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Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester 1504–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 August 1568

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Margaret Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Lady Weeks, Margaret Smith

Children(s): Lady Watson, John Winchester, Christopherus Watson, Thomas (Paternal)

The story of Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester began in 1504 in Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester married Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Weeks, Margaret Smith, and had children including Amelia Frances Watson, Christopherus Watson, John Richard Watson Bishop Of Winchester, Lady Alice Watson, Thomas Watson Ggf12 Paternal, William Watson. Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester passed away in 1568 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester began in 1504 in Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester married Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Weeks, Margaret Smith, and had children including Amelia Frances Watson, Christopherus Watson, John Richard Watson Bishop Of Winchester, Lady Alice Watson, Thomas Watson Ggf12 Paternal, William Watson.
  • Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester passed away in 1568 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Worcester's Ancestors

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Sir Worcester
1504–1568
Birth Place: Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John "James" Ellithorpe Watson, II - 1st Lord Watson
1475–1521
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Woodville "Wydeville" Watson) Plantagenet
1475–1528
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Sir Worcester's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas John Watson, Earl) Worcester (1504–31 August 1568) m. Lady (Agnes of Bengeworth) Weeks (1 January 1505–6 Mar 1576) m. Margaret Smith (1504–abt 1562)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice) Watson 1535–1578 m. George (William) Smythes 1520–1590
    1. 1. John (Smythes,) Sr. 1551–1626 m. Joan (Johane, Lady of Dorington) Bickombe 1560–1639
      1. 1. Mary Smythes 1599–1672 m. James Bisse 1595–1640
        1. 1. ELIZABETH Bisse 1622–1640 m. Francis Plowman 1624–1654
        2. 2. Edward Bisse 1621–1669
        3. 3. James Bisse 1619–1652
        4. 4. John Bisse 1625–1634
        5. 5. Mary Bisse 1623–1652
        6. 6. Barbora Bis 1618–1688
      2. 2. Elizabeth Smyth 1595–1639
      3. 3. Judith Smythes 1608–1638
      4. 4. Joane Smythes 1605–1658
      5. 5. John Smythes 1598–1636
      6. 6. Sara (Isabel) Smythes 1597–1639
      7. 7. Jane Smythes 1590–1658
      8. 8. Edward Smyth\Smith –1596
      9. 9. John (Smythe\Smith II Of Cape Neddick, Capt . Of) York 1612–1670
  2. 2. John (Richard Watson, Bishop of) Winchester 1520–1584
  3. 3. Christopherus Watson 1545–1598
  4. 4. Thomas (Watson GGF12) (Paternal) 1527–1562

Sir Worcester's Timeline

4 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester in Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1527
1527
Age 23
Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester was married in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
1565
4 November 1565
Age 61
Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester was married in Oswaldkirk, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Oswaldkirk, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1568
31 August 1568
Age 64
Death of Sir Thomas John Watson, Earl Worcester in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 November 1565
    Event Place: Oswaldkirk, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1568
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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