame (Ann) Moyser
1509 – 1584
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas VII Talbot Wilson, of Welbourne,) Lincolnshire
1470 – 1570
Strubby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Anne De) Cumberworth
1470 – 1570
1670335, Lincolnshire, England
John Moyser
1490 – 1590
Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth (A) Roberson
1478 – 1538
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wilson's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth)) Wilson (1531 – 9 Jul 1570) m. Elizabeth Boulner (1539 – 19 Oct 1567)
  1. 1. Lady (Grace (Baroness)) Arden (1514 – 3 Dec 1539) m. Sir (Henry Alexander Webb (great-uncle of William) Shakespeare) (11 MAY 1510 – 3 MAR 1554)
    1. 1. Alexander (I Webb 13th) Great-Granfather (24 Dec 1534 – 17 Apr 1573) m. Lady (Margaret Arden (SHAKESPEAR'S AUNT) 14th) Great-Grandmother (9 Sep 1538 – 9 Sep 1608) m. Margaret ((William Shakespeares' Aunt)) Arden (9 September 1538 – 9 Sep 1608) m. Margareta Arden (9 September 1538 – 20 Aug 1559) m. Elizabeth Nicholas (abt 1529 – abt 1609) m. Agnes Steward (abt 1538 – abt 1595)
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Alexander Webb (1st cousin of William) Shakespeare) (20 Aug 1559 – 30 May 1629) m. Lady (Mary Wilson Shakespeare's 1st) Cousin (5 May 1561 – 1629) m. Lady (Agnes Myleward (Millward)) Webb (1559 – abt 1589)
        1. 1. William (Micajah Webb Shakespeare's 1st) Cousin (9 Jan 1580 – Jul 1656) m. Lady (Maria) Long (Abt 1581 – abt 1642) m. Dorcas Mitchell (1579 – ) m. Margaret ("Maria" Long) Webb (Abt 1581 – Abt. 1642) m. Sarah (Agnes) Tocker (1585 – 1650) m. Agnes Tocker (9 Oct 1588 – 1607) m. Grace Wilson (6 Aug 1585 – 1650) m. Grace Wilson (1 Oct 1594 – 24 Jan 1680) m. Jane Maye (09 Oct 1588 – ) m. Grace Wilson (1 Oct 1594 – 1637) m. Grace Wilson (1594 – 1637) m. Grace Wilson (1585 – 1650)

Sir Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson in Norwalk, Dorset, England
Norwalk, Dorset, England
1570
9 Jul 1570
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas (Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth) Wilson in Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Norwalk, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffield, Norf., Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1570
    Event Place: Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England

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