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Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt 1503 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 6 Oct 1542

Death Location: Sherbourne, Devon, England

Father: Lord Wyatt

Mother: Lady Skinner

Spouse(s): Lady Brooke

Children(s): Lord Wyatt

In 1503, Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) entered the world in Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Lord Thomas Henry Wyatt and Lady Anne Skinner. Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) married Lady Elizabeth Brooke, and had children including Lord Thomas "The Younger" Wyatt. Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) passed away in 1542 in Sherbourne, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) entered the world in Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Lord Thomas Henry Wyatt and Lady Anne Skinner.
  • Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) married Lady Elizabeth Brooke, and had children including Lord Thomas "The Younger" Wyatt.
  • Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) passed away in 1542 in Sherbourne, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Wyatt
1460 – 1537
Birth Location: Boxley, Kent, England
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Lady Skinner
1475 – 1536
Birth Location: Reigate, Surrey, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Brooke
1500 – 1560
Birth Location: Cobham Hall , Kent, England
LB

Children(s)

Lord Wyatt
1522 – 1554
Birth Location: Boxley, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
LW

Sir Wyatt's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wyatt
1503 – 1542
Birth Place: Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Henry Wyatt
1460 – 1537
Boxley, Kent, England
Lady (Anne) Skinner
1475 – 1536
Reigate, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Henry Wyatt
1500 – 1542
Allington, Kent, England
Sir (John) Skinner
1452 – 1516
Peckham, Surrey, England
Joane Colcock
1416 – 1480
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wyatt's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas "The Poet") Wyatt (1503 – 6 Oct 1542) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Brooke (1500 – 1560)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas "The Younger") Wyatt (1522 – 11 April 1554) m. Lady (Janette "Jane") Haute (1513 – 1553)
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Wyatt (19 September 1542 – abt 1614) m. Lord (Roger) Twysden (6 November 1542 – 1604)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Twisden (18 Feb 1564 – Aug 1630) m. Sir (Henry) Vane (11 Jun 1560 – 1597)
        1. 1. Sir (Henry) Vane (18 Feb 1589 – May 1655) m. Lady (Frances) Darcey (About 1591 – 2 Aug 1663) m. Frances Tempest

Sir Wyatt's Timeline

8 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England
Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England
1541
1541
Age 38
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Sherbourne, Devon, England
Sherbourne, Devon, England
1542
11 Oct 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Clifton Maybank House, Dorset, England
Clifton Maybank House, Dorset, England
1542
11 Oct 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Sherbourne, Devon, Lancashire, England
Sherbourne, Devon, Lancashire, England
1542
11 October 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
1542
10 October 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Sharborne, England., England, United Kingdom
Sharborne, England., England, United Kingdom
1542
11 October 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
1542
6 Oct 1542
Age 39
Death of Sir Thomas "The Poet" Wyatt (Accused as Lover of Anne Boleyn) in Sherbourne, Devon, England
Sherbourne, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Allington Castle, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Clifton Maybank House, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Sherbourne, Devon, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1542
    Event Place: Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1542
    Event Place: Sharborne, England., England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Sherbourne, Devon, England
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1542
    Event Place: Clifton Maybank, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Sherbourne, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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