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Sir Thomas Wingfield 1500–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1500

Birth Location: Kimberley, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1609

Death Location: Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Father: John Letheringham

Mother: Lady Dorward

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodhouse

Children(s): Sir Wingfield

In 1500, Sir Thomas Wingfield entered the world in Kimberley, Norfolk, England, born to John Wingfield Of Letheringham And Lady Margaret Dorward. Sir Thomas Wingfield married Elizabeth Woodhouse, and had children including Sir Thomas Wingfield. Sir Thomas Wingfield passed away in 1609 in Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Thomas Wingfield entered the world in Kimberley, Norfolk, England, born to John Wingfield Of Letheringham And Lady Margaret Dorward.
  • Sir Thomas Wingfield married Elizabeth Woodhouse, and had children including Sir Thomas Wingfield.
  • Sir Thomas Wingfield passed away in 1609 in Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Wingfield's Ancestors

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Sir Wingfield
1500–1609
Birth Place: Kimberley, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Wingfield of Letheringham
1464–1525
Great Dunham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Dorward
1476–1509
Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wingfield's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Wingfield (8 January 1500–22 Jan 1609) m. Elizabeth Woodhouse (1503–1595)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Wingfield 1535–1610 m. Anne Dennys 1535–1595
    1. 1. Edward Wingfield 1560–1613
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Wingfield) Spencer 1586–1612 m. Robert (Lord Spencer Van Naughton Hall en Rendlesham* Gerard Spencer (Whitebread) I * of Stotfold, Bedfordshire, and Haddam, CT (ftDNA - Dr Dana Richard Spencer)(Brainerd, Bailey, Crook,) Robinson) 1576–1646
        1. 1. Edward (Spencer, Lord of) Rendlesham 1609–1672 m. Judith Scivener 1610–1660 m. Mary (Gostwick) Spencer 1612–1694

Sir Wingfield's Timeline

3 Records

1500
8 January 1500
Birth of Sir Thomas Wingfield in Kimberley, Norfolk, England
Kimberley, Norfolk, England
1609
22 Jan 1609
Age 109
Death of Sir Thomas Wingfield in Letheringham, England
Letheringham, England
1688
8 Jan 1688
Age 188
Sir Thomas Wingfield was baptized in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1500
    Event Place: Kimberley, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1688
    Event Place: St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1609
    Event Place: Letheringham, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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